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Cellular and Sexual Reproduction

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the cell process called that produces identical cells?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Cellular Respiration

2.

A bee flies from one apple blossom to another and transfers pollen as it goes. Which type results from pollination?

a)

Sexual

b)

Asexual

c)

Neither

d)

Both

3.

The end result of mitosis is

a)

4 Identical Cells are produced

b)

4 genetically different cells are produced

c)

2 identical cells are produced

d)

2 genetically different cells are produced

4.

The end result of meiosis is...

a)

4 identical cells

b)

4 genetically different cells

c)

2 identical cells

d)

2 genetically different cells

5.

How many divisions are in meiosis?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

2

d)

4

6.

Squirrels have 40 chromosomes in its diploid cells. How many chromosomes will you find in their egg cells

a)

40

b)

23

c)

20

d)

Not enough information to answer the question

7.

What is the acryonym used to remember the four phases of mitosis?

a)

P, S, A, T

b)

P, R, O, M

c)

P, T, A, P

d)

P, M, A, T

8.

What phase is this?

a)

anaphase

b)

anaphalytic

c)

aneurysm

d)

antibacterial

9.

What phase is this?

a)

Metaphase

b)

Telophase

c)

Prophase

d)

Anaphase

10.

This stage is called _____________. It takes up _________ of a cell's cycle.

a)

interlock, 90%

b)

interphase, 90%

c)

interlock, 80%

d)

interphase, 80%

11.

What phase is this?

a)

Anaphase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Telophase

d)

Prophase

12.

What are the "x" particles lined up in the middle called?

a)

DNA

b)

Genes

c)

RNA

d)

Chromosomes

13.

What pulls the chromosomes apart?

a)

Spinner wheels

b)

Spiral windows

c)

Spindle fibers

d)

Spiral fibers

14.

What is happening during prophase?

a)

chromosomes condense, nucleus disappears

b)

chromosomes appears, nucleus condenses

c)

chromosomes condense, nucleus condenses

d)

chromosomes disappears, nucleus disappears

15.

In what phase of meiosis does the following occur?

Chromosomes become attached to spindle fibers. Each cell contains one chromosome(sister chromatid) of each type; there are no homologous pairs. 1st phase of Meiosis II

a)

Prophase I

b)

Anaphase I

c)

Metaphase I

d)

Telophase I

e)

Prophase II

16.

What stage of Meiosis is being shown and described:


Chromatids split forming individual chromosomes and are pulled to opposite ends of the cell.

a)

Prophase 2

b)

Metaphase 2

c)

Anaphase 2

d)

Telophase 2

17.

What stage of Meiosis is being shown and described:


Each chromosome lines up in the middle of the cell.

a)

Prophase 2

b)

Metaphase 2

c)

Anaphase 2

d)

Telophase 2

18.

The end result of meiosis is...

a)

4 identical cells

b)

4 genetically different cells

c)

2 identical cells

d)

2 genetically different cells

19.

How many chromosomes do the daughter cells of humnas have in meiosis?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

2

d)

4

20.

Which is NOT a Sexual reproduction DISADVANTAGE

a)

High genetic variation

b)

Can be complicated

c)

smaller population

d)

requires courtship or mating

21.

A chromosome is composed of two identical sister

a)

centromeres

b)

chromatids

c)

autosomes

d)

somatic cells

22.

Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells which are called...

a)

Gametes

b)

Spindles

c)

Game Sheets

d)

Somatic Cells

23.

Asexual reproduction produces offspring with DNA that is _________ the parent.

a)

different from

b)

the same as

24.

A disadvantage of sexual reproduction is that it is

a)

more time consuming than asexual reproduction

b)

creates less diversity than asexual reproduction

c)

uses less energy than asexual reproduction

25.

Why is greater genetic diversity important for a species?

a)

the species is more likely to survive disasters

b)

the population of the species will never get too large

c)

there will be less competition with other species

26.

During meiosis, if an organism has 10 chromosomes, how many will the new daughter cells have?

a)

10

b)

8

c)

5

d)

2

27.

Cell that contains half the number of chromosomes

a)

Haploid cells

b)

Somatic cells

c)

Diploid cells

d)

Prokaryotic cells

28.

The point of meiosis is to end up with...

a)

2 genetically similar haploid cells

b)

4 genetically unique haploid cells

c)

2 genetically unique diploid cells

d)

4 genetically similar diploid cells

29.

An individual gets ___ of their genetic material from their biological father's ___ and ___ from their biological mother's ___.

a)

50%; sperm; 50%; egg

b)

60%; egg; 40%; sperm

c)

100%; sperm; 0%; egg

d)

0%; sperm; 100%; egg

30.

Is this a normal human karyotype?

a)

YES

b)

NO

31.
Cells spend 90% of their time in this stage of the cell cycle. This is the reason you would see most cells in this stage if viewed under a microscope.
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Interphase
32.
Cell division occurs to allow for 
a)
Growth
b)
Reproduction
c)
Repair
d)
All of the above
33.
What type(s) of cells undergo mitosis?
a)
sex cells
b)
gametes
c)
body cells
d)
sperm and egg cells
34.

DNA is replicated during ______ of the cell cycle.

a)

Gap 1

b)

Synthesis (S phase)

c)

Gap 2

d)

Gap 0

35.
What is cytokinesis?
a)
This is when two cells merge together to make one giant cell.
b)
The stage where chromosomes migrate to the opposite ends of the cell. 
c)
The stage of the cell cycle where the rest of the cell divides after mitosis is complete.
d)
The stage in which DNA condenses into chromosomes.
36.

In prophase of mitosis, chromosomes

a)

form and the nuclear envelope disappears.

b)

are pulled toward opposite ends of the cell.

c)

chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell

d)

chromosomes begin to decondense and the two new nuclei begin to form.

37.

This process is the programmed death of a cell

a)

stem cell

b)

regulation

c)

apoptosis

d)

cytocide

38.

These undifferentiated cells can become specialized cells after receiving a chemical signal.

a)

stem cells

b)

generic cells

c)

blank cells

d)

empty cells

39.

When cells go through mitosis repeatedly without entering interphase, this results

a)

arthritis

b)

cancer

c)

mutation

d)

diabetes

40.
The middle part that holds the two chromatids together is called the
a)
Chromatin
b)
Centriole
c)
Centromere
d)
Nucleus
41.

Reorder the following phases of the cell cycle. (Cytokinesis is missing).

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
42.
somatic cells are _____
a)
haploid
b)
diploid
c)
zygotes
d)
sexual
43.
gametes are _____
a)
haploid
b)
diploid
c)
zygotes
d)
asexual
44.
A cell that is said to be "2n" has _____ and is made by _____
a)

a full set of chromosomes, mitosis

b)

a full set of chromosomes, meiosis

c)

a half set of chromosomes, mitosis

d)

a half set of chromosomes, meiosis

45.

What is the benefit of this process?

a)

leads to genetic variation in offspring

b)

allows organisms to grow

c)

allows organisms to repair damaged cells

d)

leads to longer cell life

46.

What process is happening here?

a)

crossing over

b)

fertilization

c)

mitosis

d)

meiosis

47.

In Metaphase I, tetrads line up along the _______.

a)

mitotic spindle

b)

centrosomes

c)

equatorial plane

d)

contractile ring

48.
The genetic material that has the instructions for how the cell is to be run is called the _________.
a)
nucleus
b)
chromatin
c)
chromatid
d)
carbohydrate
49.

What pulls the chromosomes apart?

a)

Spinner wheels

b)

Spiral windows

c)

Spindle fibers

d)

Spiral fibers

50.
The end of meiosis results in  ____ to each other.
a)
2 cells that are identical
b)
4 cells that are identical
c)
2 cells that are not identical
d)
4 cells that are not identical
51.

The end of mitosis results in  ____ to each other.

a)

2 cells that are identical

b)

4 cells that are identical

c)

2 cells that are not identical

d)

4 cells that are not identical

52.

What is another term for body cells?

a)

somatic cells

b)

gamete

c)

stem cell

d)

neural cell

53.

What is the mutation in this persons chromosomes?

a)

There is only one X

b)

7 is shaped like a hockey stick

c)

There's an extra 21

d)

1 is too curved

54.

Full set of chromosomes of a cell arranged with respect to size, shape, and number.

a)

chromatin

b)

karyotype

c)

phenotype

d)

genotype

55.

What kind of chromosome called autosome?

a)

the chromosomes which have the different structure

b)

this is a pair of chromosomes, which differ chromosomal sets of men and women

c)

this is a pair of chromosomes, which are identical in chromosomal sets of men and women

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