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Mitosis and Meiosis

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A diploid cell has ____ the number chromosomes as a haploid cell.

a)

half

b)

twice

c)

one-fourth

d)

four times

2.

An organism’s traits are determined by the specific combination of inherited _____.

a)

cells

b)

genes

c)

proteins

d)

chromatids

3.

Identical copies of chromatin held together by cohesin at the centromere are called _____.

a)

histones

b)

nucleosome

c)

chromatin

d)

sister chromatids

4.

Chromosomes are duplicated during what stage of the cell cycle?

a)

G1 Phase

b)

S Phase

c)

Prophase

d)

Prometaphase

5.

Which of the following events does not occur during some stages of interphase?

a)

DNA duplication

b)

organelle duplication

c)

increase in cell size

d)

separation of sister chromatids

6.

The mitotic spindles arise from which cell structure?

a)

centromere

b)

centrosome

c)

kinetochore

d)

cleavage furrow

7.

Attachment of the mitotic spindle fibers to the kinetochores is a characteristic of which stage of mitosis?

a)

prophase

b)

prometaphase

c)

metaphase

d)

anaphase

8.

Unpacking of chromosomes and the formation of a new nuclear envelope is a characteristic of which stage of mitosis?

a)

prometaphase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

9.

Separation of the sister chromatids is a characteristic of which stage of mitosis?

a)

prometaphase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

10.

Which of the following is the correct order of events in mitosis?

a)

Sister chromatids line up at the metaphase plate. The kinetochore becomes attached to the mitotic spindle. The nucleus reforms and the cell divides. Cohesin proteins break down and the sister chromatids separate.

b)

The kinetochore becomes attached to the mitotic spindle. Cohesin proteins break down and the sister chromatids separate. Sister chromatids line up at the metaphase plate. The nucleus reforms and the cell divides.

c)

The kinetochore becomes attached to the cohesin proteins. Sister chromatids line up at the metaphase plate. The kinetochore breaks down and the sister chromatids separate. The nucleus reforms and the cell divides.

d)

The kinetochore becomes attached to the mitotic spindle. Sister chromatids line up at the metaphase plate. Cohesin proteins break down and the sister chromatids separate. The nucleus reforms and the cell divides.