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WorksheetsMitosis Meiosis Test Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 56mins
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1.
Which statement reflects a way in which asexual reproduction is beneficial? Select all that apply.
a)
It results in genetic variation.
b)
It requires a lot of time and energy.
c)
Organisms can reproduce without a mate.
d)
It is a much quicker process.
2.
One parent producing offspring without meiosis and fertilization that creates offspring identical to the parent is called...
a)
asexual reproduction.
b)
sexual reproduction.
3.
Which statement describes why genetic variation is beneficial to populations of organisms?
a)
individuals look different from one another
b)
only one parent is needed to produce offspring
c)
populations of the organism increase more rapidly
d)
species can better survive environmental changes
4.
Where does an offspring get its DNA in asexual reproduction?
a)
from both parents
b)
from only one parent
c)
from neither parent
5.
Sexual reproduction requires ______ parent(s) and asexual reproduction requires ______ parent(s).
a)
one, one
b)
two, two
c)
two, one
d)
one, two
6.
What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
Allows genetic variation
b)
Only needs one parent
c)
Happens very quickly
d)
Offspring are exact copies of parent
7.
What is one disadvantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
Only one parent needed
b)
Off spring are exact copies of parents
c)
Happens very quickly
d)
Needs two parents
8.
How much genetic material is provided by the parents in sexual reproduction?
a)
0% from each
b)
25% from each
c)
50% from each
d)
100% from each
9.
Sexual reproduction uses ______________ and asexual reproduction uses _______________.
a)
sex cells, body cells
b)
body cells, sex cells
10.
Which of the following are advantages of asexual reproduction? Select all that apply.
a)
Overcrowding possible
b)
Inability to adapt to new environments
c)
Quicker process
d)
Produces more offspring
11.
Which of the following are advantages of sexual reproduction? Select all that apply.
a)
Requires two parents
b)
Slower process
c)
Greater genetic variation
d)
Removes bad genes
12.
What is a characteristic of sexual reproduction?
a)
diverse offspring
b)
identical offspring
c)
faster than asexual reproduction
d)
requires no energy
13.
What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
smaller populations
b)
cannot adapt easily
c)
adapts easily to new environments
d)
requires no energy
14.
All of the offspring of an organism have the same genetic material, which is identical to the parent organism?
a)
makes its own food
b)
goes away
c)
live in a marine habitat
d)
reproduces asexually
15.
If two organisms reproduce sexually, then their offspring will exhibit a genetic makeup that is -
a)
identical to only one parent
b)
identical to all of its siblings
c)
a unique combination of traits
d)
the recessive traits of each parent
16.
In sexual reproduction the male produces ___ cells.
a)
Malex
b)
Quack
c)
Egg
d)
Sperm
17.
In sexual reproduction the female produces ___ cells.
a)
Femalex
b)
Quack
c)
Egg
d)
Sperm
18.
Most single cell organisms reproduce in which way?
a)
asexual
b)
sexual
c)
Fission
d)
Budding
19.
which of the following does not occur by mitosis?
a)
growth
b)
production of gametes
c)
repair
d)
development in the embryo
20.
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
21.
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
22.
function of mitosis
a)
genetic diversity though sexual reproduction
b)
cell reproduction and general growth and repair
23.
A guinea pig cell has 64 chromosomes. After mitosis, each daughter contains ___ chromosomes.
a)
128
b)
64
c)
32
d)
16
24.
How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?
a)
4 new cells
b)
2 new cells
c)
One new cell
d)
none of these
25.
How many daughter cells are produced in meiosis?
a)
4 daughter cells
b)
none of these
c)
3 daughter cells
d)
2 daughter cells
26.
Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?
a)
mitosis, gametes
b)
mitosis, body cells
c)
meiosis, gametes
d)
meiosis, body cells
27.
What process does a multi-cellular organism use to replace its damaged body cells?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
replication
d)
transcription
28.
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
29.
During interphase, the DNA is in the form of
a)
chromatin
b)
chromosomes
c)
chromatids
d)
centromeres
30.
What phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
31.
Chromatid pairs line up in the middle of the cell.
a)
Metaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Interphase
32.
What phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
33.
What phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
34.
Chromatid pairs separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
a)
Metaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Interphase
d)
Anaphase
35.
Chromosomes duplicate, the cell grows and develops
a)
Metaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Interphase
d)
Anaphase
36.
What phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
37.
Chromatid pairs can be seen, spindle fibers form and nuclear membrane disappears
a)
Metaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Prophase
38.
Two new nuclei form and the cytoplasm splits
a)
Metaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Prophase
39.
How many chromosomes does a human cell have?
a)
42
b)
46
c)
24
d)
64
40.
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
41.
Structure C is pointing to one ____.
a)
sister chromatid
b)
chromosome
c)
centromere
d)
gene
42.
Structure B is pointing to the _____.
a)
chromosome
b)
centromere
c)
DNA
d)
chromatid
43.
The cell cycle is ______________.
a)
the process of cells circling throughout the body
b)
the process of splitting the organelles
c)
a process where one cell gets energy
d)
the sequence of stages of growth and division that a cell undergoes
44.
During interphase the cell ___________.
a)
divides into two cells
b)
divides its nucleus
c)
replicates its DNA
d)
replicates the organelles within the cell
45.
What is one half or one rod of the condensed chromatin called?
a)
DNA
b)
chromatin
c)
chromatid
d)
chromosome
46.
What is the two daughter strands of replicated chromatin that are condensed into two rod shaped structures and connected by a centromere called?
a)
DNA
b)
chromatin
c)
chromatid
d)
chromosome
47.
What is the correct term for "the basic building block of all living organisms"?
a)
cell
b)
cell cycle
c)
cell plate
d)
centriole
48.
What is the correct term for "form during prophase of mitosis and attach to chromosomes at the centromere to pull them apart during cell division"?
a)
centriole
b)
nucleus
c)
spindle fibers
d)
cytokinesis
49.
Cells spend 90% of their time in this stage of the cell cycle. This is the reason you would see most cells in this stage if viewed under a microscope.
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Interphase
50.
What do the cells look like at the end of mitosis?
a)
different from original cell
b)
similar to the original cell
c)
identical to the original cell
d)
none of these
51.
What causes genetic variation in meiosis?
a)
chromosomes lining up
b)
crossing over of chromosomes
c)
separation of chromosomes
d)
chromosomes pulling apart
52.
What kind of cells are made in MEIOSIS?
a)
Haploid cells
b)
Diploid Cells
c)
Skin Cells
d)
Liver Cells
53.
If the Diploid number of Carrots is 18, the haploid number is
a)
18
b)
9
c)
27
d)
36
54.
The process of crossing over occurs in what phase of meiosis?
a)
anaphase 1
b)
prophase 1
c)
prophase 2
d)
telophase 1
55.
The chromosomes that pair up during meiosis, are called __________ chromosomes.
a)
homozygous
b)
asexual
c)
homologous
d)
genes
56.
Which cellular process is shown?
a)
meiosis
b)
endocytosis
c)
mitosis
d)
phagocytosis
57.
The fertilized egg is termed a/an _____.
a)
gamete
b)
allele
c)
homolog
d)
zygote
58.
After meiosis II the daughter cells will contain ____ chromosomes if the original cell contained 78.
a)
78
b)
39
c)
23
d)
46
59.
Which process is necessary for the inherited traits of an organism to be passed along by sexual reproduction?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
mutation
d)
fission
60.
Beaver muscle cells have 48 chromosomes. How many chromosomes would be found in a beaver egg cell?
a)
96
b)
48
c)
24
d)
12
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