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Cell Division

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cell division with mitosis results in all of the following EXCEPT?

a)

growth

b)

repair damaged cells

c)

replace damaged cells

d)

dead cells

2.

How many chromosomes does a normal human body cell have?

a)

42

b)

46

c)

24

d)

64

3.
Which of the following lists, in order, the phases of mitosis?
a)
interphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
b)
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
c)
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, interphase
d)
prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase
4.

How many new cells are produced from cell division with mitosis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

5.

Cell division with ____________ allows multi cellular organisms to grow, repair, and maintenance?

a)

meiosis

b)

mitosis

c)

differentiate

d)

osmosis

6.

The new cells created by cell division with mitosis have

a)

half of the original cell's DNA

b)

twice of the original cell's DNA

c)

an exact copy of the original cell's DNA

d)

have a brand new DNA structure

7.

Why do cells go through cell division with mitosis?

a)

to make food from sunlight

b)

to create proteins

c)

to get air into the cells

d)

to replace cells, grow and repair

8.

The uncontrolled division of cells can cause...

a)

meiosis

b)

cancer

c)

nondisjunction

d)

crossing over

9.
This process produces cells with only 1/2 of the chromosomes as body cells.
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
10.

This shows cell division with __________________.

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Cell Cycle

d)

DNA replication

11.

Which cell is in "Interphase"?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

12.

Which cell is in "Prophase"?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

13.

Which cell is in "metaphase"?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

14.

Which cell is in "anaphase"?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

15.

Which cell is in "telophase"?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

16.

A human cell with 46 chromosome goes through cell division with mitosis. How many chromosomes will be in each new cell?

a)

23

b)

32

c)

46

d)

64

17.

Which of the following cells is a sex cell?

a)

egg

b)

bone

c)

heart

d)

muscle

18.

The fertilized egg is called a/an _____. It was your very first cell.

a)

gamete

b)

allele

c)

homolog

d)

zygote

19.

In cell division with mitosis new cells are genetically _______, but in cell division with meiosis new cells are genetically ______.

a)

different, identical

b)

identical, different

20.

This illustration shows cell division with __________________.

a)

Osmosis

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Meiosis

d)

Mitosis