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Cell Division

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the result of mitosis?
a)
1 cell
b)
2 genetically identical cells
c)
2 genetically different cells
d)
4 genetically identical cells
2.

Cell division is also known as

a)

interphase

b)

meiosis

c)

mitosis

d)

replication

3.

When a cell goes through mitosis, the daughter cells

a)

are genetically unique from the mother cell

b)

are genetically identical to the mother cell

c)

are used in sexual reproduction

d)

have half the number of chromosomes as the mother cell

4.
Name the process in the diagram. 
a)
Meiosis 
b)
Mitosis 
c)
Endocytosis 
d)
Phagocytosis 
5.
Which of the following best describes meiosis?
a)
It is carried out in all tissues that require cell replacement. 
b)
It occurs only in cells in the reproductive structures of organisms. 
c)
It happens in all tissues except the brain and spinal cord
d)
It is the first stage of mitosis 
6.
The diagram shows two strawberry plants. Plant 2 is produced asexually from plant 1. If the leaf cells of plant 1 have 47 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be found in the leaf cells of plant 2? 
a)
14
b)
28
c)
47
d)
112
7.
Mitosis and meiosis are processes involved in cellular reproduction. Which of the following describes an even that results from mitosis but not meiosis? 
a)
Two stages of cell division 
b)
Replication of cellular genetic material 
c)
Daughter cells that are identical to the parent cell
d)
Four daughter cells that are produced from each parent cell. 
8.
How are sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction different from each other? 
a)
Sexual reproduction requires two parents and asexual reproduction requires only one parent.
b)
Asexual reproduction requires two parents and sexual reproduction requires only one parent.
c)
Mutation rates are lower in sexual reproduction than in asexual reproduction 
d)
Asexual reproduction occurs only in multicellular organisms 
9.
Which type of reproduction leads to increased genetic variation on a population? 
a)
Parthenogenesis 
b)
Asexual reproduction 
c)
Sexual reproduction 
d)
Vegetative reproduction 
10.
Brain cells are known to of through mitosis at a rapid pace due to constantly learning and development of skills. Which of the following is not a cell that can go through mitosis?
a)
Heart cell
b)
Toenail
c)
Sperm 
d)
Liver cell
11.
The process on the left is:
The process on the right is:
a)
Left: meiosis
Right: meiosis
b)
Left: meiosis
Right: cloning
c)
Left: mitosis
Right: meiosis
d)
Left: mitosis
Right: mitosis
12.
The cells produced in meiosis are...
a)
Identical
b)
Unique
13.
The daughter cells in mitosis are...
a)
Identical
b)
Unique
14.

Why would it be important to replicate DNA before a cell divides in mitosis or meiosis?

a)

In order for genetic information to be transferred into daughter cells.

b)

In order for the cell to be able to increase in size.

c)

In order for the DNA to be contained in the nucleus.

d)

In order for the cell to re-order the DNA sequencing in the new cells.

15.

Before cells can divide, what must be copied?

a)

mitochondria

b)

cytoplasm

c)

DNA

d)

Cell Wall

16.

Humans have ________ pairs of chromosomes.

a)

21

b)

23

c)

46

d)

None of the above

17.

The purpose of meiosis is to form ________ cells.

a)

body

b)

sex

c)

somatic

d)

brain

18.

How many daughter cells are produced at the end of meiosis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

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

20.

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

21.

Which statement correctly lists the stages of mitosis in order?

a)

P, R, Q

b)

Q, R, P

c)

R, P, Q

d)

P, Q, R

22.

if the parent cell has 12 chromosomes, how many chromosomes does each daughter cell have after mitosis?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

24

d)

46

23.

An uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body is ...

a)

cancer

b)

cell division

c)

cell cycle

d)

mitosis

24.

How many chromosomes are in the human body cell and human sex cell?

a)

Body Cell has 28 and the Sex Cell 14

b)

Body Cell has 46 and the Sex Cell 23

c)

Body Cell has 54 and the Sex Cell 27

d)

Body Cell has 74 and the Sex Cell 37

25.

What is the process called when sex cells, such as sperm and egg cells, join together?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Formation

d)

Fertilization

26.
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.
27.
Mitosis is a type of ________________ reproduction.
a)
Sexual
b)
Asexual
28.
Body cells of fruit flies contain 8 chromosomes.  Scientists used studies of flies to discover how egg and sperm are formed. What did they observe?
a)
Body cell of offspring flies have 16 chromosomes
b)
Sperm cells have 8 chromosomes
c)
Egg cells have 4 chromosomes
d)
Body cells of offspring have 4 chromosomes
29.

Males produce sex cells called ________ cells

a)

sperm

b)

male

c)

egg

d)

sex

30.

Females produce sex cells called ________

a)

eggs

b)

sperms

c)

ovaries

d)

uterus

31.

When an egg is fertilized by a sperm cell, a new cell, called a _______

a)

zygote

b)

eukaryote

c)

prokaryote

d)

gene

32.

Sexual reproduction increases genetic _______

a)

variation

b)

division

c)

explanation

d)

condensation

33.

Which process and type of resulting cell are represented in the diagram?

a)

Mitosis, which produces sex cells

b)

Meiosis, which produces sex cells

c)

Mitosis, which produces body cells

d)

Meiosis, which produces body cells

34.

A scientist conducted a study of an organism and found that its body cells contained 40 chromosomes. These cells were cultured in the laboratory, and cell division was observed. What difference, if any, would a scientist expect to observe between body cell division and sex cell division in the organism?

a)

Body cells divide by mitosis, and sex cells divide by meiosis.

b)

Body cells divide by meiosis, and sex cells divide by mitosis.

c)

There is no difference; body cells and sex cells both divide by mitosis.

d)

There is no difference; body cells and sex cells both divide by meiosis.

35.

A fruit fly has 8 chromosomes like in the picture above. Which answer correctly shows the results of a fruit fly cell going through mitosis?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

A fruit fly has 8 chromosomes like in the picture above. Which answer correctly shows the results of a fruit fly cell going through meiosis?

a)
b)
c)
d)
37.

What type of cell division is illustrated in the picture?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

38.
What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
Allows genetic variation
b)
Only needs one parent
c)
Happens very quickly
d)
Offspring are exact copies of parent
39.

This picture shows which process?

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

40.

What process is occurring AND which type of cells are being produced?

a)

mitosis, sex cells

b)

mitosis, body cells

c)

meiosis, sex cells

d)

meiosis, body cells

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