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Mitosis

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In which phase does the cell spend most of it's life?
a)
Interphase
b)
Nuclear Division
c)
Telophase
d)
Mitosis
2.
What phase of mitosis is pictured?
a)
Metaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Prophase
d)
Anaphase
3.
What phase of mitosis is occuring in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Telophase
4.
Which is Metaphase?
a)
A
b)
E
c)
C
d)
F
5.
Name the phase:
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
6.
Which phase comes NEXT?
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
7.

What is the correct order of the cell cycle?

a)

Interphase, Cytokinesis, Mitosis

b)

Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokinesis

c)

Cytokinesis, Mitosis, Interphase

d)

Anaphase, Telophase, Cytokinesis

8.
a)
Prophase
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
9.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Prophase
10.
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.
11.
What is the name of the structure labeled X?
a)
Centriole
b)
Centrosome
c)
Chromatid
d)
Chromosome 
12.
Structure B is pointing to the _____. 
a)
chromosome
b)
centromere
c)
DNA
d)
chromatid
13.

How many chromosomes are normally found in human body cells?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

26

d)

44

14.
The cytoplasm is divided between the cells splitting the cell into two. Name that Stage!
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Interphase
c)
Prophase
d)
Metaphase
15.
DNA is copied in the S part of this stage. Name that Stage!
a)
Interphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Anapahse
16.

During what phase of Mitosis do the chromosomes line up in the Middle

a)

Metaphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Telophase

d)

Anaphase

17.

What is feature unique to plant cells will appear during telophase and cytokinesis?

a)

Cleavage Furrow

b)

Cell Plate

c)

Peptidoglycan

d)

Nuclear Membrane

18.

Check the two correct boxes:

a)

Plant Cell - cell plate; Animal Cell - cleavage furrow

b)

Plant Cell - cleavage furrow; Animal Cell - cell plate

19.

In this phase of the cell cycle, the cell grows bigger.

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

mitosis/cytokinesis

20.

Which is the correct order of the stages in mitosis

a)

Interphase, Prophase, Anaphase, Metaphase

b)

Prophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Telophase

c)

Prophase, Metaphase, Telophase, Anaphase

d)

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

21.
Cells spend 90% of their time in this stage of the cell cycle. This is the reason you would see most cells in this stage if viewed under a microscope.
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Interphase
22.

When dividing cells are examined under a light microscope, chromosomes first become visible during –

a)

Interphase

b)

The S Phase

c)

Prophase

d)

G1

23.
After mitosis and cytokineses, one cell becomes...
a)
Two identical cells
b)
Two genetically different cells
c)
Four identical cells
d)
Four genetically different cells
24.

Cells grow, carry out normal functions, and copy their organelles.

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

M phase

25.

Some scientists name the stage where cells carry out their normal functions but are unlikely to divide. The name they give this stage is _________.

a)

G0

b)

G1

c)

G2

d)

G3