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Mitosis & Meiosis

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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1.

After cell division, each daughter cell has...

a)

a lower surface area/volume ratio than the parent cell.

b)

a higher surface area/volume ratio than the parent cell.

c)

more DNA in its nucleus than the parent cell.

d)

less DNA in its nucleus than the parent cell.

2.

The process by which a cell divides into two daughter cells is called...

a)

cell division

b)

metaphase

c)

interphase

d)

mitosis

3.

An advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction is that sexual reproduction...

a)

takes less time

b)

requires more time

c)

provides genetic diversity

d)

produces identical offspring

4.

When during the cell cycle are chromosomes visible?

a)

only during interphase

b)

only during cell division

c)

only when they are being replicated

d)

only during the G1 phase

5.

During which phase in the cell cycle does mitosis happen?

a)

G1 phase

b)

G2 phase

c)

M phase

d)

S phase

6.

Which event occurs during interphase?

a)

The cytoplasm divides.

b)

Spindle fibers begin to form.

c)

Centrioles duplicate.

d)

Centromeres divide.

7.

Which of the following is a correct statement about the events of the cell cycle?

a)

Little happens during the G1 and G2 phases.

b)

DNA replicates during cytokinesis.

c)

The M phase is usually the longest phase.

d)

Interphase consists of the G1, S, and G2 phases.

8.

The structure labeled A in Figure 10–5 is called the...

a)

centromere

b)

centriole

c)

sister chromatid

d)

spindle

9.

The structure labeled B in Figure 10–5 is called the...

a)

centromere

b)

centriole

c)

sister chromatid

d)

spindle

10.

During which phase(s) of mitosis are the chromosomes visible?

a)

anaphase only

b)

metaphase only

c)

prophase, metaphase, and anaphase

d)

anaphase and interphase

11.

The first phase of mitosis is called...

a)

prophase

b)

anaphase

c)

metaphase

d)

interphase

12.

During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up along the middle of the dividing cell?

a)

prophase

b)

telophase

c)

metaphase

d)

anaphase

13.

Which of the following represents the phases of mitosis in their proper sequence?

a)

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

b)

interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

c)

interphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase

d)

prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase

14.

What is the role of the spindle fibers during mitosis?

a)

They help separate the chromosomes.

b)

They break down the nuclear membrane.

c)

They duplicate the DNA.

d)

They make the chromosomes visible.

15.

During normal mitotic cell division, a parent cell that has 4 chromosomes will produce two daughter cells, each containing...

a)

2 chromosomes

b)

8 chromosomes

c)

4 chromosomes

d)

16 chromosomes

16.

When cells are grown in a laboratory, which of the following is a factor that can stop normal cells from dividing?

a)

contact with other cells

b)

a cut in the skin

c)

growth factors

d)

injection of cyclin

17.

Cancer is a disorder in which some cells have lost the ability to control their...

a)

size.

b)

spindle fibers.

c)

growth rate.

d)

surface area.

18.

Cancer cells form masses of cells called...

a)

tumors

b)

cyclins

c)

growth factors

d)

p53

19.

Later on in development, the cells will become specialized through a process called...

a)

apoptosis

b)

cytokinesis

c)

differentiation

d)

interphase

20.

Why are stem cells important?

a)

They have specialized DNA.

b)

They are incapable of becoming cancer cells.

c)

They have the potential to undergo cell division.

d)

They have the potential to develop into other cell types.

21.

If an organism’s diploid number is 12, its haploid number is...

a)

12

b)

6

c)

24

d)

3

22.

Gametes have...

a)

homologous chromosomes.

b)

two sets of chromosomes.

c)

twice the number of chromosomes found in body cells.

d)

one allele for each gene.

23.

Gametes are produced by the process of...

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

crossing-over

d)

replication

24.

What is shown in Figure 11–4?

a)

independent assortment

b)

crossing-over

c)

anaphase I of meiosis

d)

replication

25.

Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of...

a)

diploid cells

b)

2N daughter cells

c)

haploid cells

d)

body cells