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Biology Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Chromatin:

a)

Unwound DNA (Noodles)

b)

Condensed Chromosomes

2.

Chromosome:

a)

Made up of DNA found in the Nucleus

b)

Made up of mitochondria found in chloroplast.

3.

Centriole:

a)

Makes Chromosomes

b)

Makes spindle fibers

4.

Chromatid:

a)

Half of a chromosome

b)

Whole Chromosomes

5.

Spindle Fiber:

a)

Envelope that surrounds the nucleus

b)

String like fibers that pull chromatids

6.

Diploid:

a)

Contains two sets of chromosomes: 2n

b)

Contains one copy of chromosomes: 1n

7.

Haploid:

a)

Contains two sets of chromosomes: 1n

b)

Contains two sets of chromosomes: 2n

8.

Mitosis:

a)

Making body cells for growth or repair

b)

Making gamete cells: sperm or egg

9.

Meiosis:

a)

Making body cells for growth or repair

b)

Making gamete cells: sperm or egg

10.

Somatic:

a)

Cells that make up your body

b)

Sperm or egg cells

11.

Crossing Over:

a)

The exchange of pieces of homologous chromosomes

b)

The process of crossing the street

12.

Interphase:

a)

Resting Phase

b)

Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

13.

Prophase:

a)

Chromatids begin to be pulled apart to ends of the cell

b)

Chromosomes become visible

14.

Metaphase:

a)

Two new daughter cells are formed

b)

Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

15.

Anaphase:

a)

Chromatids begin to be pulled apart to ends of the cell

b)

Two new daughter cells are formed

16.

Telophase:

a)

Nuclear envelopes are formed and cells begin to pinch

b)

Resting phase

17.

Cytokinesis:

a)

Two new daughter cells are formed

b)

Chromosomes become visible

18.

Zygote:

a)

Fertilized Egg

b)

Half of a chromosome

19.

Cell Cycle:

a)

The process of making your own food

b)

The process of making new cells

20.

Centromere:

a)

Center of chromosome where spindle fibers attach

b)

Half of a chromosome

21.

Gamete

a)

Sperm or Egg

b)

Fragment of DNA

22.

Gene

a)

Segment of DNA

b)

Process where DNA makes an identical copy of itself

23.

Homologous Chromosomes:

a)

Matching Chromosomes: one from egg and one from sperm: copies of the same genes

b)

Different Chromosomes: Found in your body cells

24.

Binary Fission:

a)

Asexual Reproduction where 1 cell divides into 2 identical cells

b)

Sexual reproduction: 2 parent cells divide into 4 different cells