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Cell Division Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process shown in the diagram?

a)

G phase

b)

Interphase

c)

Fertilization

d)

Crossing over

2.

What is the name of this stage?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

3.
What is the name of this stage?
a)
Metaphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
4.
What is the name of this stage?
a)
Metaphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase 
5.
What is the name of this stage?
a)
Anaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Prophase
6.

How many chromosomes does the human body have?

a)

23

b)

29

c)

46

d)

52

7.

How many daughter cells are created at the end of mitosis?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

Five

8.

How many daughter cells are created at the end of meiosis?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

Five

9.

Asexual reproduction creates offspring that are....

a)

genetically different than parent cell

b)

genetically identical to the parent cell

10.

Sexual reproduction creates offspring that are....

a)

genetically identical from parent cell

b)

genetically different from parent cell

11.

Your genes will come from

a)

dad only

b)

mom only

c)

half from Dad, half from Mom

d)

depends

12.
What is a gene?
a)
several chromosomes bonded together
b)
something inside the nucleus
c)
a piece of DNA that codes for a trait
d)
all of your DNA
13.

What are structures found in nucleus that are found as pairs and carry your genes?

a)

Chromosomes

b)

DNA

c)

Alleles

d)

RNA

14.
Why are genes important to living organisms?
a)
They can be passed on to offspring
b)
They can code for how your body will function
c)
They will code for all of your inheritable traits
d)
All of the above
15.

What process, and which type of resulting cells are represented?

a)

Mitosis, sex cells (gametes)

b)

Mitosis, body cells

c)

Meiosis, sex cells (gametes)

d)

Meiosis, body cells

16.

Why do we need meiosis?

a)

To double the number of chromosomes going into sex cells

b)

To half 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

17.
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
18.

What is the name of the phase where the chromosomes line up across the middle of the cell?

a)

Anaphase

b)

Interphase

c)

Prophase

d)

Metaphase

19.

Which of the following is not an example of mitosis?

a)

Growth

b)

Repair of damaged cells

c)

Replacement of dead cells

d)

Reproducing

20.

How many times does the cell divide in mitosis?

a)

Once

b)

4 times

c)

2 times

d)

None of these

21.

How many times does the cell divide in meiosis?

a)

Once

b)

2 times

c)

3 times

d)

None of these

22.

What are the name of the cells produced via meiosis?

a)

Gametes

b)

Somatic cells

c)

Body cells

d)

Skin cells

23.

Which phase comes after the diagram above?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

24.

Which is metaphase?

a)

A

b)

E

c)

C

d)

F

25.

In what stage are chromosomes separated and moved to opposite poles?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

26.

Which structure contains the genetic material and serves as the control centre of the cell?

a)

Nuclear membrane

b)

Spindle fibers

c)

Nucleus

d)

Telophase

27.

What is this phase of mitosis?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

28.

Arrange the stages of mitosis in correct order.

a)

Prophase - Metaphase - Anaphase - Telophase

b)

Metaphase - Anaphase - Prophase - Telophase

c)

Anaphase - Prophase - Telophase - Metaphase

d)

Telophase - Metaphase - Prophase - Anaphase

29.
Which of the following describes the purpose of the mitosis cell cycle?
a)
To make more of the same cells.
b)
For growth and repair.
c)
To prevent the cell from becoming too large.
d)
All of the above.
30.

Which cell does mitosis occur?

a)

Somatic cells

b)

Sex cells

c)

Sperm

d)

Egg

31.

If a human cell has 46 chromosomes, how many chromosomes are found in each cell at the end of mitosis?

a)

23

b)

92

c)

46

d)

Varies

32.
The process of a sperm cell joining the egg cell is called...
a)
zygote
b)
gamete
c)
fertilization
d)
cellular respiration
33.

What is the name of this stage?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

34.

When a sperm and egg cell come together, a __________ cell is formed.

a)

haploid

b)

hair

c)

zygote

d)

skin

35.

All of these processes lead to genetic variation (select all that apply)

a)

Independent assortment of homologous chromosomes in Meiosis

b)

Sperm & egg cell coming together to create a zygote

c)

Crossing over

d)

The asexual reproduction of bacterial cells

36.
During which phase of the cell cycle, do the chromosomes become visible and the nucleus starts to break apart?
a)
Interphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Anaphase
37.

Which stage in this cell division?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

38.

In what stage do chromosomes meet in the middle of the cell?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

39.
The structure of coiled DNA that forms in the cell's nucleus prior to mitosis is 
a)
centromere
b)
centriole
c)
chromosome
d)
chromatid
40.

When cells divide they make two ____ cells.

a)

daughter

b)

son

c)

mom

d)

dad

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