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Cell Reproduction Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process called when a parent cell divides to produce daughter cells?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Respiration

c)

Mitosis

d)

Fermentation

2.

What type of cells replicate by mitosis?

a)

Gametes

b)

Somatic cells

c)

Bacteria

d)

Viruses

3.

What is the first phase of mitosis?

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

4.

What do chromosomes carry?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

DNA

d)

Water

5.

How many chromosomes do humans have?

a)

92

b)

12

c)

46

d)

23

6.

What is the term for the two identical copies of a chromosome?

a)

Telomeres

b)

Histones

c)

Centromeres

d)

Chromatids

7.

What happens during anaphase?

a)

Sister chromatids separate

b)

Chromosomes condense

c)

Nuclear envelope forms

d)

Spindle fibers disappear

8.

What is cytokinesis?

a)

Protein synthesis

b)

DNA replication

c)

Cell division

d)

Cell growth

9.

What is the main purpose of meiosis?

a)

Digestion

b)

Reproduction

c)

Repair

d)

Growth

10.

What is a haploid cell?

a)

A cell with one set of chromosomes

b)

A cell with two sets of chromosomes

c)

A cell with four sets of chromosomes

d)

A cell with no chromosomes

11.

What is the second phase of interphase called?

a)

S phase

b)

G2 phase

c)

G1 phase

d)

M phase

12.

What can high salinity do to mitosis?

a)

Stimulate it

b)

Inhibit it

c)

Speed it up

d)

Have no effect

13.

What is the role of histones?

a)

To form cell walls

b)

To produce energy

c)

To compact DNA

d)

To carry oxygen

14.

What is an example of a genetic disorder caused by meiosis failure?

a)

Cold

b)

Flu

c)

Down syndrome

d)

Headache

15.

What happens during telophase?

a)

Chromatids separate

b)

Spindle fibers form

c)

Nuclear membranes form

d)

Chromosomes condense

16.

What is the function of the centromere?

a)

To produce proteins

b)

To replicate DNA

c)

To attach spindle fibers

d)

To store energy

17.

What is the final product of meiosis in humans?

a)

Muscle cells

b)

Sperm or egg cells

c)

Skin cells

d)

Blood cells

18.

What is the term for a chromosome with a missing part?

a)

Translocation

b)

Duplication

c)

Inversion

d)

Deletion

19.

What is the main purpose of mitosis?

a)

To digest food

b)

To transport nutrients

c)

To create energy

d)

To produce identical cells

20.

What is the longest phase of meiosis?

a)

Telophase I

b)

Anaphase I

c)

Metaphase I

d)

Prophase I

21.

What happens during prophase?

a)

DNA is replicated

b)

Chromosomes condense

c)

Cells divide

d)

Nuclear membranes form

22.

What is a chromatid?

a)

A type of DNA

b)

A part of the nucleus

c)

A copy of a chromosome

d)

A type of cell

23.

What can low temperature do to mitosis?

a)

Have no effect

b)

Stop it completely

c)

Slow it down

d)

Speed it up

24.

What is the short arm of a chromosome called?

a)

P arm

b)

Centromere

c)

Telomere

d)

Q arm