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Mitosis

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 47mins

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Class
Date
1.

In which phase does the cell spend most of it's life?

a)

Interphase

b)

Anaphase

c)

Telophase

d)

Mitosis

2.

Which of the following is NOT occuring during interphase?

a)

Cell growth

b)

DNA being copied

c)

Organelles being replicated

d)

Two new cells are made

3.
Which phase comes NEXT?
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
4.

Before cells can divide, what must be copied?

a)

centromere

b)

cytoplasm

c)

DNA

d)

nucleus

5.
Name the previous phase.
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
6.

What are the "X" shaped things in the drawing?

a)

Centromeres

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Chromatin

d)

Spindle fibers

7.

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

a)

Metaphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Telophase

d)

Anaphase

8.

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

a)

Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokinesis

b)

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Prophase

c)

Anaphase, Telophase, Prophase, Telophase

d)

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

9.

In which phase of Mitosis do the Chromosomes pull away from each other?

a)

Metaphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

10.

What is the purpose of Mitosis?

a)

Growth of an organism and repair of damaged tissue

b)

To help the body get rid of extra cells

c)

To destroy damaged cells

d)

To get rid of the nucleus

11.

How many chromosomes do most human cells have?

a)

2

b)

46

c)

92

d)

Identical to your age

12.
a)
Prophase
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
13.
a)
Anaphase
b)
Cytokinesis
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
14.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Metaphase
15.
a)
Anaphase
b)
Cytonkinesis
c)
Interphase
d)
Prophase
16.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Prophase
17.

Chromosomes condense from long strands into rod like structures.

a)

Prophase

b)

Interphase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Cytokinesis

18.

A chromatid is attached to a spindle fiber by the

a)

centriole

b)

chromatin

c)

centromere

d)

chromosome

19.

The structures that hold together sister chromatids

a)

centrioles

b)

chromosomes

c)

spindle fibers

d)

centromeres

20.

the two halves of the doubled chromosome structure

a)

centromeres

b)

sister chromatids

c)

spindle fibers

d)

centrioles

21.
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.
22.

What is the name of the structure labeled X?

a)

Centriole

b)

Centromere

c)

Chromatid

d)

Chromosome

23.

What is the correct order of a FULL CELL CYCLE?

a)

Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Cytokinesis

b)

Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

c)

Interphase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase, Prophase

d)

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

24.

What is the division/separation of cytoplasm called?

a)

chromosomes

b)

mitosis

c)

cytokinesis

d)

cancer

25.

If cells spent more time in the phases of mitosis than in interphase, what would happen?

a)

Cells would constantly keep dividing which leads to cancer.

b)

Cells would constantly keep dividing and we would stop growing.

c)

Cells would stop dividing which leads to cancer.

d)

Nothing.