WorksheetsChapter 3: Cell Division quiz
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which of the following is 'the behaviour of the chromosome' during mitosis?
Early mitotic spindle formed from the centrosomes
Nuclear envelope disappears
Sister chromatids separate from each other to the poles of the cells.
Two cells formed by formation of cleavage furrow
During prophase of mitosis, chromosomes consist of two chromatids. At which stage of the cell cycle is the second chromatid made?
Cytokinesis
G1
G2
S
Growth of cells and their division are balanced during the cell cycle. Which column shows the consequences that would follow from the two errors shown in the table?
A
B
C
D
A cell with four chromosomes undergoes a cell cycle including mitosis. Which diagram correctly shows the changes in chromatid number during interphase?
A
B
C
D
What stage of meiosis is shown in the micrograph?
Prophase I
Metaphase II
Anaphase II
Telophase I
Which of the following statements about homologous chromosomes is correct?
Each gene is at the same locus on both chromosomes.
They are two identical copies of a parent chromosome which are attached to one another at the centromere.
They always produce identical phenotypes.
They are chromosomes that have identical genes and alleles.
If the haploid number of a species is 14, how many chromatids will there be in metaphase I in a dividing diploid cell?
7
14
28
56
What are homologous chromosomes?
Identical chromosomes
Non-identical chromosomes with different genes
Non-identical chromosomes with the same genes in the same sequence but not necessarily the same alleles
Non-identical chromosomes with the same genes in a different sequence and not necessarily the same alleles
After mitosis, the chromosome number of a daughter cell is ____________ the parent cell’s.
the same as
one-half
rearranged compared to
double compared to
The phase of cell division in which the nuclear envelope and nucleolus are disappearing is called
metaphase
telophase
anaphase
prophase
Synapsis occur in _______
Pachytene
Zygotene
Diakinesis
Leptotene
Crossing over occur in
zygotene
pachytene
anaphase I
leptotene
There are two main processes in the M (mitotic) phase. Which process occurs last?
meiosis
interphase
mitosis
cytokinesis
Which of these structures, involved in cell division, is present in animal cells but not higher plant cells?
centriole
centromere
chromatid
chromosome
At which stage in mitosis and meiosis do chromosomes always line up at the equator of the spindle?
prophase
telophase
anaphase
metaphase
The diagram shows stages of meiosis in a human testis.
after meiosis I: 46
after meiosis II: 46
after meiosis I: 46
after meiosis II: 23
after meiosis I: 23
after meiosis II: 46
after meiosis I: 23
after meiosis II: 23
During which of these stages of cell division do sister chromatids separate and move to the poles of the spindle?
anaphase of mitosis and anaphase 1 of meiosis
anaphase of mitosis and anaphase 2 of meiosis
anaphase 1 and 2 of meiosis
anaphase of mitosis only
Which of the following descriptions of mitosis is/are correct?
1,2,3
Only 1 and 2
Only 2 and 3
Only 1
At which stage of mitosis do chromosomes uncoil and new nuclear envelopes form?
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
prophase
In which stage of meiosis are chiasmata formed?
prophase I
anaphase I
prophase II
telophase II
Vincristine is a chemotherapy drug used to treat cancer. It prevents spindle formation during mitosis.
Which one of these events cannot therefore occur?
DNA replication
chromosome coiling
sister chromatids becoming visible
sister chromatid seperation
Which is the longest phase in the cell cycle of human liver cells?
prophase
interphase
metaphase
cytokinesis
The nuclear membrane/envelope breaks down during...
telophase
anaphase
prophase
metaphase
A carp, a type of fish, has 52 homologous pairs of chromosomes in its brain cells. How many chromosomes are contained in one of its gametes?
52
26
13
104
What is cytokinesis?
This is when two cells merge together to make one giant cell.
The stage of the cell cycle where the rest of the cell divides after mitosis is complete.
The stage where chromosomes migrate to the opposite ends of the cell.
The stage in which DNA condenses into chromosomes.
During most of interphase, DNA is found in a relaxed form called
chromosome
centriole
centromere
chromatin
This process is the programmed death of a cell..
apoptosis
cyclin
Cdk
p53
How many cell cycle checkpoints are there?
1
2
3
6
