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Cell Cycle and Mitosis

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is loose uncoiled DNA called

a)

chromatin

b)

genes

c)

nucleus

d)

chromosome

2.

how much of each X is divided into each cell

a)

a whole X

b)

1/4 of an X

c)

2 X's

d)

1/2 of an X

3.

what does a cell spend most of it's time doing

a)

dividing

b)

reproducing

c)

Not dividing

d)

Staying the same

4.

what happens during the S phase

a)

DNA replication

b)

Preparation for cell division

c)

Growth and developement

d)

cell division

5.

what is similar about sister chromatids

a)

genes

b)

shape

c)

parent

d)

all of the above

6.

how do you know you're in prophase

a)

c.none of the above

b)

a.nucleus disappears

c)

b chromatin condenses

d)

d. a and b

7.

What happens in metaphase

a)

chromosomes are pulled to either side

b)

chromosomes line up in the middle

c)

Chromosomes disappear

d)

Chromosomes migrate randomly

8.

how often do cells divide

a)

every once in a while

b)

depends on the type of cell

c)

a lot

d)

rarely

9.

When does cancer occur?

a)

When one cell is damaged

b)

When cells divide too slow

c)

When cells divide UNCONTROLLABLY

d)

During mitosis

10.

The cell cycle spends most of its time in the blank phase.

(a)