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Mitosis

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process of cell division that results in growth?

a)

Cytokinesis

b)

Interphase

c)

Mitosis

d)

Meiosis

2.

Which phase of the cell cycle involves DNA replication?

a)

Mitosis

b)

G1 phase

c)

S phase

d)

G2 phase

3.

What is the stage during which chromosomes move to the equator and attach to spindle fibers?

a)

Telophase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Anaphase

4.

What happens during Anaphase in mitosis?

a)

Spindle fibers disappear

b)

Daughter chromosomes arrange at the poles

c)

Chromatids separate and move to opposite poles

d)

Chromosomes condense

5.

What is the role of mitosis?

a)

Asexual reproduction

b)

Development and growth

c)

Cell replacement

d)

Repair of damaged tissue

e)

Genetic variation

6.

What is the result of uncontrolled mitotic division in the cell body?

a)

Cancer

b)

Metastasis

c)

Malignant tumour

d)

Benign tumour

7.

What is the term for a cancer causing agent?

a)

Pollutants

b)

Radiation

c)

Hormonal imbalances

d)

Carcinogen

8.

What is the treatment method that uses chemical agents to destroy cancer cells?

a)

Prevention

b)

Radiotherapy

c)

Chemotherapy

d)

Surgery

9.

What is the stage of the cell cycle where the cell grows and replicates genetic material?

a)

Mitosis

b)

G2 phase

c)

G1 phase

d)

S phase

10.

What is the process where DNA molecules make an identical copy of themselves?

a)

Cytokinesis

b)

Mitosis

c)

Interphase

d)

DNA replication

11.

What is the phase of mitosis where daughter chromosomes arrange at the poles?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Telophase

d)

Anaphase

12.

What is the term for the division of cytoplasm, organelles, and cell membrane in mitosis?

a)

Karyokinesis

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Prophase

d)

Anaphase

13.

What is the stage of the cell cycle where the cell may continue to grow and undergo normal cellular functions?

a)

G1 phase

b)

Mitosis

c)

S phase

d)

G2 phase

14.

The division of the nucleus

a)

Mitosis

b)

Cytokinesis

c)

Karyokinesis

d)

Protokinesis

15.

What are sperm and egg cells?

(a)  

16.

Identify the phase in the diagram.

a)

Interphase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Prophase

d)

Telophase

17.

Identify the phase of mitosis in the diagram

a)
Anaphase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Prophase
18.

Identify the phase of mitosis in the diagram.

a)
Anaphase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Prophase
d)
Telophase
19.

Identify the phase of mitosis in the diagram

a)
Metaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Prophase
d)
Anaphase
20.

The ability of cancer cells to spread to other parts of the body through the bloodstream?

a)
Differentiation
b)
Proliferation
c)
Infiltration
d)
Metastasis
21.

What is mitosis?

a)
Mitosis is a process of cell division where a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells.
b)
Mitosis is a process of cell division where two cells merge into one.
c)
Mitosis is a process of cell division where a single cell divides into non-identical daughter cells.
d)
Mitosis is a process of cell division where cells replicate without division.
e)
Mitosis is a process of cell division where a single cell divides into three daughter cells.
22.

What is the difference between mitosis in plant and animal cells?

a)
Presence of a cell plate in plant cells during cytokinesis
b)
Animal cells have a cell wall during cytokinesis
c)
Plant cells undergo meiosis instead of mitosis
d)
Presence of a nucleus in plant cells during mitosis
23.

What are the two types of tumours?

a)
Harmful tumours and non-harmful tumours
b)
Cancerous tumours and non-cancerous tumours
c)
Benign tumours and malignant tumours
d)
Dangerous tumours and safe tumours
24.

What happens during interphase?

a)
Cell divides into two daughter cells
b)
Cell enters a state of dormancy
c)
Cell grows, carries out normal functions, and replicates its DNA.
d)
Cell migrates to a different location
25.

What occurs during prophase?

a)
Chromatin decondenses into chromatin
b)
Mitotic spindle disappears
c)
Nuclear membrane becomes stronger
d)
Chromatin condenses into chromosomes, nuclear membrane breaks down, nucleolus disappears, mitotic spindle begins to form
e)
Nucleolus multiplies
26.

The events during Metaphase

a)
Chromosomes separate from the metaphase plate
b)

Chromosomes line up along the equator

c)
Cell division begins
d)
Nuclear envelope disappears
27.

What happens during Anaphase?

a)
Chromosomes condense
b)
The nuclear envelope forms
c)
Sister chromatids are pulled apart towards opposite poles of the cell.
d)
The cell enters a resting phase
28.

What happens during Telophase?

a)

Chromosomes reach opposite poles, nuclear membrane reforms

b)
Spindle fibers disappear
c)
Cell divides into two daughter cells
d)
Chromosomes move to the center of the cell
29.

Mitosis results in two daughter cells with the same exact chromosome number and genetic material in the parent cell?

a)

True

b)

False