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Mitosis Unit Test

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
6
2.
The process by which the nuclear material is divided equally between two new cells
a)
mitosis
b)
cancer
c)
spindle
d)
centromere
3.
a)
Anaphase
b)
Cytokinesis
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
4.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Metaphase
5.
a)
Anaphase
b)
Cytonkinesis
c)
Interphase
d)
Prophase
6.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Prophase
7.

Which answer gives the stages of mitosis in proper chronological order?

a)

A. Anaphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase

b)

B. Metaphase, anaphase, telophase, prophase

c)

C. Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

d)

D. Interphase, prophase, anaphase, telophase

8.

During which step of the cell cycle does the DNA make a copy of itself?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Interphase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Cytokinesis

9.

In which phase does a cell spend the majority of its life?

a)

A. Anaphase

b)

B. Prophase

c)

C. Telophase

d)

D. Interphase

10.

The picture shows a chromosome. What is shown at the label 2?

a)

A. Centromere

b)

C. Chromatid

c)

B. Centriole

d)

D. Centromatic

11.

What is the purpose of Mitosis?

a)

Growth of an organism and Repair of damaged tissue

b)

To help the body get rid of extra cells

c)

To increase the amount of classwork you have to do

d)

To get rid of the nucleus

12.
Before cells can divide, what must be copied?
a)
mitochondria
b)
cytoplasm
c)
DNA
d)
Cell Wall
13.
Structure A refers to the _____.
a)
chromatid
b)
chromosome
c)
centromere
14.
Structure (b) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
15.

Structure (c) is a ____. Hint: It is one half of the X shape.

a)

chromosome

b)

sister chromatid

c)

centromere

16.
The organelle that helps in cell division and produces spindle fibers.
a)
Chromosome
b)
Centriole
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Chloroplast
17.

What pulls the chromosomes apart?

a)

Spinner wheels

b)

Spiral windows

c)

Spindle fibers

d)

Spiral fibers

18.
How many chromosomes does a human cell have?
a)
42
b)
46
c)
24
d)
64
19.
a)
Prophase
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
20.
What is the name of the structure labeled X?
a)
Centriole
b)
Centrosome
c)
Chromatid
d)
Chromosome 
21.

What are the 3 steps of the cell cycle?

a)

A. Prophase, Metaphase, Cytokinesis

b)

B. Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokinesis

c)

C. Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase

d)

D. Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3

22.
The following describes ________  during mitosis. The chromosomes line up along the center of the cell and the spindle fibers attach to each chromosome at the centromere.
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
23.

The cell spends most of it's life in...

a)

interphase

b)

G2

c)

cytokinesis

d)

metaphase

24.

The picture at the right shows a cell in which phase of mitosis?

a)

A. Telophase

b)

C. Metaphase

c)

B. Anaphase

d)

D. Prophase

25.

Which option shows the stages of mitosis in the correct order.

a)

A.

b)

B.

c)

C.

d)

D.

26.

Which phase is a cell in if chromosomes have just become visible?

a)

A. Interphase

b)

B. Prophase

c)

C. Metaphase

d)

D. Anaphase

27.

In which phase does the cell grow?

a)

C. Metaphase

b)

D. Prophase

c)

C. Telophase

d)

D. Interphase

28.

Label the stages of mitosis