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Chapter 3: Cell Division quiz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 18mins

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1.

Which of the following is 'the behaviour of the chromosome' during mitosis?

a)

Early mitotic spindle formed from the centrosomes

b)

Nuclear envelope disappears

c)

Sister chromatids separate from each other to the poles of the cells.

d)

Two cells formed by formation of cleavage furrow

2.

During prophase of mitosis, chromosomes consist of two chromatids. At which stage of the cell cycle is the second chromatid made?

a)

Cytokinesis

b)

G1

c)

G2

d)

S

3.

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)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

A cell with four chromosomes undergoes a cell cycle including mitosis. Which diagram correctly shows the changes in chromatid number during interphase?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

What stage of meiosis is shown in the micrograph?

a)

Prophase I

b)

Metaphase II

c)

Anaphase II

d)

Telophase I

6.

Which of the following statements about homologous chromosomes is correct?

a)

Each gene is at the same locus on both chromosomes.

b)

They are two identical copies of a parent chromosome which are attached to one another at the centromere.

c)

They always produce identical phenotypes.

d)

They are chromosomes that have identical genes and alleles.

7.

If the haploid number of a species is 14, how many chromatids will there be in metaphase I in a dividing diploid cell?

a)

7

b)

14

c)

28

d)

56

8.

What are homologous chromosomes?

a)

Identical chromosomes

b)

Non-identical chromosomes with different genes

c)

Non-identical chromosomes with the same genes in the same sequence but not necessarily the same alleles

d)

Non-identical chromosomes with the same genes in a different sequence and not necessarily the same alleles

9.

After mitosis, the chromosome number of a daughter cell is ____________ the parent cell’s.

a)

the same as

b)

one-half

c)

rearranged compared to

d)

double compared to

10.

The phase of cell division in which the nuclear envelope and nucleolus are disappearing is called

a)

metaphase

b)

telophase

c)

anaphase

d)

prophase

11.

Synapsis occur in _______

a)

Pachytene

b)

Zygotene

c)

Diakinesis

d)

Leptotene

12.

Crossing over occur in

a)

zygotene

b)

pachytene

c)

anaphase I

d)

leptotene

13.

There are two main processes in the M (mitotic) phase. Which process occurs last?

a)

meiosis

b)

interphase

c)

mitosis

d)

cytokinesis

14.

Which of these structures, involved in cell division, is present in animal cells but not higher plant cells?

a)

centriole

b)

centromere

c)

chromatid

d)

chromosome

15.

At which stage in mitosis and meiosis do chromosomes always line up at the equator of the spindle?

a)

prophase

b)

telophase

c)

anaphase

d)

metaphase

16.

The diagram shows stages of meiosis in a human testis.

a)

after meiosis I: 46

after meiosis II: 46

b)

after meiosis I: 46

after meiosis II: 23

c)

after meiosis I: 23

after meiosis II: 46

d)

after meiosis I: 23

after meiosis II: 23

17.

During which of these stages of cell division do sister chromatids separate and move to the poles of the spindle?

a)

anaphase of mitosis and anaphase 1 of meiosis

b)

anaphase of mitosis and anaphase 2 of meiosis

c)

anaphase 1 and 2 of meiosis

d)

anaphase of mitosis only

18.

Which of the following descriptions of mitosis is/are correct?

a)

1,2,3

b)

Only 1 and 2

c)

Only 2 and 3

d)

Only 1

19.

At which stage of mitosis do chromosomes uncoil and new nuclear envelopes form?

a)

metaphase

b)

anaphase

c)

telophase

d)

prophase

20.

In which stage of meiosis are chiasmata formed?

a)

prophase I

b)

anaphase I

c)

prophase II

d)

telophase II

21.

Vincristine is a chemotherapy drug used to treat cancer. It prevents spindle formation during mitosis.

Which one of these events cannot therefore occur?

a)

DNA replication

b)

chromosome coiling

c)

sister chromatids becoming visible

d)

sister chromatid seperation

22.

Which is the longest phase in the cell cycle of human liver cells?

a)

prophase

b)

interphase

c)

metaphase

d)

cytokinesis

23.

 

The nuclear membrane/envelope breaks down during...

a)

telophase

b)

anaphase

c)

prophase

d)

metaphase

24.

 

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?

a)

52

b)

26

c)

13

d)

104

25.

What is cytokinesis?

a)

This is when two cells merge together to make one giant cell.

b)

The stage of the cell cycle where the rest of the cell divides after mitosis is complete.

c)

The stage where chromosomes migrate to the opposite ends of the cell. 

d)

The stage in which DNA condenses into chromosomes.

26.

During most of interphase, DNA is found in a relaxed form called

a)

chromosome

b)

centriole

c)

centromere

d)

chromatin

27.

This process is the programmed death of a cell..

a)

apoptosis

b)

cyclin

c)

Cdk

d)

p53

28.

How many cell cycle checkpoints are there?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

6