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Mitosis/Meiosis

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In which phase does the cell spend most of it's life?
a)
Interphase
b)
Nuclear Division
c)
Telophase
d)
Mitosis
2.

Name the phase of MITOSIS

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

3.

These structures (they look like churros!) pull the spindle fibers and attached chromosomes to opposite ends of the cell.

a)

Spindle fiber

b)

Centriole

c)

Nucleus

d)

Centromere

4.
Structure (b) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
5.
Structure (a) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
6.
Structure (c) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
7.

Name the phase of MITOSIS

a)

Anaphase

b)

Telophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Prophase

8.

Name the phase of MITOSIS

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

9.

Name the phase of MITOSIS

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

10.

The stages of MITOSIS in order

a)

Metaphase, Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase

b)

Prophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Telophase

c)

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

d)

Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase, Metaphase

11.

Which of these lists presents the stages of the CELL CYCLE in the correct order?

a)

interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis

b)

cytokinesis, mitosis, interphase

c)

mitosis, interphase, cytokinesis

d)

interphase, cytokinesis, mitosis

12.
During interphase, the DNA is in the form of
a)
chromatin
b)
chromosomes
c)
chromatids
d)
centromeres
13.

Identify the stage of MITOSIS

a)

interphase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

14.

Identify the stage of MITOSIS

a)

interphase

b)

prophase

c)

metaphase

d)

anaphase

15.

Identify the stage of MITOSIS

a)

interphase

b)

prophase

c)

anaphase

d)

cytokinesis

16.

What stage of the CELL CYCLE is going to occur next?

a)

interphase

b)

prophase

c)

anaphase

d)

cytokinesis

17.

MITOSIS is known as what type of reproduction?

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

18.

Cytokinesis begins after which phase?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

19.

What structure is responsible for moving the chromosomes during MITOSIS?

a)

nucleus

b)

spindle fibers

c)

cytoplasm

d)

centromere

20.

What are the three main reasons why a cell divides?

a)

interphase, cycokinisi, metophase

b)

chromosomes, chromitides, mitosis

c)

reproduction,growth, repair

d)

cell division, DNA,cell cycle

21.
When a cell divides, what do we call the 2 new cells?
a)
mother cells
b)
father cells
c)
daughter cells
d)
son cells
22.
Before a cell can divide, what must happen?
a)
Nothing, it is always ready to divide
b)
The number of chromosomes must be cut in half
c)
The number of chromosomes must double
d)
The number of chromosomes must triple.
23.
If the message never gets through for a cell to stop dividing and it just keeps dividing over and over again, what can form?
a)
tumor
b)
freckle
c)
goosebump
d)
scab
24.

In which type of cells will MITOSIS occur?

a)

egg cells

b)

sperm cells

c)

jail cells

d)

Body cells except the sperm and egg cells

25.
What is the number of cells (diploid) found in a human body cell?
a)
23
b)
46
c)
92
d)
47
26.

When you start with 1 cell, at the end of MITOSIS, how many identical cells will you have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

27.
What type of cell is not yet specialized and can be turned into any type of cell?
a)
skin cell
b)
blood cell
c)
nerve cell
d)
stem cell
28.
Why does the genetic material in a cell double before it undergoes mitosis?
a)
So each new cell has a complete copy of the DNA.
b)
So each new cell has 2 complete sets of DNA.
c)
So there is an extra set in case 1 set is damaged.
d)
It is practicing so the next time it knows what to do.
29.

What type of cells will undergo mitosis the fastest?

a)

nerve cells

b)

muscle cells

c)

blood cells

d)

skin cells

30.

MEIOSIS is known as what type of reproduction?

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

31.
The cells produced via meiosis are called:
a)
sex cells
b)
somatic cells
c)
body cells
d)
skin cells
32.
If the Diploid number of Carrots is 18, the haploid number is
a)
18
b)
9
c)
27
d)
36
33.
If a body cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg would contain
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
24
34.
The chromosomes that pair up during meiosis, are called __________ chromosomes.  
a)
homozygous 
b)
asexual
c)
homologous
d)
genes
35.

Identify the phase of MEIOSIS.

a)

Metaphase I

b)

Metaphase II

c)

Prophase I

d)

Anaphase II

36.
How many daughter cells are produced from meiosis ?
a)
10
b)
6
c)
4
d)
2
37.
Name the growth phase of the cell cycle for both Mitosis and Meiosis.
a)
metaphase
b)
telophase
c)
interphase
d)
anaophase
38.

In MEIOSIS, how many cells are produced during telophase I ?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

2

d)

0

39.
This image shows chromosomes during Prophase 1. Which of the following correctly describes the process shown?
a)
segregation of sister chromatids
b)
condensation and segregation of alleles
c)
mutationin which the DNA content of the gene is altered
d)
crossing - over in which alleles are exchanged
40.
Why do we need meiosis?
a)
To double the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
b)
To halve the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
c)
To triple the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
d)
To not change the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
41.
products of meiosis are genetically
a)
different
b)
identical
42.
Human eggs and sperm are _____, and each has ____ chromosomes.
a)
diploid, 23
b)
diploid, 46
c)
haploid, 23
d)
haploid, 46
43.
How are your chromosomes inherited?
a)
most of your chromosomes from your mother
b)
most of your chromosomes from your father
c)
a random number of chromosomes from each parent
d)
half your chromosomes from your mother and half from your father.
44.

What kind of cells are made in MEIOSIS?

a)

Haploid Gametes

b)

Diploid Somatic Cells

c)

Skin Cells

d)

Liver Cells

45.
The process of crossing over occurs in what phase of meiosis?
a)
anaphase 1
b)
prophase 1
c)
prophase 2
d)
telophase 1
46.
Which of the following is NOT a gamete (sex cell)?
a)
egg
b)
sperm
c)
skin cell
d)
all of the above are gametes
47.

What phase of MEIOSIS is represented?

a)

metaphase 1

b)

metaphase 2

c)

anaphase 1

d)

anaphase 2

48.

What phase of MEIOSIS is represented?

a)

metaphase 1

b)

metaphase 2

c)

anaphase 1

d)

anaphase 2

49.
Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.
a)
23, 46
b)
46, 23
c)
2, 4
d)
50, 100
50.
What is one of the advantages, why is it better to reproduce sexually versus asexually?
a)
survival of the fittest
b)
overproduction
c)
genetic variation
d)
cloning
51.

What phase of MEIOSIS is shown in the picture?

a)

anaphase 1

b)

anaphase 2

c)

metaphase 1

d)

telophase 1

52.
A male shark has 40 chromosomes in each of its sex cells. How many would be present in its body cells?
a)
20
b)
40
c)
80
d)
160
53.
A male sex cell:
a)
egg
b)
zygote
c)
sperm
d)
hybrid
54.
female sex cell:
a)
sperm
b)

hybrid

c)
zygote
d)
egg

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