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CELL DIVISION

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

At a point in the cell cycle, chromosomes have aligned near the middle of a cell. Which sequence of events will the cell need to complete to produce two identical daughter cells?

a)

ANAPHASE, TELOPHASE, CYTOKINESIS

b)

ANAOHASE 2, TELOPHASE2, CYTOKINESIS

c)

TELOPHASE, CYTOKINESIS, INTERPHASE

d)

PROPHASE, ANAPHASE, TELOPHASE

2.

Which effect is most likely caused by nondisjunction during meiosis?

a)

A. an increase in nuclei

b)

B. an extra chromosome

c)

C. only two types of nitrogenous bases

d)

D. increased survival benefits from traits

3.

Which statement describes one difference between mitosis and meiosis in animal cells?

a)

A. Mitosis produces sex cells, and meiosis produces diploid cells.

b)

B. Mitosis produces haploid cells, and meiosis produces somatic cells.

c)

C. Mitosis produces four daughter cells, and meiosis produces two diploid cells.

d)

D. Mitosis produces two daughter cells, and meiosis produces four daughter cells.

4.

Which statement best describes the outcomes of both meiosis and mitosis?

a)

A. Cell division results in daughter cells that contain DNA.

b)

B. Each daughter cell has two complete sets of chromosomes.

c)

C. Within a cell, two chromosomes pair up and exchange segments of genetic material.

d)

D. Genetically identical daughter cells are produced that can function as body cells or sex cells.

5.

Which sequence lists the cell images in chronological order for mitosis?

a)

A. 1, 2, 3, 4

b)

B. 4, 3, 2, 1

c)

C. 1, 4, 3, 2

d)

D. 4, 2, 3, 1

6.

Which part of the apple flower produces cells by meiosis?

a)

A. style

b)

B. anther

c)

C. stigma

d)

D. filament

7.

Which event most likely occurs next in mitosis?

a)

A. The chromatin condenses.

b)

B. The nuclear envelope dissolves.

c)

C. The chromosomes double in number.

d)

D. The cell membrane pinches inward to divide the cytoplasm.

8.

Mitosis and meiosis are processes by which animal and plant cells divide. Which statement best describes a difference between mitosis and meiosis?

a)

A. Meiosis is a multi-step process.

b)

B. Mitosis occurs only in eukaryotic cells.

c)

C. Meiosis is used in the repair of an organism.

d)

D. Mitosis produces genetically identical daughter cells

9.

What type of cell is produced following meiosis?

a)

gamete cell

b)

somatic cell

c)

diploid cell

d)

nerve cell

10.

For each of the following state if the cell is haploid or diploid.

a. Sperm cell = b. nerve cell = c. Egg cell = d. stomach cell =

a)

haploid, diploid, diploid, diploid

b)

diploid, haploid, haploid, diploid

c)

diploid, haploid, diploid, haploid

d)

haploid, diploid, haploid, diploid

11.

Which of the following best describe the term “crossing over”?

a)

a. separation of two sister chromatids

b)

b. A molecular interaction between two sister chromatids

c)

c. An exchange of information between two homologous chromosomes

d)

d. A molecular interaction between two non-sister chromatids

12.

Which letter in Figure 1 represents meiosis?

a)

a. a

b)

b. b

c)

c. c

d)

d. d

13.

Which letter in Figure 1 represents mitosis?

a)

a. a

b)

b. b

c)

c. c

d)

d. d

14.

During which phase of the cell cycle does the cell spend the most time?

a)

interphase

b)

mitosis

c)

cytokinesis

d)

meiosis

15.

During which part of the cell cycle does the cell divide?

a)

cytokinesis

b)

interphase

c)

mitosis

d)

s phase

16.

Which phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?

a)

interphase

b)

cytokinesis

c)

telophase

d)

prophase

17.

During the ___ phase, DNA is replicated.

a)

S

b)

G1

c)

G2

d)

M

18.

The chromosomes that pair up during meiosis, are called __________ chromosomes.

a)

homozygous

b)

asexual

c)

homologous

d)

heterozygous

19.

Which of the following best describes meiosis?

a)

It is carried out in all tissues theat require cell replacement

b)

It occurs only in cells in the reproductive structures of an organism

c)

It happens in all of the tissues except the brain and spinal cord

d)

It is the first stage of mitosis

20.

What is one of the advantages, of reproducing sexually versus asexually?

a)

survival of the fittest

b)

overproduction

c)

genetic variation

d)

cloning