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Mitosis Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the term used to describe the division of the chromatin into compact bundles called chromosomes as cells prepare to divide?

a)

Chromatid division

b)

Chromosome coiling

c)

Chromatin coiling

d)

Centriole division

2.

What is the spindle apparatus compared to, due to its similarity in appearance?

a)

A spinning top

b)

A spinning wheel

c)

A circular saw

d)

A weaving loom

3.

During which phase of mitosis do the nuclear envelope and nucleoli begin to disintegrate?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

4.

How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?

a)

23 pairs

b)

46 pairs

c)

12 pairs

d)

200 pairs

5.

What is formed during interphase that is utilized during mitosis?

a)

A pair of centrioles

b)

A pair of chromatids

c)

A pair of chromosomes

d)

A pair of nucleoli

6.

Which phase of mitosis is characterized by the alignment of chromosomes at the cell's equatorial plane?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

7.

What cellular structure is responsible for pulling apart sister chromatids during mitosis?

a)

Centrosome

b)

Centriole

c)

Spindle fibers

d)

Golgi apparatus

8.

In mitosis, the two resulting cells are

a)

different from the starting cell and identical to each other.

b)

different from the starting cell and different from each other.

c)

identical to the starting cell and different from each other.

d)

identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.

9.

Reorder the following

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
10.

Match the following

a)

Cytokinesis

1.

the cytoplasm seperates

b)

Prophase

2.

Spindle fibers attach to chromosomes

c)

Metaphase

3.

Chromosomes align at the center of the cell

d)

Anaphase

4.

Chromatids separate and move to opposite poles

e)

Telophase

5.

Nuclear envelope reforms

11.

During which phase of the cell cycle does most cell growth occur?

a)

Cytokinesis

b)

Interphase

c)

Prophase

d)

Mitosis

12.

The chemical colchicine disrupts cell division. Which cell process would most likely stop if colchicine were added to a culture of human liver cells?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Crossing Over

d)

Active Transport

13.

What would most likely be produced when a cell with eight chromosomes undergoes mitosis?

a)

two cells with four chromosomes each

b)

two cells with eight chromosomes each

c)

four cells with four chromosomes each

d)

four cells with eight chromosomes each

14.

What is the correct definition of a haploid cell?

a)

A cell that only has a single set of chromosomes. (23 = n)

b)

A cell that has 2 sets of chromosomes (46 = 2n)

15.

Structure (c) is a ____.

a)

chromosome

b)

chromatid

c)

centromere