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Cell Cycle & Meiosis Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(7B) The cell cycle begins with interphase. The order of the stages of interphase is

a)

G0, S, G1

b)

G1, S, G2

c)

S, G0, G1

d)

S, G1, G2

2.
What happens during the S phase?
a)
A checkpoint over the connection of the spindle fibers
b)
The cell grows
c)
DNA is replicated
d)
The cell enters the G0 phase
3.
What happens in cytokinesis?
a)
The cell fully splits into two cells
b)
The cell digests its extra DNA
c)
The cell prepares for mitosis
d)
There are eight important checkpoints there
4.
The "M" in M phase is referring to...
a)
Mitosis
b)
Membrane
c)
Mass
d)
Mangrove
5.
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
6.
What phase is this cell in?
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Mitosis
c)
Prophase
d)
Metaphase
7.
What phase is this cell in?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
8.
What phase is this cell in?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Cytokinesis
c)
Prophase
d)
Telophase
9.
What phase is this cell in?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Interphase
c)
Prophase
d)
Telophase
10.
What part of the cell cycle is this cell in?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Interphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Cytokinesis
11.
In what phase does chromatin condense to form chromosomes?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Interphase
c)
Prophase
d)
Anaphase
12.
In what phase do the chromosomes get pulled apart into sister chromatid to opposite sides of the cell?
a)
Prophase
b)
Interphase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Anaphase
13.
In mitosis, the two resulting cells are
a)
different from the starting cell and identical to each other.
b)
different from the starting cell and different from each other.
c)
identical to the starting cell and different from each other.
d)
identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.
14.
Which of these lists presents the stages of the cell cycle in the correct order?
a)
interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis
b)
cytokinesis, mitosis, interphase
c)
mitosis, interphase, cytokinesis
d)
interphase, cytokinesis, mitosis
15.

True or False: Mitosis occurs for all cells including sex cells.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

In which phase does crossing-over happen?

a)

Prophase I

b)

Prophase II

c)

Metaphase I

d)

Anaphase II

17.

What phase is this?

a)

Metaphase II

b)

Prophase I

c)

Telophase II

d)

Anaphase I

18.

What phase is this?

a)

Anaphase II

b)

Telophase I

c)

Telophase II

d)

Anaphase I

19.

What phase is this?

a)

Prophase II

b)

Prophase I

c)

Anaphase II

d)

Anaphase I

20.
This image shows chromosomes during Prophase 1. Which of the following correctly describes the process shown?
a)
segregation of sister chromatids
b)
condensation and segregation of alleles
c)
mutationin which the DNA content of the gene is altered
d)
crossing - over in which alleles are exchanged
21.
 Cell created at the end of meiosis are best known as
a)
somatic cells
b)
gamete cells
c)
skin cells
d)
diploid cells
22.

Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of

a)

Two genetically identical cells.

b)

Four genetically different cells.

c)

Four genetically identical cells

d)

Two genetically different cells

23.

If an organism has a haploid number of 23, what would be the diploid number?

a)

3

b)

23

c)

46

d)

92

24.

What happens in the G1 phase

a)

Nucleus separates

b)

DNA replicates

c)

Growth and development

d)

Organelles duplicate

25.

True or False: Mitosis is the division of the nucleus. Cytokinesis is the division of the cell/cytoplasm.

a)

True

b)

False

26.
The stages of mitosis in order
a)
Metaphase, Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase
b)
Prophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Telophase
c)
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
d)
Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase, Metaphase
27.
Which is Metaphase?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
28.

Cancer is __________.

a)

an abnormally large reproduction of cell

b)

a lack of cells reproducing

c)

an abnormally large amount of cells migrating

d)

a lack of cells migrating

29.

In the cell cycle there are checkpoints, if the checkpoints fail it can result in cancer or...

a)

More cancer

b)

Cell death

c)

Repeating the cell cycle

30.

If a checkpoint gene is turned off then the cell will undergo uncontrolled cell division which is...

a)

cancer

b)

G0 phase

c)

cytokinesis

d)

apoptosis

31.

The purpose of meiosis is to create...

a)

genetic variation

b)

cell variation

c)

DNA mutations

d)

Apoptosis

32.
A human has 46 chromosomes in their body cells.  What is the haploid number?
a)
46
b)
92
c)
23
d)
12
33.
Mitosis produces cells with haploid or diploid number of chromosomes?
a)
Haploid
b)
Diploid
34.
Meiosis produces cells with a haploid or diploid number of chromosomes?
a)
Haploid
b)
Diploid
35.
Chromosomes exchange genetic material during 
a)
crossing over
b)
replication
c)
synthesis
d)
translation
36.

Which process is happening in the image?

a)

Cell cycle

b)

Mitosis

c)

Meiosis

d)

Cancer