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WorksheetsCell Reproduction Quiz
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is the process called when a parent cell divides to produce daughter cells?
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Mitosis
Fermentation
What type of cells replicate by mitosis?
Gametes
Somatic cells
Bacteria
Viruses
What is the first phase of mitosis?
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
What do chromosomes carry?
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
DNA
Water
How many chromosomes do humans have?
92
12
46
23
What is the term for the two identical copies of a chromosome?
Telomeres
Histones
Centromeres
Chromatids
What happens during anaphase?
Sister chromatids separate
Chromosomes condense
Nuclear envelope forms
Spindle fibers disappear
What is cytokinesis?
Protein synthesis
DNA replication
Cell division
Cell growth
What is the main purpose of meiosis?
Digestion
Reproduction
Repair
Growth
What is a haploid cell?
A cell with one set of chromosomes
A cell with two sets of chromosomes
A cell with four sets of chromosomes
A cell with no chromosomes
What is the second phase of interphase called?
S phase
G2 phase
G1 phase
M phase
What can high salinity do to mitosis?
Stimulate it
Inhibit it
Speed it up
Have no effect
What is the role of histones?
To form cell walls
To produce energy
To compact DNA
To carry oxygen
What is an example of a genetic disorder caused by meiosis failure?
Cold
Flu
Down syndrome
Headache
What happens during telophase?
Chromatids separate
Spindle fibers form
Nuclear membranes form
Chromosomes condense
What is the function of the centromere?
To produce proteins
To replicate DNA
To attach spindle fibers
To store energy
What is the final product of meiosis in humans?
Muscle cells
Sperm or egg cells
Skin cells
Blood cells
What is the term for a chromosome with a missing part?
Translocation
Duplication
Inversion
Deletion
What is the main purpose of mitosis?
To digest food
To transport nutrients
To create energy
To produce identical cells
What is the longest phase of meiosis?
Telophase I
Anaphase I
Metaphase I
Prophase I
What happens during prophase?
DNA is replicated
Chromosomes condense
Cells divide
Nuclear membranes form
What is a chromatid?
A type of DNA
A part of the nucleus
A copy of a chromosome
A type of cell
What can low temperature do to mitosis?
Have no effect
Stop it completely
Slow it down
Speed it up
What is the short arm of a chromosome called?
P arm
Centromere
Telomere
Q arm
