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Cell Division

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the correct order?
a)
C,D, B, A, F, E
b)
D,A,F,C,E,B
c)
B,E,C,F,A,D
d)
C,B,D,A E,F
2.
The uncontrolled division of cells...
a)
meiosis
b)
cancer
c)
nondisjunction
d)
crossing over
3.
How many times does the cell divide in mitosis?
a)
Once (PMAT)
b)
4 times
c)
2 times
d)
none of these
4.
How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?
a)
4 new cells
b)
2 new cells
c)
One new cell
d)
none of these
5.
This produces cells for growth and repair.
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
6.
What is the name given to the two new cells formed at the end of cell division?
a)
mother cell
b)
daughter cells
c)
sister chromatids
d)
chromatin
7.

What structure connects the duplicate halves of sister chromatids?

a)

chromatin

b)

centromere

c)

microtubule

d)

spindle

8.

What is the network of fibers extending from the centrioles - made of microtubules to which chromatids attach and are pulled apart?

a)

centrioles

b)

spindle

c)

chromatids

d)

nucleolus

9.
What cellular organelle organizes the framework of microtubles involved in cell division?
a)
centrioles
b)
sister chromatids
c)
centromeres
d)
spindle
10.
During which phase of cell division does the cell double in size and replicate its DNA?
a)
Prophase
b)
Telophase
c)
Interphase
d)
Metaphase
11.
During which stage of cell division does a cleavage furrow or cell plate begin to form?
a)
Interphase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Cytokinesis
12.
How many chromosomes does each daughter cell contain compared to the mother cell immediately after cell division?
a)
the same number
b)
half as many
c)
twice as many
d)
four times as many
13.
During which stage of cell division do sister chromatids line up along the center of the cell?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
14.

During which stage of cell division do the chromosomes shorten, condense, and become visible?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Anaphase

15.
During which stage of interphase does the cell replicate its DNA?
a)
G!
b)
S
c)
G2
d)
All 3 stages
16.

What are the thread-like structures holding back the chromosomes?

a)

chromatin

b)

centromeres

c)

spindle fibers

d)

cystic fibers

17.

In which stage is the cell observed in the picture?

a)

Anaphase

b)

Interphase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Cytokinesis

18.

The microscopy above shows

a)

Telophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Prophase

19.

Most cells in this picture are in

a)

Mitosis

b)

Interphase

c)

Prophase

d)

Metaphase

20.

The mitotic phase observed in this onion root tip cell is

a)

Telophase

b)

Anaphase

c)

Prophase

d)

Interphase