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Mitosis Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The three stages of the cell cycle are __________, mitosis, and

cytokinesis.

a)

interphase

b)

anaphase

c)

metaphase

d)

prophase

2.
The following describes ________  during mitosis. The chromosomes line up along the center of the cell and the spindle fibers attach to each chromosome at the centromere.
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
3.
Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have ...
a)
16 chromosomes.
b)
46 chromosomes.
c)
8 chromosomes.
d)
4 chromosomes.
4.
Which phase comes NEXT?
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
5.
If the daughter cells each have 16 chromosomes after cell division, what was the number of chromosomes in the parent cell?
a)
4
b)
6
c)
16
d)
32
6.
Students were learning about the cell reproduction cycles of mitosis and meiosis. Which process creates two identical new cells?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
7.
The cell in this figure is in which stage of mitosis?
a)
prophase
b)
anaphase
c)
metaphase
d)
telophase
8.
Which of the following has the correct order of phases of mitosis?
a)
telophase, metaphase, anaphase, prophase
b)
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
c)
metaphase, prophase, anaphase, telophase
d)
telophase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase
9.
During which phase in mitosis do the chromosomes pull away from the middle of the cell?
a)
metaphase
b)
telophase
c)
prophase
d)
anaphase
10.

Identify the mitosis stage in the picture.

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

e)

cytokinesis

11.

Identify the stage in the picture.

a)

interphase

b)

prophase

c)

metaphase

d)

anaphase

e)

teloophase

12.

Identify the stage of mitosis in the picture.

a)

interphase

b)

prophase

c)

metaphase

d)

anaphase

e)

telophse

13.

Identify the stage of mitosis in the picture.

a)

cytokinesis

b)

telophase

c)

anaphase

d)

metaphase

e)

interphase

14.

Identify the stage of mitosis in the picture.

a)

interphase

b)

prophase

c)

anaphase

d)

metaphase

e)

telophase

15.

Which of the following statements are TRUE ? (Choose all that apply.)

a)

Cells produced in mitosis are identical.

b)

Mitosis starts with 2 parent cells and ends with 4 daughter cells.

c)

Mitosis is used for asexual reproduction.

d)

Mitosis starts with 1 parent cell and ends with 2 daughter cells.

16.

Mitosis may be used for (choose all that apply.)

a)

growth of the organism.

b)

repairing damaged cells.

c)

replacing old cells.

d)

reproduction in single cells organisms.

17.
During interphase, the DNA is in the form of
a)
chromatin
b)
chromosomes
c)
chromatids
d)
centromeres
18.
A chromatid is attached to a spindle fiber by the
a)
nucleolus
b)
deep furrow
c)
centromere
d)
centriole
19.
The structures that hold together sister chromatids
a)
tissues
b)
chromosomes
c)
spindle
d)
centromeres
20.
What is the name of the structure labeled X?
a)
Centriole
b)
Centrosome
c)
Chromatid
d)
Chromosome 
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.
Cell division occurs to allow for 
a)
Growth
b)
Reproduction
c)
Repair
d)
All of the above
23.
The sister chromatids of each chromosome are separated (come apart) and move to opposite ends of the cell. Name that Stage!
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
24.
The cytoplasm is divided between the cells splitting the cell into two. Name that Stage!
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Interphase
c)
Prophase
d)
Metaphase
25.
Nucleolus and nuclear membrane start to disappear, chromatin condenses into chromosomes, and spindle fibers start to form. Name that Stage!
a)
Interphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Anaphase
26.
What do the cells look like at the end of mitosis?
a)
different from original cell
b)
similar to the original cell
c)
identical to the original cell
d)
none of these
27.
Would a prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell be more likely to use mitosis as a means of reproduction?
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic
28.
Structure (b) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
29.
Mitosis is used for: 
a)
Growth, repair & replacement
b)
producing sex cells
c)
To make babies
d)
For photosynthesis
30.
What happens when the cell undergo Mitosis more than it is in Interphase?
a)
Cancer
b)
Nothing will happen
c)
The cell will grow
d)
Interphase will not occur
31.

Division of the cytoplasm

a)

Cell Cycle

b)

Interphase

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

Mitosis

32.

Thickened, condensed chromatin visible during late prophase and metaphase. Made of 2 chromatids.

a)

Chromosome

b)

Centriole

c)

Metaphase

d)

Centromere

33.
Cancer creates abnormal cells by disrupting
a)
the cell cycle
b)
red blood cell formation
c)
DNA replication
d)
ATP synthesis
34.
An abnormal mass of cancer cells is called a 
a)
tumor
b)
cyst
c)
lesion
d)
polyp
35.
Term for a group of more than 100 diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control.
a)
biopsy
b)
epiodemiology
c)
cancer
d)
mortality
36.
Cancer is
a)
a premature stop in the cell cycle.
b)
uncontrolled mitosis.
c)
programmed cell death.