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CELL DIVISION

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

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Class
Date
1.

In eukaryotic cell division, the process of cytoplasmic division is called....

a)

cytokinesis

b)

cytomeiosis

c)

cytoplasmosis

d)

cytomitosis

2.

Normal cellular activities, such as protein synthesis, occur primarily during ....

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

interphase

3.

DNA replication is needed for ....

a)

mitosis only

b)

meiosis

c)

mitosis & meiosis

d)

either mitosis or meiosis depending on the type of cell.

4.

the point at which crossing over has taken place between homologous chromosome is called...

a)

centriole

b)

chiasma

c)

centromere

d)

metaphase plate

5.

as mitosis begins, a condensed chromosome consists of two...

a)

centromeres

b)

centrioles

c)

chromatins

d)

chromatids

6.

an organism has a haploid chromosome number n=12. how many tetrads will form during meiosis?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

6

d)

12

7.

the cell increases in size during which phase of the cell cycle?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

M

8.

starting with a fertilized egg (zygote), a series of five cell divisions would produce an early embryo with how many cells?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

16

d)

32

9.

which event does not occur during prophase in an animal cell?

a)

chromosome condense

b)

spindle begins to form

c)

chromosome replicate

d)

nuclear envelope disperses

10.

cytokinesis usually but not always follows mitosis. if a cell completed mitosis but not cytokinesis, the result would be a cell with....

a)

two nuclei

b)

a single large nucleus

c)

high concentration of actin and myosin

d)

two abnormally small nuclei