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Meiosis and Mitosis

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
During which phase of the meiotic cell cycle does DNA replication occur?
a)
Interphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Anaphase
2.
A plant's diploid cells normally contain 24 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will be present in the plant's haploid cells?
a)
48
b)
12
c)
24
d)
6
3.
What process is being shown in the figure?
a)
meiosis
b)
asexual reproduction
c)
binary fission
d)
mitosis
4.
Which cell is undergoing meiosis?
a)
cell 3
b)
cell 4
c)
cell 1
d)
cell 2
5.

In multicellular organisms, some cells undergo meiotic division and produce haploid cells. This helps maintain a constant number of chromosomes over successive generations. Which cells are haploid cells?

a)

Egg cell

b)

Liver cell

c)

Nerve cell

d)

Sperm Cell

e)

Epithelial cell

6.

Upon completion of the stage in the figure, what step will occur next?

a)

nuclear envelopes will form around the chromosomes

b)

chromosomes will become aligned in the center of the cell

c)

the homologous chromosomes will separate

d)

spindle fibers will attach to homologous chromosomes

7.
A tomato plant cell has 24 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will each daughter cell have after the cell undergoes a mitotic division?
a)
48 chromosomes each
b)
24 chromosomes each
c)
12 chromosomes each
d)
6 chromosomes each
8.
The cell in this figure is in which stage of mitosis?
a)
prophase
b)
anaphase
c)
metaphase
d)
telophase
9.

The process of mitosis ensures that each daughter cell has a copy of every chromosome present in the parent cell. Which is the purpose of this process? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

It creates reproductive cells

b)

It helps each new cell perform the same function

c)

It helps replace old, worn out cells

d)

It helps in multiplication of DNA

10.

Students were learning about the cell reproduction cycles of mitosis and meiosis. Which process creates two identical new cells?

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

11.

Identify the stage of mitosis in the picture.

a)

interphase

b)

prophase

c)

anaphase

d)

metaphase

e)

telophase

12.

The 2 exact copies of DNA in a chromosome are called ________.

a)

Sister chromatids

b)

genes

c)

Homologous chromosomes

d)

Chromatin

13.

Chromosomes that are paired by size and content are called _______ chromosomes.

a)

homeostasis

b)

homologous

c)

matching

d)

sister

14.

Cells that contain 2 sets of chromosomes are called _________ (2n).

a)

diploid

b)

haploid

c)

triploid

d)

polyploid