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Quiz Review- Mitosis and Meiosis

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

DNA is found where in the cell?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Chloroplast

2.

Cells divide, and multiply using one of these two methods

a)

Shrinking, and expanding

b)

Osmosis, and diffusion

c)

Mitosis, and Meiosis

d)

stressing, and relaxing

3.

Mitosis is primarily used for what purpose?

a)

Growing an organism to a larger size, and repairing damage

b)

diversity in a species

c)

making gametes

d)

confusing 7th graders

4.

Mitosis and Meiosis are both used to make more _____.

a)

energy

b)

mutations

c)

gametes

d)

cells

5.

If the diploid cell of a human being has 46 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would it's haploid cell have?

a)

92

b)

23

c)

46

d)

1

6.

A haploid cell has _______ as many chromosomes as the diploid cell

a)

twice

b)

exactly

c)

three times

d)

half

7.

Which one of these cells is not a diploid cell.

a)

Skin Cell

b)

Heart Cell

c)

Egg Cell

d)

Nerve cell

8.

An organisms diploid cells have twice as many chromosomes as their _______ cells.

a)

haploid

b)

skin

c)

brain

d)

eye

9.

Meiosis results in 4 diploid cells

a)

true

b)

false

10.

Mitosis results in two identical cells

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Gametes are also known as ______ cells.

a)

diploid

b)

skin

c)

heart

d)

sex

12.

Gametes in males are called sperm cells, and in women are _____ cells.

a)

egg

b)

small

c)

diploid

d)

brain

13.

Why do gametes have only half the necessary chromosomes to make a new organism?

a)

Gametes are lazy

b)

Gametes from a male, and female, (of a given species) combine to supply the missing half of DNA.

c)

That's just how they are

d)

Gametes do not need more DNA

14.

Meiosis results in 4 unique haploid cells.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

Mutations are what?

a)

Unexpected changes to the genetic code

b)

superpowers

c)

Always a bad thing

d)

Always a good thing

16.

Mitosis results in two identical diploid cells.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

The diploid cell of an Indian elephant has _____ chromosomes. It's haploid cell has 28.

a)

4

b)

28

c)

13

d)

56

18.

Cancer is caused by

a)

uncontrolled/abnormal cell growth

b)

the atmosphere

c)

bad luck

d)

meiosis

19.

Asexual reproduction uses mitosis

a)

true

b)

false

20.

Mitosis is used primarily for genetic variety within a species, and meiosis is used to heal and grow an organism

a)

true

b)

false

c)

both

21.

Sexual reproduction is possible when this happens

a)

two gametes, from two different organisms (of the same species) meet

b)

when mitosis happens

c)

when you cut yourself on accident

22.

Products of meiosis are genetically:

a)

Different

b)

Identical

23.
A male shark has 40 chromosomes in each of its sex cells. How many would be present in its body cells?
a)
20
b)
40
c)
80
d)
160
24.
Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.
a)
23, 46
b)
46, 23
c)
2, 4
d)
50, 100
25.

Human cells have _____ pairs of chromosomes- ____ chromosomes in total

a)

23, 46

b)

23, 23

c)

46, 46

d)

1, 2

26.

Which type of cell division has four daughter cells?

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

27.
Humans have how may chromosomes ?
a)
112
b)
46
c)
8
d)
67
28.
When you start with 1 cell, at the end of mitosis, how many identical cells will you have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
29.

The female sex cell is called an ___ cell.

a)

zygote

b)

sperm

c)

fertilization

d)

egg

30.
The male sex cell is called
a)
egg
b)
zygote
c)
sperm
d)
mitosis
31.
What kind of cells are made in MEIOSIS?
a)
Haploid cells
b)
Diploid Cells
c)
Skin Cells
d)
Liver Cells
32.

Clones are

a)

genetically identical

b)

genetically different

c)

very inexpensive

d)

all sheep

33.

Clones have the exact same:

a)

Personalities

b)

Physical appearances

c)

Intelligence levels

d)

Genetic material

34.

What can you conclude from the fact that humans have cloned plants for thousands of years?

a)

Most of the crops that exist today are clones

b)

Cloning plants is much easier than cloning animals

c)

Cloned plants are immune to all diseases and pests

d)

Much of today's modern technology was developed in ancient times

35.

How might cloning eventually help humans live longer?

a)

Clones tend to live longer than the parent organism

b)

Cloned human organs could replace unhealthy ones

c)

By being cloned multiple times, a person could essentially live forever

d)

The food obtained from cloned organisms would be healthier than ordinary food

36.
____ is when members of a species that are best suited for their environment survive and reproduce at a higher rate than other members of the species
a)
natural selection
b)
artificial selection
c)
speciation
d)
adaptation