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The Cell Cycle & Mitosis

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these is NOT part of the cell cycle?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Prophase

c)

Interphase

d)

Cytokinesis

2.

During what phase of mitosis do chromosomes line up in the middle?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

3.

Which of these is NOT part of mitosis?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

cytokinesis

d)

telophase

e)

anaphase

4.

What are the x-shaped "things" in the picture?

a)

ribosomes

b)

centrioles

c)

chromosomes

d)

spindle fibers

5.

During what phase of mitosis is pictured?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

6.

During what phase of the cell cycle is the cell pictured in? (DNA has not formed X's yet)

a)

interphase

b)

prophase

c)

metaphase

d)

telophase

7.

PMAT helps us remember the correct order of the phases of mitosis. Which of the following has the phases of mitosis in the correct order?

a)

interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis

b)

telophase, anaphase, metaphase, prophase

c)

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

d)

interphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase

8.

Which of the following is the correct order of the Cell Cycle?

a)

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

b)

interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis

c)

interphase, prophase, telophase, cytokinesis

d)

mitosis, cytokinesis, interphase

9.

In which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes pull apart?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

10.

What is the purpose of mitosis?

a)

to help the body get rid of extra cells

b)

to increase the number of cells in your body

c)

to get DNA out of the nucleus to make proteins

d)

growth of an organism and repair of damaged tissue

11.

How many chromosomes do human somatic cells have?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

92

d)

equivalent to your age

12.

How many chromosomes does a human sex cell have?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

92

d)

equivalent to your age

13.

A human somatic cell is

a)

haploid

b)

diploid

14.

A human sex cell is

a)

haploid

b)

diploid

15.

In which phase does a cell spend most of its life?

a)

interphase

b)

telophase

c)

mitosis

d)

cytokinesis

16.

What phase of mitosis is pictured?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

17.

Which of the following does NOT occur during interphase?

a)

cell growth

b)

proteins being made

c)

DNA being copied

d)

two new cells are made

18.

Why would it be important to replicate DNA before a cell divides in mitosis?

a)

In order for the cell to be able to increase in size.

b)

In order for the cell to re-order the DNA sequencing in the new cells.

c)

In order for genetic information to be transferred into daughter cells.

d)

In order for the DNA to be contained in the nucleus.

19.

Name the phase:

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

20.

Which phase comes AFTER the phase pictured?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

21.

Before cells can divide, what must be copied?

a)

mitochondria

b)

DNA

c)

cytoplasm

d)

cell wall

22.

Name the phase that comes BEFORE the phase pictured.

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

23.

What do the daughter cells look like at the end of the cell cycle?

a)

different from parent cell

b)

identical to parent cell

c)

similar to parent cell

d)

impossible to know

24.

Identify the stage of the cell cycle pictured:

a)

interphase

b)

anaphase

c)

telophase

d)

cytokinesis

25.

Identify the stage of the cell cycle pictured:

a)

interphase

b)

prophase

c)

mitosis

d)

cytokinesis

26.

What are the stages of the cell cycle?

a)

PMAT

b)

I + M Phase + C

c)

I + C

d)

I + M Phase

27.

Chromosomes condense from long strands into rod-like structures during which phase?

a)

interphase

b)

prophase

c)

metaphase

d)

cytokinesis

28.

A chromatid is attached to a spindle fiber by the

a)

nucleolus

b)

nucleus

c)

centromere

d)

centriole

29.

The two halves of a doubled chromosome are called

a)

centromeres

b)

sister chromatids

c)

spindle fibers

d)

centrioles

30.

In mitosis, the two resulting cells are

a)

different from the starting cell and identical to each other

b)

identical to the starting cell and different from each other.

c)

different from the starting cell and different from each other.

d)

identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.

31.

What is the name of the labeled structure?

a)

chromatid

b)

spindle fiber

c)

centriole

d)

centromere

32.

During this phase, DNA is called

a)

chromosomes

b)

sister chromatids

c)

chromatin

d)

protein

33.

What is the name of the phase pictured?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

interphase

d)

mitosis

34.

Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have

a)

46 chromosomes

b)

16 chromosomes

c)

8 chromosomes

d)

4 chromosomes

35.

Name the pictured phase.

a)

prophase

b)

anaphase

c)

telophase

d)

cytokinesis

36.

What is the name of structure forming between the two new cells in the picture?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

cleavage furrow

d)

cell plate

37.

Why don't cells just stretch when you grow, instead of making copies of themselves?

a)

The muscles in the cells can't stretch that far.

b)

The cell membrane doesn't like the feeling of stretching.

c)

The cell won't be able to bring in food fast enough or get waste out fast enough.

d)

The lysosomes don't want to work so hard.

38.

In which type of cells would mitosis occur?

a)

egg cells

b)

sperm cells

c)

body cells

d)

jail cells

39.

When you start with 1 cell, how many cells will you have at the end of mitosis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

40.

Division of the nucleus is called

a)

the cell cycle

b)

interphase

c)

mitosis

d)

cytokinesis

41.

Division of the cytoplasm is called

a)

the cell cycle

b)

interphase

c)

mitosis

d)

cytokinesis

42.

Name the pictured phase.

a)

interphase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

43.

Where does a cell contain its genetic material?

a)

nucleus

b)

nucleolus

c)

mitochondria

d)

ribosomes

44.

Name the phase where the cell membrane pinches in, dividing the cytoplasm into 2 cells

a)

metaphase

b)

anaphase

c)

telophase

d)

cytokinesis

45.

The cell cycle is

a)

the process of cells circling throughout the body

b)

a process where a cell makes energy

c)

the process of splitting the organelles

d)

the sequence of stages of growth and division that a cell undergoes

46.

Mitosis is made up of how many phases?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

47.

The chromatin condenses and spindle fibers form at each side of the cell. The nuclear membrane breaks apart. Name the phase.

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

48.

The chromosomes line up along the center of the cell and the spindle fibers attach to each chromosome at the centromere. Name the phase.

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

49.

The spindle fiber splits the centromere and the chromatids move to opposite sides of the cell. Name the phase.

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

50.

What develops in the middle of a plant cell separating into two daughter cells during cytokinesis?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

cleavage furrow

d)

cell plate