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Mitosis vs meiosis

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many divisions take place in meiosis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

How many divisions take place in mitosis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

How many cells are created at the end of meiosis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

How many chromosomes are in a human cell at the end of mitosis?

a)

23

b)

26

c)

43

d)

46

5.

A tomato plant cell has 24 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will each daughter cell have after the cell undergoes a mitotic division?

a)

6 chromosomes each

b)

12 chromosomes each

c)

24 chromosomes each

d)

48 chromosomes each

6.

The teacher tells her class that some cells undergo meiosis and form haploid cells. Which group of cells are formed by meiotic division?

a)

sperm cells

b)

muscle fiber cells

c)

skin cells

d)

erythrocytes (red blood cells)

7.

What occurs in meiosis but NOT in mitosis?

a)

chromosome replication

b)

the joining of homologous chromosomes and crossing over.

c)

production of daughter cells

d)

alignment of chromosomes along the metaphase plate (middle)

8.

During meiosis, homologous chromosomes can exchange DNA in a process known as -

a)

crossing over

b)

replication

c)

cytokinesis

d)

internal fertilization

9.
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
10.

A liver cell in a horse has 64 chromosomes. What is true about a muscle cell and an egg cell from this horse?

a)

Mitosis produces a haploid muscle with 64 chromsomes and meiosis a diploid egg cell with 32 chromsomes

b)

Mitosis produces a diploid muscle cell with 64 chromsomes and meiosis a haploid egg cell with 32 chromosomes

c)

Mitosis produces a haploid muscle cell with 32 chromsomes and mitosis a diploid egg cell with 64 chromosomes

d)

Mitosis produces a diploid muscle cell with 32 chromsomes and meiosis a haploid egg cell with 64 chromosomes

11.
What causes genetic variation in meiosis?
a)
chromosomes lining up
b)
crossing over of chromosomes
c)
separation of chromosomes
d)
chromosomes pulling apart
12.

Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have ...

a)

16 chromosomes.

b)

46 chromosomes.

c)

8 chromosomes.

d)

4 chromosomes.

13.
Name the phase:
a)
Anaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Prophase
14.

Chromosomes condense

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

15.

Produces four cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

16.

Involves crossing over

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

17.

involves 1 division of nucleus

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

18.

produces identical daughter cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

19.

forms gametes

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

20.

for growth and repair

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

21.

produces haploid cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

22.

produces non-identical cells

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

23.

begins with diploid parent cell

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

24.
A cell with 10 chromosomes go through meiosis. What is the end result of the process
a)
4 cells with 10 chromosomes each
b)
2 cells with 10 chromosomes each
c)
4 cells with 5 chromosomes each
d)
2 cells with 5 chromosomes each
25.
Another name for a sex cell is a:
a)
gamete
b)
embryo
c)
bone cell
d)
muscle cell
26.
Which part of the Cell Cycle takes the longest?
a)
Interphase
b)
Mitosis
c)
Prophase
d)
Cytokinesis
27.
What happens in the first part of Interphase?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Cell Growth
c)
DNA Replication
d)
Anaphase
28.
What part of the cell cycle results in the splitting of the new cells?
a)
Interphase
b)
Mitosis
c)
Metaphase
d)
Cytokinesis
29.
What phase is this cell in?
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Mitosis
c)
Prophase
d)
Metaphase
30.
In what phase does chromatin condense to form chromosomes?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Interphase
c)
Prophase
d)
Anaphase
31.
During what stage does the G1, S and G2 phases happen?
a)
Interphase
b)
M phase
c)
Mitosis
d)
Cytokinesis
32.
Put the following stages of mitosis in order: anaphase, prophase, metaphase, and telophase. 
a)
prophase, metaphase, telophase, anaphase
b)
prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase
c)
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
d)
prophase, telophase, metaphase, anaphase
33.

Why do cells undergo mitosis? Choose all that apply

a)

grow

b)

repair

c)

reproduce

d)

die

34.

What is another word for uncontrolled cell growth?

a)

mitosis

b)

Pneumonia

c)

cancer

d)

AIDS

35.
a)

INCREASES GENETIC VARIATION

b)

TAKES PLACE IN PROPHASE I

c)

CROSSING OVER

d)

ALL ARE TRUE

36.

CROSSING OVER TAKES PLACE DURING

a)

PROPHASE II

b)

PROPHASE I

c)

INTERPHASE

d)

METAPHASE I

37.
Humans have how may chromosomes ?
a)
112
b)
46
c)
8
d)
67
38.
Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?
a)
mitosis, gametes
b)
mitosis, body cells
c)
meiosis, gametes
d)
meiosis, body cells
39.
The chromosomes that pair up during meiosis, are called __________ chromosomes.  
a)
homozygous 
b)
asexual
c)
homologous
d)
genes
40.
What is one of the advantages, why is it better to reproduce sexually versus asexually?
a)
survival of the fittest
b)
overproduction
c)
genetic variation
d)
cloning
41.
Females have ____ and males have _____ chromosomes.
a)
XX, XY
b)
XY, XX
c)
XX, XX
d)
XY, XY

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