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Mitosis reading comprehension

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part of the cell cycle precedes mitosis?

a)
Telophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Interphase
2.

The mitotic phase of the cell cycle is the combination of mitosis and what other process?

a)
apoptosis
b)
cytokinesis
c)

interphase

d)

G1

3.

What is the name for the sets of identical copies of chromosomes?

a)
nucleotide pairs
b)
homologous chromosomes
c)
centromeres
d)
sister chromatids
4.

In what type of cell does a cell wall develop during cytokinesis?

a)
Animal cell
b)
Plant cell
c)

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5.

What condenses and attaches to fibers during mitosis?

a)

centrioles

b)

centromeres

c)

pairs of chromosomes

d)

cytoplasmic

6.

What are tightly wound DNA molecules that contain important cell information called?

a)

centromeres

b)

chromosomes

c)

chromatids

d)

microtubules

7.

Where do sister chromatids attach to each other?

a)

centromere

b)

spindle

c)

microtubule

d)

centriole

8.

What pulls apart the sister chromatids?

a)

centromeres

b)

microtubules

c)

cytoplasm

d)

DNA

9.

At the end of mitosis, what develops around each set of chromosomes?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

DNA

c)

cell wall

d)

nuclear envelope

10.

What is the end result of mitosis?

a)

Two new cells with identical sets of chromosomes

b)

Two new cells with different sets of chromosomes

c)

One cell with two identical sets of chromosomes

d)

One cell with two different sets of chromosomes