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Mitosis and Meiosis quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the 1st phase of mitosis?

a)

Anaphase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Interphase

d)

Telophase

2.

What is the second phase of mitosis?

a)

Telophase

b)

Anaphase

c)

Prohase

d)

Metaphase

3.

what is the third phase of meiosis?

a)

Propahse

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

interphase

4.

Select all the functions of the cytoskeleton:

a)

make up the microtubules and filaments of the spindle apparatus

b)

help position the organelles in their correct location

c)

help transport vesicles throughout the cell

d)

help hold the cell's overall shape

e)

double the cells DNA

5.
What is the name of the structure labeled X?
a)
Centriole
b)
Centrosome
c)
Chromatid
d)
Chromosome 
6.

What stage of mitosis is depicted here

a)

Prophase

b)

Anaphase

c)

Telophase

d)

Metaphase

7.
What structure is the red arrow pointing to?
a)
chromosome
b)
centromere
c)
chromatid
d)
centriole
8.
Which stage of mitosis is shown in the diagram?
a)
Anaphase
b)
Cytonkinesis
c)
Interphase
d)
Prophase
9.

What phase of mitosis is in the picture?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Anaphase

e)

Telophase

10.
Which stage of cell division is shown in the diagram?
a)
Anaphase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Telophase
11.

Name the phase:

Hint: Chromosomes are moving apart.

a)

Anaphase

b)

Telophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Prophase

12.

What stage of mitosis is depicted here

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

13.
Which stage of mitosis is shown in the diagram?
a)
Anaphase
b)
Cytokinesis
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
14.

What stage of mitosis is depicted here

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

15.

What stage of mitosis is depicted here

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

16.

The picture above represents what happens after mitosis which is

a)

Interphase

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Metaphase

d)

G1

17.

What is the image above:

a)

Chromosome

b)

Chromotid

c)

Centromere

d)

Centriole

18.

Select all the functions of the cytoskeleton:

a)

make up the microtubules and filaments of the spindle apparatus

b)

help position the organelles in their correct location

c)

help transport vesicles throughout the cell

d)

help hold the cell's overall shape

e)

double the cells DNA

19.

What phase of Mitosis is the picture showing?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Telophase

d)

Metaphase

20.
What structure is the red arrow pointing to?
a)
chromosome
b)
centromere
c)
chromatid
d)
centriole
21.

Which of the following are CORRECT observations about the differences between MITOSIS and MEIOSIS? (Check all that apply.)

a)

Mitosis produces cells that identical to the parent cell.

b)

Meiosis produces cells that have half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

c)

All cells go through INTERPHASE as part of the cell cycle, whether it goes to mitosis or meiosis next.

d)

In both types of cell division, the chromosomes are only duplicated once.

e)

Only in Mitosis, do you see chromosomes pair up to form a tetrad.

22.
What phase is shown here?
a)
Telophase II
b)
Anaphase II
c)
Metaphase I
d)
Interphase I
23.

Name this phase of Meiosis:

a)

Anaphase I

b)

Metaphase I

c)

Telophase I

d)

Prophase I

24.
What does the process shown here do?
a)
add slight genetic variation to helps species survive
b)
make offspring more fit
c)
ensure the best traits are always passed along
d)
guarantee that we are all genetically the same
25.
a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Anaphase

e)

Telophase