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Mitosis and Meiosis

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the object labeled A?

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Nuclear Membrane

c)

Centrioles

d)

Spindle Fiber

e)

Chromosomes

2.

What is the object labeled B?

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Nuclear Membrane

c)

Centrioles

d)

Spindle Fiber

e)

Chromosomes

3.

What is the object labeled C?

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Nuclear Membrane

c)

Centrioles

d)

Spindle Fiber

e)

Chromosomes

4.

What is the object labeled D?

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Nuclear Membrane

c)

Centrioles

d)

Spindle Fiber

e)

Chromosomes

5.

What is the object labeled E?

a)

Chromatids

b)

Centrioles

c)

Spindle Fiber

d)

Fishing Line

6.

What is the object labeled F?

a)

Chromatids

b)

Centrioles

c)

Spindle Fiber

d)

Fishing Line

7.

What is the object labeled G?

a)

Chromatids

b)

Centrioles

c)

Spindle Fiber

d)

Fishing Line

8.
Offspring have a better chance of adapting and surviving in a changing environment.
a)
Asexual Reproduction
b)
Sexual Reproduction
9.
Offspring are exactly alike
a)
Asexual Reproduction
b)
Sexual Reproduction
10.
Produces a large number of offspring
a)
Asexual Reproduction
b)
Sexual Reproduction
11.
Produces offspring that are different.
a)
Asexual Reproduction
b)
Sexual Reproduction
12.
Involves sperm, egg, and fertilization.
a)
Asexual Reproduction
b)
Sexual Reproduction
13.

Which stage of mitosis is pictured?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

14.

Which stage of mitosis is pictured?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

15.

Which stage of mitosis is pictured?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

16.

Which stage of mitosis is pictured?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

17.
A sperm cell is:
a)
a male spore cell
b)
a male gamete
c)
a female spore cell
d)
a female gamete.
18.
Cells formed by meiosis are:
a)
Used in growth and repair of tissues
b)
reproductive cells
c)
are always diploid
d)
contain only small amounts of cytoplasm.
19.
Meiosis is the process by which:
a)
the chromosome number is reduced by half
b)
the chromosome number is doubled
c)
the chromosome number remains the same
d)
there is an unequal division of the chromosomes.
20.
An organism with two of each kind of chromosome is said to be:
a)
haploid
b)
diploid
c)
tetraploid
d)
polyploid
21.
In multicellular organisms, mitosis results in:
a)
reproduction
b)
growth and repair
c)
sperm and egg production
d)
fertilization
22.
If an organism produced an egg that had 10 chromosomes, the body cells of that organism should have:
a)
10.0
b)
20.0
c)
30.0
d)
40.0
23.
Chromosomes in all human body cells (except for egg and sperm) are:
a)
haploid
b)
diploid
c)
polyploid
d)
both A and B are correct
24.
If an organism has 16 chromosomes in each of his body cells, how many chromosomes would you expect to find in his sperm cells?
a)
16.0
b)
8.0
c)
32.0
d)
4.0
25.
What is the role of the spindle during mitosis?
a)
The spindle fibers help to push and pull the chromosomes in order to separate them.
b)
The spindle is involved in the replication of the DNA.
c)
The spindle helps to break down the nuclear membrane during prophase.
d)
The spindle is needed during cytokinesis to divide the cell.