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Cell Division 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3hrs 36mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which phase in the interphase is responsible for the synthesis of DNA?

a)

G1

b)

G2

c)

S

d)

M

2.

Put the following stages of mitosis in order: anaphase, prophase, metaphase, and telophase.

a)

prophase, metaphase, telophase, anaphase

b)

prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase

c)

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

d)

prophase, telophase, metaphase, anaphase

3.

Which phase of Mitosis is shown here?

a)

Anaphase

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Telophase

d)

Metaphase

4.

Which phase of Mitosis is shown here?

a)

Cytokinesis

b)

Interphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Metaphase

5.

Before cells can divide, what must be copied?

a)

mitochondria

b)

cytoplasm

c)

DNA

d)

Cell Wall

6.

Humans somatic cell have ________ pairs of chromosomes.

a)

21

b)

23

c)

46

d)

None of the above

7.
The diagram shows two strawberry plants. Plant 2 is produced asexually from plant 1. If the leaf cells of plant 1 have 47 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be found in the leaf cells of plant 2? 
a)
14
b)
28
c)
47
d)
112
8.

What letter correctly represents structure X in the diagram?

a)

Centromere

b)

Cleavage Furrow

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Centrioles

9.
Brain cells are known to of through mitosis at a rapid pace due to constantly learning and development of skills. Which of the following is not a cell that can go through mitosis?
a)
Heart cell
b)
Toenail
c)
Sperm 
d)
Liver cell
10.
Human eggs and sperm are _____, and each has ____ chromosomes.
a)
diploid, 23
b)
diploid, 46
c)
haploid, 23
d)
haploid, 46
11.
The cells produced in meiosis are...
a)
Identical
b)
Unique
12.

The structures labeled B are

a)

centrioles

b)

chromatids

c)

centromeres

d)

chromopheres

13.

Adenine bonds with ______________.

a)

Guanine

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Adenine

14.

Guanine bonds with ______________.

a)

Adenine

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Thymine

15.

If a somatic (body) cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg cell (female gamate) would contain

a)

3

b)

6

c)

12

d)

24

16.

Meiotic cell division makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperms and ova each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized egg would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.

a)

23, 46

b)

46, 23

c)

2, 4

d)

50, 100

17.
The center cell is experiencing  the following phase
a)
telophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
prohase
18.
When an area of a chromatid is exchanged with the matching area on a chromatid of its homologous chromosome, _________________ occurs
a)
crossing over
b)
mutagenesis
c)
hybridization
d)
fertilization
19.
Mitosis makes ___________ and Meiosis makes _____________ .
a)
Gametes, Clones
b)
4, 2
c)
Eggs, Sperm
d)
Clones, Gametes
20.
The uncontrolled division of cells...
a)
meiosis
b)
cancer
c)
nondisjunction
d)
crossing over