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WorksheetsQuiz on The Nucleus and Cell Division
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the primary function of the nucleus?
Store energy
Transport materials
House genes and control cell activity
Produce ribosomes
Which type of cells are typically anucleated?
Nerve cells
Mammalian red blood cells
Liver cells
Muscle cells
What is the shape of the nucleus NOT mentioned in the text?
Indented
Spherical
Cylindrical
Lobulated
What type of chromatin is associated with active parts of chromosomes?
Nuclear envelope
Nucleoplasm
Euchromatin
Heterochromatin
What is the term for the division of the cytoplasm during cell division?
Cytokinesis
Interphase
Mitosis
Meiosis
How many pairs of chromosomes are present in human somatic cells?
24
22
46
23
What type of cell division occurs only in germ cells?
Mitosis
Budding
Meiosis
Binary fission
What is the role of the nucleolus?
Protein synthesis
Cell division
DNA replication
Ribosomal RNA formation
Which type of stem cells are derived from blastocysts?
Mesenchymal stem cells
Embryonic stem cells
Hemopoietic stem cells
Adult stem cells
What is the main characteristic of necrosis?
Programmed cell death
Formation of apoptotic bodies
Cell swelling and bursting
Normal cell function
What is the first stage of the cell cycle?
Gap 2 (G2)
Mitosis (M)
Gap 1 (G1)
Synthesis (S)
What type of chromosomes have centromeres at the ends?
Metacentric
Submetacentric
Acrocentric
Telocentric
What is the term for the irreversible cessation of vital activities inside the cell?
Cell differentiation
Cell division
Cell death
Cell senescence
Which type of chromatin is condensed and inactive?
Nucleoplasm
Heterochromatin
Nuclear sap
Euchromatin
