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Mitosis and Meiosis

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is meiosis

a)

A process where a single cell divides twice to produce four cells containing half the original amount of genetic information

b)

A process where a single cell divides into 2 identical daughter cells

c)

A process where 2 cells combine into one cell making one identical daughter cell

d)

A process where a single cell divides into 2 fraternal daughter cells

2.

Which one is reproduced sexually

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

d)

Neither 

3.

Which one is reproduced asexually

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Neither

d)

Both

4.

What disease is known to happen if they have chromosome 21

a)

Turner's syndrome

b)

Klinefelter

c)

Down Syndrome

d)

None

5.

What is the only survivable monosomy

a)

There is no survivable syndrome

b)

Cri Du Chat Syndrome

c)

1p36 Deletion Syndrome

d)

Turner's Syndrome

6.

What had 4 haploid gametes that are genetically diverse, due to crossing over and independent assortment

a)

Cancer

b)

Meiosis

c)

Karyotypes

d)

Mitosis

7.

Which of these describes genetic information prior to the beginning of mitosis

a)

chromatin

b)

centromere

c)

centrioles

d)

chromosomes

8.

After mitosis if a daughter cell has 50 chromosomes, how many chromosomes did were in the parent cell

a)

25

b)

30

c)

100

d)

50

9.

What type of mutation happens when a piece of chromosome is lost during cell division

a)

inversion

b)

diversion

c)

deletion

d)

translocation

10.

Which of these answers best describes the end result of meiosis

a)

haploid cells, each with a unique set of chromosomes

b)

haploid cells, each indentical to the parent cells

c)

diploid cells, each with a unique set of chromosomes

d)

diploid cells, each identical to the parent cells

11.

What type of cell does meiosis occur in

a)

Both

b)

Somatic

c)

Sex Cells

d)

None

12.

What type of cells does mitosis occur in

a)

Somatic

b)

Both

c)

None

d)

Sex cells

13.

What are the stages of meiosis in order

a)

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, crossing over, and nondisjunction

b)

metaphase, prophase,telophase, crossing over, anaphase, and nondisjuction

c)

anaphase, metaphase, prophase, nondisjuction, telophase, and crossing over

d)

crossing over, metaphase, telophase, nondisjunction, prophase, and anaphase

14.

What are the stages of mitosis in order

a)

Prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase

b)

telophase, anaphase, prometaphase, metaphase, and telophase

c)

anaphase, telophase, prometaphase, metaphase, and prophase

d)

prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, and prophase

15.

Which of these have 2 diploid cells

a)

Meiosis

b)

Both

c)

Neither

d)

Mitosis

16.

What is cancer caused by

a)

mutations that help the cell cycle control

b)

mutations that affect the cell cycle control

c)

haploids

d)

gametes

17.

Mistakes during Mitosis

a)

none

b)

production of no cells

c)

the production of daughter cells with too many or too few chromosomes

d)

crossing over

18.

Mistakes in Meiosis

a)

none

b)

no mutations

c)

to the production of daughter cells with too many or too few chromosomes

d)

mutations in gametes

19.

What causes nondisjunction

a)

mutations that affect the cell cycle control system

b)

pairs of homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids fail to separate during meiosis

c)

both

d)

none

20.

What is Mitosis

a)

A process where a single cell divides into 2 fraternal daughter cells

b)

A process where a single cell divides twice to produce four cells containing half the original amount of genetic information

c)

A process where a single cell divides into 2 identical daughter cells

d)

A process where 2 cells combine into 1 daughter cell