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1.10 Cell Division

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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.

2.

This is part of Mitosis. Describe what is happening here.

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3.

This is part of mitosis. Describe what is happening here.

4 lines
4.

This is part of mitosis. Describe what is happening here.

4 lines
5.

Humans have ________ pairs of chromosomes.

a)

21

b)

23

c)

46

d)

None of the above

6.

The structures labeled B are

a)

centrioles

b)

chromatids

c)

centromeres

d)

chromopheres

7.

How does your body grow as you get older?

a)

Your cells fill with water, and get bigger.

b)

Your cells divide, producing new cells.

c)

Your cells elongate.

d)

Your cells combine with one another.

8.

What happens at the very end of mitosis?

a)

The cell membrane splits.

b)

The nucleus splits again.

c)

The chromosomes divide.

d)

Centrioles disappear.

9.
Chromosomes are made up of two identical sister _____________.
a)
chloroplasts
b)
nuclei
c)
chromatids 
d)
gens
10.

Each daughter cell ends up with the ____ number of _______ as the ________ ______ in mitosis.

a)

chromosomes, parent cel, same

b)

parent cell, same, chromosomes

c)

same, daughter cell, chromosomes

d)

same, chromosomes, parent cell

11.

Why do cells divide?

a)

To copy and divide

b)

To repair

c)

To replace

d)

All the above

12.
If a parent cell has 26 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would each daughter cell contain in mitosis?
a)
42
b)
13
c)
26
d)
1738
13.
How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?
a)
4 new cells
b)
2 new cells
c)
One new cell
d)
none of these
14.
The daughter cells in mitosis are...
a)
Identical
b)
Unique
15.
Why is cell division important?
a)
all living things are made up of cells
b)
it replaces worn out cells
c)
it helps one celled organisms reproduce
d)
all are correct
16.
Cancer is the uncontrolled division of cells.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
The process by which the nuclear material is divided equally between two new cells
a)
mitosis
b)
cancer
c)
spindle
d)
centromere
18.

Describe the daughter cells produced by mitosis.

a)

Daughter cells are different from the parent cell.

b)

Daughter cells are the same as the parent cell.

19.
Cancer is mitosis out of control.
a)
true
b)
false
20.
Half of a chromosome is called a 
a)
chromatin
b)
chromatid
c)
chromosome
d)
none of these