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WorksheetsThe Cell Cycle & Mitosis
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which of these is NOT part of the cell cycle?
Mitosis
Prophase
Interphase
Cytokinesis
During what phase of mitosis do chromosomes line up in the middle?
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
Which of these is NOT part of mitosis?
prophase
metaphase
cytokinesis
telophase
anaphase
What are the x-shaped "things" in the picture?
ribosomes
centrioles
chromosomes
spindle fibers
During what phase of mitosis is pictured?
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
During what phase of the cell cycle is the cell pictured in? (DNA has not formed X's yet)
interphase
prophase
metaphase
telophase
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?
interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis
telophase, anaphase, metaphase, prophase
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
interphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase
Which of the following is the correct order of the Cell Cycle?
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis
interphase, prophase, telophase, cytokinesis
mitosis, cytokinesis, interphase
In which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes pull apart?
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
What is the purpose of mitosis?
to help the body get rid of extra cells
to increase the number of cells in your body
to get DNA out of the nucleus to make proteins
growth of an organism and repair of damaged tissue
How many chromosomes do human somatic cells have?
23
46
92
equivalent to your age
How many chromosomes does a human sex cell have?
23
46
92
equivalent to your age
A human somatic cell is
haploid
diploid
A human sex cell is
haploid
diploid
In which phase does a cell spend most of its life?
interphase
telophase
mitosis
cytokinesis
What phase of mitosis is pictured?
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
Which of the following does NOT occur during interphase?
cell growth
proteins being made
DNA being copied
two new cells are made
Why would it be important to replicate DNA before a cell divides in mitosis?
In order for the cell to be able to increase in size.
In order for the cell to re-order the DNA sequencing in the new cells.
In order for genetic information to be transferred into daughter cells.
In order for the DNA to be contained in the nucleus.
Name the phase:
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
Which phase comes AFTER the phase pictured?
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
Before cells can divide, what must be copied?
mitochondria
DNA
cytoplasm
cell wall
Name the phase that comes BEFORE the phase pictured.
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
What do the daughter cells look like at the end of the cell cycle?
different from parent cell
identical to parent cell
similar to parent cell
impossible to know
Identify the stage of the cell cycle pictured:
interphase
anaphase
telophase
cytokinesis
Identify the stage of the cell cycle pictured:
interphase
prophase
mitosis
cytokinesis
What are the stages of the cell cycle?
PMAT
I + M Phase + C
I + C
I + M Phase
Chromosomes condense from long strands into rod-like structures during which phase?
interphase
prophase
metaphase
cytokinesis
A chromatid is attached to a spindle fiber by the
nucleolus
nucleus
centromere
centriole
The two halves of a doubled chromosome are called
centromeres
sister chromatids
spindle fibers
centrioles
In mitosis, the two resulting cells are
different from the starting cell and identical to each other
identical to the starting cell and different from each other.
different from the starting cell and different from each other.
identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.
What is the name of the labeled structure?
chromatid
spindle fiber
centriole
centromere
During this phase, DNA is called
chromosomes
sister chromatids
chromatin
protein
What is the name of the phase pictured?
prophase
metaphase
interphase
mitosis
Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have
46 chromosomes
16 chromosomes
8 chromosomes
4 chromosomes
Name the pictured phase.
prophase
anaphase
telophase
cytokinesis
What is the name of structure forming between the two new cells in the picture?
cell membrane
cell wall
cleavage furrow
cell plate
Why don't cells just stretch when you grow, instead of making copies of themselves?
The muscles in the cells can't stretch that far.
The cell membrane doesn't like the feeling of stretching.
The cell won't be able to bring in food fast enough or get waste out fast enough.
The lysosomes don't want to work so hard.
In which type of cells would mitosis occur?
egg cells
sperm cells
body cells
jail cells
When you start with 1 cell, how many cells will you have at the end of mitosis?
1
2
3
4
Division of the nucleus is called
the cell cycle
interphase
mitosis
cytokinesis
Division of the cytoplasm is called
the cell cycle
interphase
mitosis
cytokinesis
Name the pictured phase.
interphase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
Where does a cell contain its genetic material?
nucleus
nucleolus
mitochondria
ribosomes
Name the phase where the cell membrane pinches in, dividing the cytoplasm into 2 cells
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
cytokinesis
The cell cycle is
the process of cells circling throughout the body
a process where a cell makes energy
the process of splitting the organelles
the sequence of stages of growth and division that a cell undergoes
Mitosis is made up of how many phases?
4
5
6
The chromatin condenses and spindle fibers form at each side of the cell. The nuclear membrane breaks apart. Name the phase.
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
The chromosomes line up along the center of the cell and the spindle fibers attach to each chromosome at the centromere. Name the phase.
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
The spindle fiber splits the centromere and the chromatids move to opposite sides of the cell. Name the phase.
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
What develops in the middle of a plant cell separating into two daughter cells during cytokinesis?
cell membrane
cell wall
cleavage furrow
cell plate
