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Mitosis & Meiosis

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 23mins

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.
The female sex cell is called
a)
zygote
b)
sperm
c)
fertilization
d)
egg
7.
The male sex cell is called
a)
egg
b)
zygote
c)
sperm
d)
mitosis
8.
Humans have how may chromosomes ?
a)
112
b)
46
c)
8
d)
67
9.
Most of the cells in the human body are produced by
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
10.
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
11.
Name that process
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Mutation
d)
Cell Cycle
12.
During which phase of the meiotic cell cycle does DNA Replication occur?
a)
Interphase 
b)
Prophase 
c)
Metaphase 
d)
Telophase
13.
In Meiosis if the parent cells has 40 chromosomes, then how many will the daughter cells have 
a)
40
b)
10
c)
20
d)
18
14.
The stages of mitosis in order
a)
Metaphase, Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase
b)
Prophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Telophase
c)
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
d)
Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase, Metaphase
15.

Human cells have _____ pairs of chromosomes- ____ chromosomes in total

a)

23, 46

b)

23, 23

c)

46, 46

d)

1, 2

16.

A human haploid cell (gamete, sex cell) has ________ chromosomes; half the number of a human diploid cell

a)

1

b)

10

c)

23

d)

46

17.

Mitosis takes place in _____

a)

sex cells (gametes)

b)

somatic cell (non sex cells)

18.

Mitosis turns a single parent cell into ____ new cells

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

19.

Meiosis takes place in ____

a)

gametes (sex cells)

b)

somatic cells (non sex cells)

20.

The primary function of mitosis is _______

a)

to create genetic variety

b)

growth and repair of cells

21.

The primary function of meiosis is _______

a)

growth and repair

b)

to create genetic variety

22.
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.
23.

what is this phase?

a)

metaphase1

b)

antiphase

c)

metaphase2

d)

telaphase

24.

what is this phase?

a)

anaphase

b)

prophase

c)

telaphase

d)

enter phase

25.

what is this phase

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

teloophase

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.

What phase am I?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Anaphase

e)

Telophase

30.

what phase am I?

a)

Prophase 1

b)

Metaphase 1

c)

Anaphase 1

d)

Telophase 1

e)

Cytokinesis

31.

what phase am I?

a)

Prophase 1

b)

Metaphase 1

c)

Anaphase 1

d)

Telophase 1

e)

Cytokinesis

32.

what phase am I?

a)

Prophase II

b)

Metaphase II

c)

Anaphase II

d)

Telophase II

e)

Cytokinesis

33.

what phase am I?

a)

Prophase II

b)

Metaphase II

c)

Anaphase II

d)

Telophase II

e)

Cytokinesis

34.

what phase am I?

a)

Prophase II

b)

Metaphase II

c)

Anaphase II

d)

Telophase II

e)

Cytokinesis

35.
Put the stages of mitosis in the correct order.
a)
prophase - metaphase - anaphase - telophase
b)
metaphase - anaphase - prophase - telophase
c)
anaphase - prophase - telophase - metaphase
d)
telophase - metaphase - prophase - anaphase

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