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5.1 Cell Division

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is NOT a phase of the cell cycle?

a)

Interphase

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Mitosis

d)

Duplication

2.
What is a series of events a cell goes through as they grow and divide?
a)
Cell Division
b)
Cell Cycle
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Mitosis
3.
The cell carries out normal functions during..
a)
interphase
b)
cytokinesis
c)
mitosis
4.
What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things? 
a)
atom
b)
cell
c)
molecule
d)
human
5.

In which phase of the cell cycle does a cell completely split apart into 2 distinct cells?

a)

Prophase

b)

Interphase

c)

Mitosis

d)

Cytokinesis

6.

For which reason(s) do cells go through cell division?

a)

Growth

b)

Replace

c)

Repair

d)

All of the above

7.

Before cells can divide, what must be copied?

a)

homework

b)

cytoplasm

c)

DNA

d)

Cell Wall

8.

Humans have 46 Chromosomes

a)

False

b)

True

9.

Mitotic cell division (mitosis) results in how many daughter cells?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

10.

Which of the following is in the correct order?

a)

Interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis

b)

mitosis, interphase, cytokinesis

c)

cytokinesis, interphase, mitosis

d)

None of the Above

11.

The cell cycle is essential to life because it

a)

contains 4 stages for gametes

b)

makes identical copies of somatic (body) cells

c)

controls cell functions

d)

provides energy for the cells

12.

Which of these statements most likely describes what happens if DNA is not duplicated during interphase?

a)

The new cells would be more numerous.

b)

The new cells would have too many chromosomes.

c)

The new cells would have too many or too few nuclei.

d)

The new cells would have an incorrect number of chromosomes.

13.
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
14.
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
15.

During interphase the cell ___________.

a)

divides into two cells

b)

divides its nucleus

c)

replicates its DNA and carries out normal functions

d)

replicates the organelles within the cell

16.
After interphase is completed the cell moves into the next stage of the cell cycle called _________.
a)
anaphase
b)
cytokinesis
c)
metaphase
d)
mitosis