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Unit 4 Mitosis, Meiosis

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are mitosis and meiosis similar?

a)

both have two cell divisions

b)

both require DNA replication

c)

both produce gametes

d)

both involve crossing over

2.

Which biological process determines the probability that particular alleles will be found in any given gamete?

a)

mutation

b)

meiosis

c)

cell cycle

d)

protein synthesis

3.

What would most likely be produced when a cell with eight chromosomes undergoes mitosis?

a)

two cells with four chromosomes each

b)

two cells with eight chromosomes each

c)

four cells with four chromosomes each

d)

four cells with eight chromosomes each

4.

When a cell divides by mitosis, what will be the genetic composition of the resulting two cells?

a)

They will be identical.

b)

There will be major differences.

c)

They will have minor differences.

d)

They will have one half the genes of the original.

5.

What role does the centromere play in cellular reproduction?

a)

A. It is the area where microtubules are formed

b)

It is the area where the nucleus is during cell division.

c)

It is the area of alignment for the chromosomes.

d)

It is the area of attachment for chromatids

6.

Which factor BEST explains how many diseases, such as cancer, are formed within the body?

a)

A traumatic injury to the body has occurred.

b)

A disruption in the cell cycle has taken place.

c)

A response by the immune system was triggered by an allergic reaction.

d)

A mutation occurred during the process of crossing over.

7.

Muscle cells, brain cells, and liver cells are all examples of

a)

Somatic cells

b)

Gametes

c)

Sex cells

d)

Reproductive cells

8.

How many daughter cells are created during mitosis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

Which of the following is the purpose of meiosis?

a)

growth (from zygote to adult)

b)

maintenance (replacing blood cells)

c)

repair (after injuries)

d)

making gametes (egg and sperm cells)

10.

Crossing over occurs during

a)

Prophase I

b)

Prophase II

c)

Metaphase I

d)

Anaphase II

e)

Telophase II

11.

How many daughter cells are created by meiosis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

12.

_____ division occurs during Mitosis.     

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

No

13.

Mitosis is involved in _____ and _____.

a)

Formation of Gametes.

b)

Formation of Eggs and Sperm cells.

c)

Eggs but not Sperm cells.

d)

Growth and Repair.

14.

With Mitosis, The daughter cells are genetically _____.             

a)

Different.

b)

Identical.

c)

Very similar.

d)

Crossed over.

15.

With Meiosis, the daughter cells are genetically _____.             

a)

Damaged.

b)

Identical.

c)

Not identical.

d)

Diploid.

16.

Meiosis occurs only in _____.

a)

Reproductive cells.

b)

Injuries and other wounds.

c)

Body cells.

d)

Infants and Children.

17.

What 4 letter code helps you remember the order of the stages of mitosis?

a)

PMAT

b)

MAPS

c)

TAMP

d)

IPAM

18.

What controls the movement and separation of chromosomes during mitosis?

a)

spindle fibers

b)

chromosomes

c)

centromeres

d)

DNA

19.

What phase of mitosis is shown?

a)

anaphase

b)

telophase

c)

metaphase

d)

prophase

20.

What phase of mitosis is shown?

a)

metaphase

b)

anaphase

c)

prophase

d)

telophase

21.

How many chromosomes do somatic cells have (in humans)?

a)

23

b)

18

c)

46

d)

55

22.

How many chromosomes are found in germ cells?

a)

46

b)

16

c)

23

d)

32

23.

What stage of mitosis is shown?

a)

metaphase

b)

anaphase

c)

telophase

d)

prophase

24.

The process where a pair of chromosomes pair up and exchange genetic material.

a)

gamete cells

b)

replication

c)

reproduction

d)

crossing over

25.

3. Which is NOT true about interphase?

a)

it takes up most of the cell's lifespan

b)

it is characterized by the presence of all the organelles

c)

it carries an enlarged nucleus with observable chromosomes

d)

it is the time when the metabolic processes of the cell are carried out

26.

5. What happens to the chromosomes at anaphase?

a)

they appear long and thin

b)

become short and thick

c)

gather in the middle

d)

split and separate

27.

12. Chromosomes synapse and cross over in ____________.

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

28.
The fertilized egg is termed a/an _____.
a)
gamete
b)
allele
c)
homolog
d)
zygote
29.
A human usually has xx amount of chromosomes.
a)
6
b)
22
c)
4
d)
46
30.
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
31.
If a somatic cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg would contain
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
24
32.
The process of crossing over occurs in what phase of meiosis?
a)
anaphase 1
b)
prophase 1
c)
prophase 2
d)
telophase 1
33.

A 2n cell of a bat has 44 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will you find in one of his gametes

a)

23

b)

22

c)

44

d)

88

34.

What phase of meiosis is this?

a)

prophase I

b)

Prophase II

c)

metaphase I

d)

metaphase II

35.

What phase of Meiosis is this?

a)

anaphase I

b)

Telophase and cytokinesis I

c)

anaphase II

d)

Telophase and cytokinesis II

36.

What phase of meiosis is this?

a)

prophase I

b)

Prophase II

c)

anaphase I

d)

anaphase II

37.
Identify the phase.
a)
Metaphase I
b)
Metaphase II
c)
Anaphase I
d)
Anaphase II
38.
Identify the process.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis I
c)
Meiosis II
d)
Interphase
39.
Identify the phase.
a)
Telophase I
b)
Telophase II
c)
Metaphase I
d)
Metaphase II
40.

The 2 female sex chromosomes are ___.

a)

XY

b)

XX

41.
How many parent(s)are needed for asexual?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
9
d)
100
42.
The passing of physical characteristics from parent to offspring 
a)
Heredity
b)
Chromosome
c)
Genes
d)
Chemistry
43.

Types of asexual reproduction include...

a)

Binary fission, sexual, parthogenesis

b)

Budding, fragmentation, binary fission, parthogenesis

c)

Genesis, binary fission, budding, fragmentation

d)

Budding, nuclear fission, fragmentation, parthogenesis

44.

The process by which new organisms are produced sexually or asexually is called...

a)

Digestion

b)

Respiration

c)

Circulation

d)

Reproduction

45.

Asexual reproduction requires

a)

Two parents

b)

Only one parent

46.

Types of asexual reproduction include...

a)

Binary fission, sexual, parthogenesis

b)

Budding, fragmentation, binary fission, parthogenesis

c)

Genesis, binary fission, budding, fragmentation

d)

Budding, nuclear fission, fragmentation, parthogenesis

47.

New clonal polyps develop on, then break off their parent and eventually form new colonies, is an example of which type of asexual reproduction...

a)

Vegetative

b)

Binary fission

c)

Fragmentation

d)

Parthenogenesis

e)

Budding

48.

A flatworm is cut in half and grows into two flatworms, is an example of which type of asexual reproduction...

a)

Vegetative

b)

Binary fissioin

c)

Fragmentation

d)

Parthenogenesis

e)

Sporogenesis

49.

An amoeba replicates its genetic material and divides into 2 identical daughter cells is an example of which type of asexual reproduction...

a)

Vegetative

b)

Binary fission

c)

Fragmentation

d)

Parthenogenesis

e)

Sporogenesis

50.

A komodo dragon hatches from an egg laid by a komodo dragon that had never met a male, is an example of which type of asexual reproduction...

a)

Vegetative

b)

Binary fission

c)

Fragmentation

d)

Parthenogenesis

e)

Sporogenesis

51.

From nodes on strawberry plant runners, new plants develop and set down roots, is an example of which type of asexual reproduction?

a)

Vegetative

b)

Binary fission

c)

Fragmentation

d)

Parthenogenesis

e)

Sporogenesis

52.

A fungi produces and releases spores that eventually germinate, is an example of which type of asexual reproduction?

a)

Vegetative

b)

Binary fission

c)

Fragmentation

d)

Parthenogenesis

e)

Sporogenesis

53.

Asexual reproduction results in offspring that are...

a)

genetically different

b)

genetically identical

54.

The common asexual method of reproduction by hydras is called?

a)

Vegetative

b)

Binary fission

c)

Budding

d)

Fragmentation

e)

Parthenogenesis

55.

Which of the following is an advantage of asexual reproduction?

a)

There is greater genetic diversity in offspring.

b)

There is a longer development time for offspring.

c)

There is more food available for offspring.

d)

There is a greater number of offspring.

56.

The different natural methods of asexual reproduction used by plants is called?

a)

Fragmentation

b)

Parthenogenesis

c)

Binary fission

d)

Vegetative

57.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?

a)

High genetic variability

b)

Requires a lot of energy

c)

Facilitates adaptation

d)

Offspring have limited ability to adapt

58.

Which of the following is not an example of asexual reproduction?

a)

An underground stem that grows along, sending up new plants at intervals.

b)

Yeast cells budding, then splitting into new cells.

c)

Stems run along above ground and send down roots and shoots at intervals.

d)

A sperm and an egg cell fusing to form a zygote.

59.

An amoeba replicates its genetic material and divides into 2 identical daughter cells is an example of which type of asexual reproduction...

a)

Vegetative

b)

Binary fission

c)

Fragmentation

d)

Parthenogenesis

e)

Sporogenesis

60.

A komodo dragon hatches from an egg laid by a komodo dragon that had never met a male, is an example of which type of asexual reproduction...

a)

Vegetative

b)

Binary fission

c)

Fragmentation

d)

Parthenogenesis

e)

Sporogenesis

61.

From nodes on strawberry plant runners, new plants develop and set down roots, is an example of which type of asexual reproduction?

a)

Vegetative

b)

Binary fission

c)

Fragmentation

d)

Parthenogenesis

e)

Sporogenesis

62.

A form of asexual reproduction in which offspring grow from a part of a parent plant.

a)

fission

b)

budding

c)

regeneration

d)

vegetative reproduction

e)

cloning

63.

Occurs when an animal offspring grows from a piece of its parent.

a)

binary fission

b)

budding

c)

mitotic cell division

d)

regeneration/fragmentation

e)

vegetative propagation

64.
Which process is considered to be faster? 
a)
Asexual
b)
Sexual 
65.

Which is a type of Asexual Reproduction

a)

Sexual

b)

Binary fission

c)

Cells

d)

organism

66.

Cutting the roots from a carrot and allowing it to grow into a newly formed daughter carrot is called __________.

a)

Vegetative Reproduction

b)

Cloning

c)

Binary Fission

d)

Plants vs. Zombies

67.

Which type of reproduction happens with this organism?

a)

Sexual

b)

Asexual

c)

Monolinguistic

d)

Polygenetic

68.

Which of these is an example of sexual reproduction?

a)
b)
c)
69.

Type of reproduction that as the greatest chance of surviving a disaster.

a)

asexual

b)

sexual

c)

monolinguistic

d)

polygenic

70.

How many parents are needed for sexual reproduction?

a)

zero

b)

one

c)

two

d)

twelve

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