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LS SER - Mitosis Mics

Total questions: 81

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One difference between mitosis and meiosis is meiosis requires _____________.

a)

two cell divisions

b)

extra chromosomes

c)

two mother cells

d)

DNA replication

2.

Meiosis results in _____ haploid cells.

a)

4

b)

2

c)

3

d)

1

3.

Name the phase.

a)

Telophase I

b)

Anaphase I

c)

Metaphase II

d)

Anaphase II

4.

Name the phase.

a)

Telophase I

b)

Metaphase I

c)

Anaphase II

d)

Metaphase II

5.

Name the phase.

a)

Anaphase I

b)

Metaphase I

c)

Prophase I

d)

Telophase I

6.
Name this process that occurs in Prophase 1 of meiosis.
a)
Replication
b)
Crossing Over
c)
Transcription
d)
Cross keying
7.

Which process ends with a diploid number of chromosomes?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

d)

neither

8.

Which process involves one division of a nucleus?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

d)

Neither

9.

Which process forms gametes?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

d)

Neither

10.

Which process begins with a diploid parent cell?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

d)

Neither

11.

Name the phase of meiosis when the nuclear membrane reforms, cytoplasm divides, and four cells are formed.

a)

Metaphase 2

b)

Interphase

c)

Telophase 2

d)

Telophase 1

12.

Name the phase of meiosis when chromosomes line up along the middle, but not in homologous pairs.

a)

Metaphase 1

b)

Anaphase 1

c)

Anaphase 2

d)

Metaphase 2

13.

Which process could produce an egg cell?

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

both

d)

neither

14.

The allele a gamete receives for one gene does not influence the allele received for another gene. This is known as Mendel's ______.

a)

Law of Segregation

b)

Law of Independent Assortment

c)

Law of Dominance

d)

Law of Conservation of Matter

15.

How is a recessive allele symbolized?

a)

a square

b)

uppercase letter

c)

a circle

d)

lowercase letter

16.

How is a dominate allele symbolized?

a)

lowercase letter

b)

a square

c)

a circle

d)

uppercase letter

17.

Which nucleotide is in mRNA and tRNA, but not DNA?

a)

Adenine

b)

Uracil

c)

Cytosine

d)

Guanine

18.

What happens in transcription?

a)

DNA straight to the ribosome

b)

tRNA to mRNA to the nucleus

c)

DNA to mRNA to the ribosome

d)

mRNA to DNA to the nucleus

19.

What is the genotype for a male?

a)

XX

b)

XY

c)

XBOX

d)

XO

20.

What is the genotype for a female?

a)

XX

b)

XY

c)

XTRA SPECIAL

d)

XO

21.

Which of Mendel's Laws states that alleles separate during meiosis?

a)

Law of Independent Assortment

b)

Law of Probability

c)

Law of Segregation

d)

Law of Dominance

22.

What are the final products of meiosis?

a)

gametes

b)

organelles

c)

cytosol

d)

nucleotide bases

23.

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

24.

What is the definition of probability?

a)

the ability to produce new eggs

b)

the ability to probe

c)

the ability to cause problems

d)

the likelihood a particular event will occur

25.

Choose the examples that promote genetic variation.

a)

crossing over

b)

replication

c)

independent assortment

d)

segregation

26.

Which cell division makes somatic cells?

a)

meiosis

b)

mitosis

c)

both

d)

neither

27.

Which gamete is formed in the reproductive organ of a female?

a)

sperm

b)

egg

c)

zygote

d)

Eggland's Best

28.

Which gamete is formed in the male reproductive organ?

a)

sperm

b)

egg

c)

zygote

d)

billy "gote"

29.

What is the passing of genes from parent to offspring?

a)

probability

b)

Levi legacy

c)

heredity

d)

genetics

30.

Which is NOT a true statement about a mutation?

a)

Mutations can occur during DNA replication.

b)

Mutations,such as the Mutant Ninja, can produce anthropomorphic turtles.

c)

Changes in the proteins that are made cause mutations. This can be a bad or a good thing.

d)

Mutations can also occur as the result of exposure to environmental factors, such as smoking, sunlight, and radiation.

31.

Which is NOT an example of a point mutation?

a)

A nitrogen base is deleted.

b)

A nitrogen base is inserted.

c)

A nitrogen base is substituted.

d)

A nitrogen third base is stolen.

32.

How many amino acids combine to make long peptide chains called proteins?

a)

4

b)

20

c)

23

d)

46

33.

DNA is to ___________ as RNA is to __________.

a)

replicated; translated

b)

transcribed; translated

c)

replicated; cloned

d)

transcribed ; replicated

34.

The triplet code "AUG" (Met) is considered to be the _____ codon.

a)

stop

b)

start

c)

pause

d)

yield

35.

The codon ACG codes for?

a)

Lysine

b)

Tyrosine

c)

Threonine

d)

Asparagine

36.

What is the end-product of translation?

a)

amino acid

b)

protein

c)

sugar

d)

lipid

37.

Which mutation is caused by a deletion or insertion in a DNA sequence that shifts the way the sequence is read due to the number of nucleotides not being divisible by three?

a)

frameshift

b)

substitution

c)

replication

d)

translation

38.

Which mutation replaces one base with a different base?

a)

frameshift

b)

deletion

c)

insertion

d)

substituion

39.

On which structure is the codon located?

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

DNA

40.
Where is mRNA made?
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
ribosome
d)
mitochondria
41.

In which organelle does protein synthesis take place?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosome

d)

chloroplast

42.

How many stop codons are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

43.

Where does translation occur?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

golgi apparatus

44.

The start codon is _______.

a)

AUG

b)

GGG

c)

UCG

d)

AAU

45.

What is the role of tRNA?

a)

To treat the DNA strand

b)

To read the message of the nucleotide and translate it

c)

To take RNA back to the nucleus

d)

To tackle mutations

46.

Which protein is built by AAA?

a)

asparagine

b)

lysine

c)

serine

d)

arginine

47.

During which process would an amino acid chart be used?

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

translation

d)

imitation

48.

Why must transcription occur where DNA can be found?

a)

Ribosomes are in the nucleus.

b)

DNA is shy.

c)

DNA cannot leave the nucleus.

d)

DNA polymerase is found there.

49.

Transcribe this DNA sequence: TACGTTACT

a)

AUGCAAUGA

b)

AUGGATUGA

c)

ATGCAATGA

d)

TACGTTACT

50.

The "m" in mRNA stands for ________.

a)

mitosis

b)

messenger

c)

meiosis

d)

monomer

51.

The mRNA leaves the _________________ to attach onto a __________________.

a)

DNA; mitochondria

b)

nucleus; cytoplasm

c)

nucleus; ribosome

d)

ribosome; nucleus

52.

The "r" in rRNA stands for ___________.

a)

ribosomal

b)

retrieval

c)

regular

d)

your

53.

Check all sentences that describe protein synthesis.

a)

the process in which cells follow a series of steps to create proteins

b)

DNA replication -> Transcription -> Translation

c)

DNA is copied from mRNA, which is used as a template for the instructions to make protein

d)

putting together a thesis

54.

How many nucleotides make up a codon?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

15

55.

What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUG CCA GUA UGA?

a)

Met-Pro-Ala-Val

b)

Met-Pro-Val

c)

Tyr-Gly-His

d)

Tyr-Gly-Arg-His

56.

Nucleotides are made of a sugar, a phosphate, and a ________.

a)

nitrogenous acid

b)

nitrogenous base

c)

ribosome

d)

non-alkali metal

57.

True or False. DNA makes RNA makes PROTEINS make TRAITS

a)

False

b)

True

58.

Name this structure.

a)

double helix

b)

nucelotide

c)

twisted ladder

d)

hydrogen bond

59.

In a pedigree chart, what does a filled in square represent when color shows the dominant trait?

a)

Not affected Female

b)

Not affected Male

c)

Affected Male

d)

Affected Female

60.

What does a half-colored symbol represent?

a)

The individual is a carrier. (heterozygous).

b)

The individual expresses the trait.

c)

The individual has both recessive alleles.

d)

The individual has both dominant alleles.

61.

Which identifies a marriage?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

62.

Identify a person that expresses a trait.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

63.

In a pedigree chart, what does an open circle represent if dominance is represented by shading?

a)

Not Affected Male

b)

Not Affected Female

c)

Affected Male

d)

Affected Female

64.

Is the trait that is represented by the shading dominant or recessive?

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

65.
How many kids did the mother and father from the first generation have?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
66.

An earthworm has both male and female organs. It is known as a ________.

a)

hermaphrodite

b)

condaphrodite

c)

sterile animal

67.

Earthworms have setae, which are like bristles on the ventral side of the earthworm that help them ___.

a)

move

b)

eat

c)

reproduce

d)

brush their teeth

68.

Earthworms don't have teeth to grind their food so they use another organ to do so. It is called a ___.

a)

crop

b)

gizzard

c)

intestine

d)

esophagus

69.

What is the function of the crop?

a)

helps the worm drink water

b)

grinds food

c)

stores food

d)

to grow and become an ear of corn

70.
The swollen part of the worm is called the __________. It signals that the worm is an adult and is able to reproduce.
a)
gizzard
b)
crop
c)
clitellum
d)
segment
71.

What structure do squids have to help them crush their food before it travels through the esophagus to the stomach?

a)

teeth

b)

fangs

c)

beak

d)

scraping tongue

72.

What is the internal shell of the squid called?

a)

pen

b)

pencil

c)

bivalve

d)

siphon

73.

Which class of mollusks is "stomach footed?"

a)

scphopoda

b)

gastropoda

c)

bivalvia

d)

cephalopoda

74.

What do some mollusks use to confuse their prey and escape?

a)

siphon

b)

ink sac

c)

pen

d)

chitin

75.
What is 2?
a)
Abdomen
b)
Carapace
c)
Cephalothorax
d)
Tergum
76.
What is 7?
a)
Antennule
b)
Cheliped
c)
Feeding Appendages
d)
Walking Legs
77.
What is 13?
a)
Carapace
b)
Cheliped
c)
Rostrum
d)
Telson
78.

Which structure in the crayfish is used for obtaining food, gripping, and defense?

a)

uropods

b)

chelipeds

c)

rostrum

d)

maxillipeds

79.

Which structure in the crayfish is adapted for swimming and carrying eggs?

a)

carapace

b)

cheliped

c)

rostrum

d)

swimmerets

80.

Covering the frog's eye is a transparent third eyelid that protects the eye when the frog swims and eats. It is called...

a)

Lid membrane

b)

Nares

c)

Cloaca

d)

Nictitating Membrane

81.

What are the teeth on the roof of the frog's mouth called?

a)

Maximilian teeth

b)

Vomerine teeth

c)

Wolverine teeth

d)

Maxillary teeth

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