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WorksheetsMitosis & Meiosis
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
After cell division, each daughter cell has...
a lower surface area/volume ratio than the parent cell.
a higher surface area/volume ratio than the parent cell.
more DNA in its nucleus than the parent cell.
less DNA in its nucleus than the parent cell.
The process by which a cell divides into two daughter cells is called...
cell division
metaphase
interphase
mitosis
An advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction is that sexual reproduction...
takes less time
requires more time
provides genetic diversity
produces identical offspring
When during the cell cycle are chromosomes visible?
only during interphase
only during cell division
only when they are being replicated
only during the G1 phase
During which phase in the cell cycle does mitosis happen?
G1 phase
G2 phase
M phase
S phase
Which event occurs during interphase?
The cytoplasm divides.
Spindle fibers begin to form.
Centrioles duplicate.
Centromeres divide.
Which of the following is a correct statement about the events of the cell cycle?
Little happens during the G1 and G2 phases.
DNA replicates during cytokinesis.
The M phase is usually the longest phase.
Interphase consists of the G1, S, and G2 phases.
The structure labeled A in Figure 10–5 is called the...
centromere
centriole
sister chromatid
spindle
The structure labeled B in Figure 10–5 is called the...
centromere
centriole
sister chromatid
spindle
During which phase(s) of mitosis are the chromosomes visible?
anaphase only
metaphase only
prophase, metaphase, and anaphase
anaphase and interphase
The first phase of mitosis is called...
prophase
anaphase
metaphase
interphase
During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up along the middle of the dividing cell?
prophase
telophase
metaphase
anaphase
Which of the following represents the phases of mitosis in their proper sequence?
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
interphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase
prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase
What is the role of the spindle fibers during mitosis?
They help separate the chromosomes.
They break down the nuclear membrane.
They duplicate the DNA.
They make the chromosomes visible.
During normal mitotic cell division, a parent cell that has 4 chromosomes will produce two daughter cells, each containing...
2 chromosomes
8 chromosomes
4 chromosomes
16 chromosomes
When cells are grown in a laboratory, which of the following is a factor that can stop normal cells from dividing?
contact with other cells
a cut in the skin
growth factors
injection of cyclin
Cancer is a disorder in which some cells have lost the ability to control their...
size.
spindle fibers.
growth rate.
surface area.
Cancer cells form masses of cells called...
tumors
cyclins
growth factors
p53
Later on in development, the cells will become specialized through a process called...
apoptosis
cytokinesis
differentiation
interphase
Why are stem cells important?
They have specialized DNA.
They are incapable of becoming cancer cells.
They have the potential to undergo cell division.
They have the potential to develop into other cell types.
If an organism’s diploid number is 12, its haploid number is...
12
6
24
3
Gametes have...
homologous chromosomes.
two sets of chromosomes.
twice the number of chromosomes found in body cells.
one allele for each gene.
Gametes are produced by the process of...
mitosis
meiosis
crossing-over
replication
What is shown in Figure 11–4?
independent assortment
crossing-over
anaphase I of meiosis
replication
Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of...
diploid cells
2N daughter cells
haploid cells
body cells
