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mitosis and meiosis

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During which of the following stages are the chromosomes aligned at the midpoint of the nuclei?

a)

metaphase

b)

anaphase

c)

telophase

d)

prophase

2.
Structure (b) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
3.

Which stage facilitates cell growth and preparation for mitosis?

a)

Interphase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Prophase

d)

Anaphase

4.

What is the next phase of mitosis?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

5.

How is DNA organized inside the Nucleus?

a)

Chromosomes

b)

Base pairs

c)

Segments

d)

Plasmids

6.

What is this phase of Mitosis?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

7.

The nuclear membrane dissolves, spindle fibers form towards the center of the cell. and centrioles move to opposite poles of the cell during which phase?

a)

prophase

b)

anaphase

c)

telophase

d)

metaphase

8.

What are loosely packed combination of DNA and proteins (histones)?

a)

chromatin

b)

chromatids

c)

chromosomes

d)

dna

9.
Identify the process.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis I
c)
Meiosis II
d)
Interphase
10.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Chromosomes become visible in the cell during which phase?

a)

prophase

b)

anaphase

c)

telophase

d)

cytokinesis

12.

Is the following cell diploid or haploid?

a)

Diploid

b)

Haploid

13.

What is the final stage of meiosis?

a)

telophase I

b)

anaphase II

c)

Metaphase I

d)

telophase II

14.

What is the final stage of meiosis?

a)

telophase I

b)

anaphase II

c)

Metaphase I

d)

telophase II

15.
Structure (c) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
16.

What happens during synthesis?

a)

DNA is replicated in the nucleus resulting in two identical copies of DNA.

b)

Cells just function as they should.

c)

DNA is replicated in the cytoplasm resulting in two different copies of DNA.

d)

Cells are duplicated.

17.

What process results in the division of 1 cell into 2 identical daughter cells?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

G1

d)

Cross-Over

18.

What is the end product of meiosis?

a)

4 haploid cells.

b)

2 diploid cells.

c)

2 haploid cells.

d)

4 diploid cells.

19.
Structure (a) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
20.
Which one is Metaphase?
a)
A
b)
E
c)
C
d)
F
21.

what is the split phase called

a)

telophase

b)

antiphase

c)

metophase

d)

prophase

22.

During what stage of the cell cycle does genetic material get duplicated?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

M

23.
The structure labeled B in the figure below is called the _____.
a)
Centromere
b)
Centrioles
c)
Sister Chromatids
d)
Spindles
24.

what is this phase?

a)

anaphase

b)

prophase

c)

telaphase

d)

enter phase

25.

What is the correct definition of a haploid cell?

a)

A cell that only has a single set of chromosomes. (23 = n)

b)

A cell that has 2 sets of chromosomes (46 = 2n)

26.
What phase of mitosis is pictured?
a)
Metaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Prophase
d)
Anaphase
27.
Name the phase:
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
28.

DNA is replicated in which stage?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Metaphase

29.

The G1, S, and G2 are parts of which phase of the cell cycle?

a)

Prophase

b)

Interphase

c)

Telophase

d)

Anaphase

30.

What process results in the division of 1 cell into 2 identical daughter cells?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

G1

d)

Cross-Over

31.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

32.

How is DNA organized inside the Nucleus?

a)

Chromosomes

b)

Base pairs

c)

Segments

d)

Plasmids

33.

What is the correct order of the stages of Mitosis?

a)

Telophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Prophase

b)

Prophase, Telophase, Metaphase, Anaphase.

c)

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase.

d)

Anaphase, Metaphase, Prophase, Telophase.

34.

What is the normal number of chromosomes in a normal (diploid) cell?

a)

46 (23 x 2)

b)

23 (23 x 1)

c)

92 (23 x 4)

d)

92 (46 x 2)

35.

During what stage of the cell cycle do organelles get duplicated?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

M (mitosis)

36.

T or F: Metaphase is the longest phase of mitosis?

a)

True

b)

False

37.

What is the NEXT phase of mitosis after the phase shown?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

38.

what is this phase

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

teloophase

39.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

40.

What cell cycle process' prupose is to divide the nucleus to make 2 nuclei with identiacal DNA; split the DNA so the correct half can go in the new cell?

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

interphase

d)

cytokinesis