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Mitosis and Meiosis

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In mitosis, the two resulting cells are
a)
different from the starting cell and identical to each other.
b)
different from the starting cell and different from each other.
c)
identical to the starting cell and different from each other.
d)
identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.
2.
Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have ...
a)
16 chromosomes.
b)
46 chromosomes.
c)
8 chromosomes.
d)
4 chromosomes.
3.
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
4.
After meiosis is complete, the new cells:
a)
are all identical
b)
are all different
c)
are half identical and half different
d)
are all stretched out
5.
The female sex cell is called
a)
zygote
b)
sperm
c)
fertilization
d)
egg
6.
The male sex cell is called
a)
egg
b)
zygote
c)
sperm
d)
mitosis
7.
Humans have how may chromosomes ?
a)
112
b)
46
c)
8
d)
67
8.
Name that process
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Mutation
d)
Cell Cycle
9.
In Meiosis if the parent cells has 40 chromosomes, then how many will the daughter cells have 
a)
40
b)
10
c)
20
d)
18
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.
A cat has a total of 38 chromosomes in its body cells.  How many in its gametes?
a)
38
b)
19
c)
76
d)
10
12.

Asexual reproduction results in...

a)

Two Genetically Identical Organisms

b)

Two Genetically Diverse Organisms

c)

One Organism

d)

Three Genetically Diverse Organisms

13.

This is a form of sexual reproduction

a)

Pollination

b)

Fragmentation

c)

Regeneration

d)

Photosynthesis

14.

When a smaller organism grows, and eventually falls off of a parent this is called?

a)

Spores

b)

Regeneration

c)

Budding

d)

Binary Fission

15.

Prokaryotic cells use Mitosis for...

a)

Aroma Therapy

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Reproduction

16.

Sexual Reproductions has two types. What are they

a)

Common and Diverse

b)

Intimate and Entimate

c)

Monomimic and polymimic

d)

Internal and External

17.
An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a 
a)
tumor
b)
cyst
c)
lesion
d)
polyp
18.
Any substance that is known to cause cancer is called a
a)
carcinogen
b)
nicolyte
c)
pathogen
d)
retrovirus
19.
Metastasis is
a)
the spread of cancer from one part of the body to another.
b)
the growth of tumors in the lungs
c)
cancer of the blood cells
d)
cancer that is found in connective tissues
20.
Using drugs or medicines to destroy cancer cells.
a)
chemotherapy
b)
radiation therapy
c)
cancer surgery
d)
mitotic spindling
21.
What is cancer?
a)
The heart does not receive enough blood.
b)
Sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain.
c)
Blood filled weak spot.
d)
Uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.
22.
Cancer is
a)
a premature stop in the cell cycle.
b)
uncontrolled mitosis.
c)
programmed cell death.
23.

Sexual Reproduction

a)

results in two genetically identical cells

b)

results in two genetically diverse

c)

results in two dead cells

d)

results in photosynthesis

24.

Apoptosis is...

a)

when a cell naturally kills itself

b)

when a cell naturally reproduces

c)

when a cell naturally inhibits growth

d)

when a cell undergoes an operation

25.
When a cell is not actively dividing, it is in what phase?
a)
interphase
b)
anaphase
c)
prophase
d)
telophase
26.
What portion of the cell cycle involves the actual dividing?
a)
interphase
b)
mitosis
c)
Gap 1
d)
Gap 2
27.
When a cell divides, what do we call the 2 new cells?
a)
mother cells
b)
father cells
c)
daughter cells
d)
son cells
28.
What is the name of the process in which DNA (genetic information) is exchanged during meiosis?
a)
crossing under
b)
crossing over
c)
melding
d)
blending
29.
In meiosis, the haploid number of chromosomes in a human sex cell is:
a)
46
b)
92
c)
22
d)
23
30.

What are the number of chromosomes in a diploid human cell?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

92

d)

47

31.
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
32.
Another name for a sex cell is a:
a)
gamete
b)
embryo
c)
bone cell
d)
muscle cell
33.
Why is sexual reproduction better than asexual reproduction?
a)
It gives an advantage to organisms to be different than the rest, if the environment changes.
b)
It is better for all organisms to be the same.
c)
It happens faster.
d)
It helps skin cells divide faster to heal wounds.
34.
A is:
B is:
C is:
a)
A: chromatid
B: centromere
C: chromosome
b)
A: chromosome
B: chromatid
C: centromere
c)
A: chromosome
B: centromere
C: chromatid
d)
A: centromere
B: chromosome
C: chromatid
35.
The process on the left is:
The process on the right is:
a)
Left: meiosis
Right: meiosis
b)
Left: meiosis
Right: cloning
c)
Left: mitosis
Right: meiosis
d)
Left: mitosis
Right: mitosis
36.
What scientific process is being shown?
a)
Mixing
b)
Crossing under
c)
Crossing over
d)
square dancing
37.
Most of the cells in the human body are produced by
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
38.
What are spindle fibers?
a)
One half of a chromosome
b)
Condensed chromatin
c)
Kinetechores
d)
Protein structures that separate chromosomes
39.
In which phase of the cell cycle does this occur:
A cell spends 90% of the cycle in this phase.
a)
Metaphase
b)
Prometaphase
c)
Prophase
d)
Interphase
40.

Interphase is separated into three parts

a)

G1, S, G2

b)

H1, S, V1

c)

Bottom, Middle, Top

d)

Ventral, Anthem, Integral

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