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Meiosis VS Mitosis

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following describes mitosis?

a)

Cell division--creates new somatic cells

b)

Cell division--creates gametes

2.

Which process produces cells that are unique / different from each other?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

3.

Which process produces cells that are identical?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

4.
What are somatic cells?
a)
body cells
b)
sex cells
5.
What are gametes?
a)
sex cells
b)
body cells
c)
human cells
d)
plant cells
6.
How many homologous chromosomes does a human have? 
a)
23 pairs
b)
46 pairs
c)
92 pairs
d)
12 pairs
7.
Mitosis forms 
a)
4 identical daughter cells
b)
2 identical daughter cells
c)
4 different daughter cells
d)
2 different daughter cells
8.

This diagram represents:

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Mitosis & Meiosis

9.

In humans, # of chromosomes at beginning of division in mitosis?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

46 pairs

d)

92

10.

How many divisions occur in mitosis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

In what type of cells does the division occur in mitosis?

a)

reproductive cells

b)

gametes

c)

body cells

d)

eggs and sperms

e)

all cells except reproductive cells

12.

A liver cell in a horse has 64 chromosomes. What is true about a muscle cell and an egg cell from this horse?

a)

Mitosis produces a haploid muscle with 64 chromsomes and meiosis a diploid egg cell with 32 chromsomes

b)

Mitosis produces a diploid muscle cell with 64 chromsomes and meiosis a haploid egg cell with 32 chromosomes

c)

Mitosis produces a haploid muscle cell with 32 chromsomes and mitosis a diploid egg cell with 64 chromosomes

d)

Mitosis produces a diploid muscle cell with 32 chromsomes and meiosis a haploid egg cell with 64 chromosomes

13.

A liver cell in a horse has 64 chromosomes. What is true about a muscle cell and an egg cell from this horse?

a)

Mitosis produces a haploid muscle with 64 chromsomes and meiosis a diploid egg cell with 32 chromsomes

b)

Mitosis produces a diploid muscle cell with 64 chromsomes and meiosis a haploid egg cell with 32 chromosomes

c)

Mitosis produces a haploid muscle cell with 32 chromsomes and mitosis a diploid egg cell with 64 chromosomes

d)

Mitosis produces a diploid muscle cell with 32 chromsomes and meiosis a haploid egg cell with 64 chromosomes

14.

When does a cells DNA replicate?

a)

prophase

b)

anaphase

c)

interphase

d)

telophase

15.

Which best explains why DNA replication occurs within a cell?

a)

So the daughter cells will have half the required genetic information

b)

So the daughter cells will have three times the genetic information

c)

So the daughter cells will have an identical set of genetic information

d)

So the daughter cells will have different forms of the genetic information

16.
What is it called when a sperm and egg meet?
a)
meiosis
b)
fertilization
c)
cell division
d)
mitosis
17.
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
18.
Name the phase:
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
19.

Chromosome number is halved.

a)

Meiosis

b)

Mitosis