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Chapter 9 Pre Assessment (Mitosis and Meiosis)

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What phase does the cell spend most of its time in?

a)

Cytokinsesis

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Interphase

2.

When does the cell duplicate its DNA?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

Interphase

3.

When does the cell double check for possible errors?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

Interphase

4.

How many chromosomes does a human cell have?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

92

d)

78

5.

During metaphase in a human cell how many chromosomes are in the cell?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

92

d)

78

6.

How many chromosomes are in a human cell during G1?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

92

d)

78

7.

Which cycle of the cell is in order from start to finish?

a)

G1 - S - Anaphase - Prophase

b)

Prophase - G2 - S - G1 - Interphase

c)

Prophase - Metaphase - Telophase - S

d)

S - Prophase - Telophase - Cytokensis

8.

Mitosis creates a ________________ cell and meiosis creates a _______________ cell.

a)

identical and identical

b)

not identical and nonidentical

c)

not identical and identical

d)

identical and not identical

9.

Which phase in interphase is the longest?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

D

10.

What is uncontrolled cell growth called?

a)

Cancer

b)

Prophase

c)

Down Syndrome

d)

Metaphase

11.

What is the correct order of mitosis?

a)

Pro - Meta - Ana - Cytokinesis

b)

Pro - Meta - Ana - Telo

c)

Telo - Pro - Ana - Meta

d)

G1 - Pro - Meta - Ana

12.

What phase does the nuclear envelope breaks up?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

G1

d)

Anaphase

13.

What is is called when DNA coils around proteins?

a)

DNA

b)

Chromatid

c)

Sister Chromatids

d)

Chromatin

14.

What phase does the DNA condense into chromosomes?

a)

S

b)

Metaphase

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

Prophase

15.

What phase does the chromosomes align in the middle of the cell?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

16.

What pulls on the sister chromatids and pulls them apart?

a)

Spindle Fibers

b)

Chromatin

c)

Marabou

d)

Mitochondria

17.

What phase do the sister chromatids get pulled apart?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

G1

18.

What is one side of the sister chromatids called?

a)

Chromatid

b)

Chromatin

c)

Chromosomes

d)

DNA

19.

What phase does the nuclear envelope reappear?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anapahse

d)

Telophase

20.

What phase does the chromosomes turn back into DNA?

a)

Prophase

b)

S

c)

Telophase

d)

Metaphase

21.

What phases is where the cell splits?

a)

S

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Prophase

d)

Interphase

22.

Name the phase

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

G2

d)

Anaphase

23.

What phase is this?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

S

d)

Anaphase

24.

What phase is this?

a)

S

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Anaphase

d)

Prophase

25.

What phase is this?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

Metaphase

26.

What phase is highlighted?

a)

S

b)

Interphase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Prophase

27.

What phase is this?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Interphase

d)

Cytokinesis

28.

What phase is highlighted?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Interphase

29.

What phase is this?

a)

S

b)

G1

c)

Prophase

d)

Mitosis

30.

What phase is this?

a)

S

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Telophase

31.

How many chromosomes are in a diploid cell if the cell is a cat which has 38 total chromosomes?

a)

19

b)

38

c)

57

d)

76

32.

How many chromosomes are in a haploid cell, if the cell is a human?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

69

d)

92

33.

This process creates genetic variation, so the offspring will look similar to their parents but not exact.

a)

Crossing Over

b)

Mutation

c)

Gametes

d)

Transcription

34.

At which stage does the cell double its DNA?

a)

S

b)

G1

c)

Interphase

d)

Prophase 1

35.

At the end of meiosis how many cells are produced?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

36.

What is the name of the cells produced at the end of meiosis called?

a)

Grandfather Cells

b)

Grandmother Cells

c)

Daughter Cells

d)

Parent Cells

37.

What is the name of the cell that starts the division in meiosis?

a)

Grandfather Cell

b)

Grandmother Cell

c)

Daughter Cell

d)

Parent Cell

38.

What phase is this in meiosis?

a)

Prophase 1

b)

Metaphase 1

c)

Telophase 1

d)

Anaphase 1

39.

What phase is show here?

a)

Metaphase 2

b)

Metaphase 1

c)

Anaphase 1

d)

Anaphase 2

40.

What phase is shown here?

a)

Metaphase 2

b)

Metaphase 1

c)

Anaphase 1

d)

Anaphase 2

41.

Which cell goes through meisosis?

a)

Egg

b)

Skin

c)

Heart

d)

Liver

42.
What is a chromatid?
a)
One half of a chromosome
b)
Condensed chromatin
c)
Handle for spindle fibers
d)
Forms spindle fibers
43.
What are chromosomes?
a)
The control center
b)
Condensed chromatin
c)
Handle for spindle fibers
d)
Microtubules
44.
What happens during Interphase?
a)
Mitosis and Meiosis
b)
Growth and DNA synthesis
c)
DNA synthesis and mitosis
d)
Growth and mitosis
45.
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
46.
If a parent cell has 12 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will each gamete have after meiosis?
a)
4
b)
6
c)
12
d)
24