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DNA and Cell Division

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

Which of the following represents the phases of mitosis in their proper sequence?

a)

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

b)

   interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

c)

interphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase

d)

prophase, anaphase, telophase, metaphase

2.

When during the cell cycle are chromosomes visible?

a)

only during interphase

b)

only when they are being replicated

c)

only during the G1 phase

d)

only during cell division

3.

One difference between cell division in plant cells and in animal cells is that plant cells have

a)

centrioles

b)

centromeres

c)

a cell plate

d)

chromatin

4.

Cytokinesis occurs when a cleavage furrow forms in

a)

animal cells

b)

plant cells

c)

plant and animal cells

d)

all cells

5.

When during the cell cycle is a cell’s DNA replicated?

a)

G1 phase

b)

G2 phase

c)

S phase

d)

M phase

6.

During normal mitotic cell division, a parent cell having eight chromosomes will produce two daughter cells, each containing

a)

2 chromosomes

b)

4 chromosomes

c)

8 chromosomes

d)

16 chromosomes

7.

Which event occurs during interphase?

a)

The cell grows.

b)

Centrioles appear.

c)

Spindle fibers begin to form.

d)

Centromeres divide.

8.

The process by which a cell divides into two identical daughter cells is called

a)

replication

b)

interphase

c)

meiosis

d)

mitosis

9.

The two main stages of cell division are called

a)

mitosis and interphase

b)

the M phase and the S phase

c)

synthesis and cytokinesis

d)

mitosis and cytokinesis

10.

The cell cycle is the

a)

series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide

b)

period of time between the birth and the death of a cell

c)

time from prophase until cytokinesis

d)

time it takes for one cell to undergo mitosis

11.

In DNA replication, the enzyme that unwinds and unzips the DNA double helix is called

a)

unzipase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

helicase

d)

replicase

12.

The functional building block of DNA molecules called a

a)

chromosome

b)

nucleotide

c)

base pair

d)

histone

13.

A cell with 25 pairs of chromosomes has a 2n of

a)

25

b)

50

c)

12.5

d)

100

14.

A cell has 36 total chromosomes. What is its 2n and n?

a)

2n=36

n=72

b)

2n=18

n=36

c)

2n=36

n=18

d)

2n=72

n=36

15.

In order to fit within a cell, DNA becomes more compact by

a)

breaking apart into separate genes.

b)

extending to form very long, thin molecules

c)

wrapping tightly around histone proteins

d)

being enzymatically changed into a protein

16.

What is the end product of meiosis?

a)

two identical daughter cells

b)

four identical daughter cells

c)

two nonidentical cells with ½ DNA

d)

four nonidentical gamete cells

17.

Two identical copies of a chromosome, held together by a centromere are called

a)

sister chromatids

b)

sister chromatin

c)

haploid

d)

homologous pairs

18.

In what stage of meiosis do sister chromatids separate?

a)

Anaphase I

b)

Anaphase II

c)

cytokinesis

d)

  telophase

19.

The phase of mitosis where chromosome condense and the mitotic spindle forms is called

a)

prophase

b)

anaphase

c)

telophase

d)

metaphase

20.

What base pairs complement this sequence: ACTGA

a)

ACTGA

b)

TCAGT

c)

TGACT

d)

CAGTC