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Mitosis Quiz

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the first stage of mitosis?

a)

Metaphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

2.

During which stage of mitosis do the chromosomes condense and become visible?

a)

Anaphase

b)

Telophase

c)

Interphase

d)

Prophase

3.

In which stage of mitosis do the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?

a)

Telophase

b)

Prophase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Metaphase

4.

What is the stage of mitosis where the sister chromatids separate and move towards opposite poles of the cell?

a)

Metaphase

b)

Telophase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Prophase

5.

During which stage of mitosis do the chromosomes de-condense and the nuclear envelope reforms?

a)

Telophase

b)

Prophase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Metaphase

6.

What is the process called where the cytoplasm divides to form two new cells?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Meiosis

d)

Glycolysis

7.

What are the two new cells formed at the end of mitosis called?

a)

Prophase

b)

Anaphase

c)

Telophase

d)

Cytokinesis

8.

What are the two identical copies of a chromosome called?

a)

Cousin chromatids

b)

Sister chromatids

c)

Mother chromatids

d)

Brother chromatids

9.

What is the region where the sister chromatids are joined together called?

a)

Centromere

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm

10.

Which stage of mitosis involves the replication of DNA?

a)

S phase of interphase

b)

G1 phase of interphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Metaphase

11.

What is the phase of the cell cycle where the cell prepares for mitosis?

a)

G2 phase

b)

S phase

c)

Anaphase

d)

G1 phase

12.

What is the term for the division of the cytoplasm at the end of mitosis?

a)

Cytokinesis

b)

Cytoplasmic division

c)

Mitotic separation

d)

Nuclear fission

13.

What is the term for the stage of mitosis where the nuclear envelope breaks down?

a)

Anaphase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Prophase

d)

Telophase

14.

During which stage of mitosis do the spindle fibers attach to the centromeres of the chromosomes?

a)

Metaphase

b)

Anaphase

c)

Prophase

d)

Telophase

15.

What is the term for the stage of mitosis where the chromosomes are pulled apart to opposite ends of the cell?

a)

Telophase

b)

Anaphase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Prophase

16.

During which phase does a cell spend 90% of its lifetime?

(a)  

17.

This image is most likely (a)   (stage of mitosis)

18.

This cell is most likely in (a)   stage of mitosis.

19.
Which phase is the longest?
a)
Interphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Cytokinesis
20.
In which phase does mitosis actually begin?
a)
Interphase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Prophase
d)
Anaphase
21.
In which phase do the chromosomes duplicate?
a)
Interphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Anaphase
22.
The purpose of mitosis is to...
a)
Create one new cell with half the number of chromosomes
b)
Create two new cells with the same exact number of chromosomes
c)
Create one new cell identical to the original
d)
Create two new cells with half the number of chromosomes
23.
The sister chromatids are held together by what?
a)
centrioles
b)
centromere
c)
chromosomes
d)
cytokinesis
24.
One of the final things to happen in cytokinesis is...
a)
Chromatids separate
b)
Cytoplasm splits
c)
Centrioles form
d)
Spindle fibers form
25.

What are the two new cells called?

a)

son cells

b)

new cells

c)

daughter cells

d)

parent cell

26.
Structure (c) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere