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Quiz on The Nucleus and Cell Division

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the primary function of the nucleus?

a)

Store energy

b)

Transport materials

c)

House genes and control cell activity

d)

Produce ribosomes

2.

Which type of cells are typically anucleated?

a)

Nerve cells

b)

Mammalian red blood cells

c)

Liver cells

d)

Muscle cells

3.

What is the shape of the nucleus NOT mentioned in the text?

a)

Indented

b)

Spherical

c)

Cylindrical

d)

Lobulated

4.

What type of chromatin is associated with active parts of chromosomes?

a)

Nuclear envelope

b)

Nucleoplasm

c)

Euchromatin

d)

Heterochromatin

5.

What is the term for the division of the cytoplasm during cell division?

a)

Cytokinesis

b)

Interphase

c)

Mitosis

d)

Meiosis

6.

How many pairs of chromosomes are present in human somatic cells?

a)

24

b)

22

c)

46

d)

23

7.

What type of cell division occurs only in germ cells?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Budding

c)

Meiosis

d)

Binary fission

8.

What is the role of the nucleolus?

a)

Protein synthesis

b)

Cell division

c)

DNA replication

d)

Ribosomal RNA formation

9.

Which type of stem cells are derived from blastocysts?

a)

Mesenchymal stem cells

b)

Embryonic stem cells

c)

Hemopoietic stem cells

d)

Adult stem cells

10.

What is the main characteristic of necrosis?

a)

Programmed cell death

b)

Formation of apoptotic bodies

c)

Cell swelling and bursting

d)

Normal cell function

11.

What is the first stage of the cell cycle?

a)

Gap 2 (G2)

b)

Mitosis (M)

c)

Gap 1 (G1)

d)

Synthesis (S)

12.

What type of chromosomes have centromeres at the ends?

a)

Metacentric

b)

Submetacentric

c)

Acrocentric

d)

Telocentric

13.

What is the term for the irreversible cessation of vital activities inside the cell?

a)

Cell differentiation

b)

Cell division

c)

Cell death

d)

Cell senescence

14.

Which type of chromatin is condensed and inactive?

a)

Nucleoplasm

b)

Heterochromatin

c)

Nuclear sap

d)

Euchromatin