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Cell Cycle/Mitosis Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

A process of reproduction involving a single parent that results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent.

a)

Sexual Reproduction

b)

Asexual Reproduction

c)

Interphase

d)

Chromatid

2.

A type of reproduction in which cells from two parents unite to form the first cell of a new organism.

a)

Asexual reproduction

b)

Sexual Reproduction

c)

Cell Cycle

d)

Telophase

3.

A structure, made from DNA and protein, that contains genetic information.

a)

Chromosome

b)

Prophase

c)

Centromere

d)

Mitosis

4.

Chromatin is...

a)

DNA tightly coiled around RNA

b)

DNA tightly coiled around histone proteins

c)

A carbohydrate coiled around DNA

d)

DNA that is in a stretched out, uncoiled form.

5.

The stages of a cell's life where it grows, prepares for division, and divides into two daughter cells.

a)

Cell cycle

b)

Life cycle

c)

Soul Cycle

d)

Unicycle

6.

The period of the cell cycle between cell divisions.

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

7.

The part of the cell cycle where the cell's nucleus divides.

a)

Interphase

b)

Mitosis

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

Chromosome

8.

What happens during cytokinesis?

a)

The nucleus of the cell divides.

b)

The cell grows and prepares for mitosis.

c)

The cytoplasm of the cell divides to form two daughter cells.

d)

The cytoplasm of two cells joins to form one cell.

9.

The genetic material inside the nucleus condenses and the chromosomes become visible during...

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Cytokinesis

10.

During prophase of meiosis, the chromosomes condense into an x-shaped structure where each side of the x contains one copy of the chromosome's DNA. This is called a...

a)

Chromatin

b)

Chromatid

c)

Centriole

d)

Cytokinesis

11.

Which organelle helps to move the chromosomes?

a)

Centriole

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Plate

d)

Lysosomes

12.

The chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell during...

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

13.

The chromosomes separate and move toward the two ends of the cell during...

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

14.

The last phase of mitosis, when the chromosomes uncoil and the new nuclear envelope starts to form.

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

15.

The correct order of the steps of Mitosis is...

a)

Prophase, Telophase, Anaphase, Metaphase

b)

Metaphase, Prophase, Telophase, Anaphase

c)

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

d)

Telophase, Anaphase, Prophase, Metaphase

16.

What does the cell do during interphase?

a)

Growing

b)

Replicating (copying) it's DNA

c)

Carrying out cell functions

d)

All of the above

17.

How many chromosomes are in a typical human body cell?

a)

23

b)

44

c)

46

d)

108

18.

How many chromatids are in a typical human body cell at the beginning of Mitosis?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

92

d)

100

19.

The process of mitosis makes two new cells that are

a)

Identical

b)

Different from each other

20.

Why must DNA be duplicated (replicated) before mitosis happens

a)

So that each daughter cell will have twice as much DNA as the parent cell

b)

So that each daughter cell will get one complete set of DNA

c)

Because the DNA needs to change and mutate before mitosis

d)

Because the old DNA will break down and not be used after mitosis