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Cell Division Vocabulary

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

type of cell division that creates haploid sex cells

a)

mitosis

b)

replication

c)

meiosis

d)

segregation

2.

type of cell division that creates identical cells

a)

mitosis

b)

gametogenesis

c)

meiosis

d)

duplication

3.

the "fancy name" for haploid sex cells

a)

zygotes

b)

somatic cells

c)

neurons

d)

gametes

4.

Which of the following is NOT a use of MITOSIS in a living thing?

a)

growth

b)

repair

c)

making sex cells (gametes)

d)

asexual reproduction

5.

joining of an egg & sperm to restore the diploid number of chromosomes

a)

budding

b)

fertilization

c)

binary fission

d)

gametogenesis

6.

the fertilized egg

a)

pollen

b)

ovum

c)

gamete

d)

zygote

7.

one parent; offspring identical to the parent (cloning)

a)

genetic recombination

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

sexual reproduction

d)

non-parthenogenesis

8.

2 parents, offspring are NOT identical to parents

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

budding

d)

binary fission

9.

different combinations of genes and/or traits in a population of sexually reproducing organisms

a)

differentiation

b)

variation

c)

cloning

d)

gametogenesis

10.

Which of the following is an advantage to sexual reproduction?

a)

fast

b)

creates clones

c)

genetic variation

d)

doesn't require a mate

11.

"fancy name" for making a copy of the DNA prior to cell division

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

fertilization

d)

replication

12.

cells with 2 copies of each kind of chromosome

a)

diploid cells

b)

haploid cells

c)

monoploid cells

d)

triploid cells

13.

cells with 1/2 the normal number of chromosome; have 1 of each kind

a)

triploid cells

b)

haploid cells

c)

diploid cells

d)

polyploid cells

14.

coiled & condensed form of DNA when the cell is dividing

a)

chromatin

b)

chromatid

c)

chromosome

d)

gamete