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Mitosis and Meiosis Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Genes are short segments of DNA and are located in the _____ of the cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

genes

c)

nucleus

d)

chromosomes

2.

In which organelle are chromosomes found?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

nuclear membrane

d)

vacoules

3.

In the offsprings pictured, what percentage of genes come from the female parent?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

4.

What is mitosis

a)

How cell combine

b)

How cells stop working

c)

How cells reproduce

d)

How cells reproduce sexually

5.

Fertilization is an important step in animal reproduction. What happen during fertilization?

a)

Chromosomes separate into single strands

b)

An egg cell joins with a sperm cell

c)

An organism divide itself into two parts

d)

A cell goes through a series of cell division

6.

The muscle cell of an elephant contain 62 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are in an elephant egg cell?

a)

31

b)

62

c)

122

d)

15

7.

What type of reproduction results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent?

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

genetic engineering

c)

meiosis

d)

asexual reproduction

8.

How do mitosis and meiosis differ?

a)

meiosis produces 2 identical cells, while mitosis produces 4 identical cells

b)

mitosis produces 2 identical cells, while meiosis produces 4 different cells

c)

Mitosis produces 4 different cells, while meiosis produces 2 identical cells

d)

Meiosis produces 1 cell and mitosis produces multiple cells

9.

What are genes?

a)

Segments of DNA that code for physical characteristics

b)

The organelle that directs all of the cells activities

c)

Characteristics that parents teach their offspring

d)

Sex cells: egg and sperm

10.

In frogs there are 26 chromosomes in a fertilized egg. Which best describes how many chromosomes are in the egg and sperm cells BEFORE fertilization?

a)

26 chromosomes - egg cell and 26 chromosomes - sperm cell

b)

52 chromosomes - egg cell and 52 chromosomes - sperm cell

c)

13 chromosomes - egg cell and 52 chromosomes - sperm cell

d)

13 chromosomes - egg cell and 13 chromosomes - sperm cell

11.

The process by which a cell creates an exact copy if itself, allowing an organism to GROW is known as:

a)

Meiosis

b)

Mitosis

c)

Genetic mutation

d)

fertilization

12.

The picture shows the process of cellular division resulting to two genetically identical to each other and to the parent cell. This process is called __

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

fetilization

d)

binary fusion

13.

If an organism reproduces asexually, as in budding, its offsprings will most likely be:

a)

genetically different from each other

b)

produced from specialized cells called sperm and egg cells

c)

genetically identical to the parent

d)

produced as a result of fertilization

14.

Which picture shows the result of the original cell dividing to create cells with HALF the number of the chromosomes as the original cell?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

What is wrong with the process in the picture above?

I - Mitosis, there are too many daughter cells

II - Meiosis, there are too many chromosomes in each daughter cells

III - Meiosis there are too many daughter cells

IV - Mitosis, here are too many chromosomes in each daughter cells

a)

II and IV

b)

I and II

c)

III and IV

d)

I and III

16.

Cows have 60 chromosomes. A calf received one set of chromosomes from its mother and another set of chromosomes from its father. How many chromosomes did each parent contribute?

a)

Mom and Dad each gave 60

b)

Mom and Dad each gave 15

c)

Mom and Dad each gave 120

d)

Mom and Dad each gave 30

17.

Amoebas are examples of organisms that are produced asexually. When they reproduce, they replace their DNA and divide in HALF. Therefore,

a)

none of the offspring's genes are identical to those of the parents

b)

all of the offspring's genes are identical to those of the parents

c)

half of offspring's genes come from one of the parents

d)

very few of the offspring's genes come from one of the parents

18.

How does sperm or egg cell differ from all the other cells in your body?

a)

sperm and egg contain only half the number of chromosomes as the other cells

b)

sperm and egg contain twice the number of chromosomes as the other cells

c)

sperm and egg reproduce through mitosis, and the other cells through meiosis

d)

sperm and egg cells contain no chromosomes

19.

Which phrase does NOT describe asexual reproduction?

a)

requires two parents

b)

little variation in offspring

c)

only one type of cell is involved

d)

Duplicates its genetical materials

20.

When an egg and sperm form an embryo, the offspring that is formed will have genetic traits that are _____

a)

Inherited from only two parent

b)

Created by the environment

c)

Passed on from two parents

d)

Learned from siblings