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WorksheetsCell Cycle & Mitosis
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 42mins
Cell grows & organelles increase in #
DNA is replicated
More cell organelles form
2 cells are made
nucleus splits
1st stage of interphase
2nd stage of interphase
3rd stage of interphase
long part of interphase
shortest part of the cell cycle
Match the following words and their definitions
Cytokinesis
Cell splits
Cancer
Uncontrolled cellular division
Chromosome
tightly coiled DNA
Replicated chromosome
contains 2 copies of identical DNA
If a cell started with 8 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would there be in each of the 2 cells at the end of mitosis?
4
8
16
Put the statements in the correct categories
Nuclear membrane present
Nuclear membrane disappears
Nuclear membrane reappears
sister chromatids present
single chromosomes present
cell contains double the amount of DNA
cell contains 1/2 the amount of DNA
cytokinesis takes place
1 cell pressnt
Centrioles move to opposite poles of the cell
Spindle fibers begin to form
Chromosomes align at the cell's equator
Spindle fibers attach to the centromeres of the chromosomes
Chromosomes are pulled apart towards opposite poles of the cell
Cell elongates as the chromosomes move apart
Formation of cleavage furrow begins
2 cells present
During cytokinesis, (a) divides.
Imagine you are observing a cell under a microscope. What would you notice about the amount of DNA in the cell's nucleus just before the cell begins the process of mitosis?
a. The amount of DNA is halved
b. The amount of DNA is doubled
c. The amount of DNA remains the same
d. The DNA is destroyed
Reorder the following stages of mitosis in order from start to finish.
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
What happens when something goes wrong during mitosis?
Nothing
cancer
diabetes
the cells die
Why is DNA important
it provides the instructions/blueprint for a cell
it makes energy
it stores wastes
it is responsible for making food
G1, S, and G2 are all phases of
Mitosis
Meiosis
Interphase
Prophase
