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Mitosis and Meiosis Test Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 22mins

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.
How many daughter cells are produced from meiosis ?
a)
10
b)
6
c)
4
d)
2
6.

Humans have how many chromosomes in each somatic (body) cell ?

a)

112

b)

46

c)

8

d)

23

7.
Most of the cells in the human body are produced by
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
8.
Why do we need meiosis?
a)
To double the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
b)
To halve the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
c)
To triple the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
d)
To not change the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
9.
During which phase of the meiotic cell cycle does DNA Replication occur?
a)
Interphase 
b)
Prophase 
c)
Metaphase 
d)
Telophase
10.
When a cell is not actively dividing, it is in what phase?
a)
interphase
b)
anaphase
c)
prophase
d)
telophase
11.
When a cell divides, what do we call the 2 new cells?
a)
mother cells
b)
father cells
c)
daughter cells
d)
son cells
12.
Before a cell can divide, what must happen?
a)
Nothing, it is always ready to divide
b)
The number of chromosomes must be cut in half
c)
The number of chromosomes must double
d)
The number of chromosomes must triple.
13.
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
14.
In meiosis, the haploid number of chromosomes in a human sex cell is:
a)
46
b)
92
c)
22
d)
23
15.
What is the diploid number of cells found in a human body cell?
a)
23
b)
46
c)
92
d)
47
16.
Chromosomes that have corresponding traits from the opposite sex parent are called:
a)
Heterogeneous chromosomes
b)
homologous chromosomes
c)
Mother and Father chromosomes
d)
Grandmother and grandfather chromosomes
17.
Another name for a sex cell is a:
a)
gamete
b)
embryo
c)
bone cell
d)
muscle cell
18.
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
19.
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.
20.
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
21.
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
22.
Place these cells in order of mitosis.
a)
A, B, C, D, E
b)
B, E, D, A, C
c)
C, E, A, D, B
d)
B, D, A, E, C
23.
What scientific process is being shown?
a)
Mixing
b)
Crossing under
c)
Crossing over
d)
square dancing
24.

What phase am I?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Anaphase

e)

Telophase

25.

What phase am I?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Anaphase

e)

Telophase

26.

What phase am I?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Anaphase

e)

Telophase

27.

What phase am I?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Anaphase

e)

Telophase

28.

What phase am I?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Anaphase

e)

Telophase

29.

When the cells completely split it is called what?

a)

Telophase

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Anaphase

30.

Dustin fell off his skateboard and scraped his arms. He noticed after a few weeks that his wounds had healed. Which statement describes what happened?

a)

A material was released by the injured cells that will cover the wound and fix the cells.

b)

Cells were transported from distant areas to the wound to cover the injured area.

c)

Each one of the individual cells near the wound grew in size to cover the injured part.

d)

The cells near the wound produced identical cells by mitosis to repair the damaged tissues.

31.

During the process of mitosis, one cell turns into 2 identical daughter cells. This is very similar to what other process?

a)

asexual reproduction in single-celled organisms (binary fission)

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

gamete formation

d)

photosynthesis

32.

Most protists reproduce through binary fission, which is just like mitosis. What is true about the daughter cells?

a)

Each daughter cell is identical to the parent cell.

b)

Two daughter cells are formed that are both different from the parent cell.

c)

Two daughter cells are formed that share some of the characteristics of the parent cell.

d)

Two daughter cells are formed that are similar to each other but different from the parent cell.

33.

This shows telophase in a plant cell. What is the name of the line that is forming in the middle that will divide this into 2 separate cells?

a)

cell membrane

b)

liney thingy

c)

chloroplast

d)

cell plate

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