Mitosis & Meiosis Quiz Study Guide
Vocabulary List: The vocabulary presented here is specific to your quiz. Obviously we studied more terms than
this throughout our lectures and labs…
Mitosis
Prophase
Crossing Over
Anaphase 1
Kinetochore
Gamete
Checkpoint
Reduction Division
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Meiosis
Prophase 1
Metaphase
Anaphase 2
Chromosome
MPF
Polar Body
Somatic Cell
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Meiosis 1
Prophase 2
Metaphase 1
Telophase
Chromatid
G1
Homologous
Germ Cell
Binary Fission
Meiosis 2
Synapsis
Metaphase 2
Telophase 1
Diploid
S
Tetrad
Sexual
Asexual
Independent
Assortment
Anaphase
Telophase 2
Haploid
G2
Nucleus
Circular
Chromosome
Questions to think about for this quiz…
1. What is a prokaryote and how does it reproduce?
2. What is a eukaryote and how does it reproduce?
3. What happens during each part of the cell cycle?
4. Which checkpoint during the cell cycle gives the go-ahead for cell division?
5. What are the comparative lengths of each major portion of the cell cycle?
6. What is independent assortment and what does it mean for a cell in meiosis?
7. How do mitosis, meiosis 1, and meiosis 2 differ in how the chromosomes are arranged?
8. Be able to generally describe what occurs during prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase &
telophase.
9. When do synapsis and crossing over occur? How are they beneficial?
10. What is a polar body? How is the production of polar bodies beneficial?
Other questions to further your course of study…
Match each term with its description.
a. cytoplasm apportioned between the two daughter cells
b. final phase of mitosis; daughter nuclei reform
c. two sister chromatids are joined here
d. chromosomes condense and mitotic spindle begins to form
e. chromosomes line up at spindle equator
f. sister chromatids separate, move to opposite spindle poles now
g. about 25 nm in diameter; form mitotic spindle
h. half of a chromosome in prophase
i. in pairs in some eukaryotic cells; move to poles during spindle formation
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centriole
centromere
chromatid
cytokinesis
metaphase
microtubules
prophase
telophase
anaphase
Eukaryotic Cell Cycle
Answer the following questions in reference to the eukaryotic cell cycle. Each question has only one BEST
answer.
a.
G2
b.
mitosis
c.
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d.
G1
e.
cytokinesis
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Period when DNA is duplicated
Period when interphase ends in the parent cell
Event that forms two daughter cytoplasmic masses
Period of cell growth before DNA duplication
Period after DNA is duplicated
Period of nuclear division
Period when interphase begins in a daughter cell\
Period commonly followed by cytokinesis
The period in which metaphase occurs
The period prior to mitosis
Stages of Mitosis Plus Interphase
The stages of mitosis plus interphase are listed under a-e below. Answer the following questions with reference
to these phases.
a.
interphase
b.
prophase
c.
metaphase
d.
anaphase
e.
telophase
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During this stage, homologous pairs of chromosomes are lined up on the equatorial plate.
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Chromosomes replicate during this phase.
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Genes replicate during this phase.
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DNA replicates during this phase.
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Condensation and shortening of chromosomes occurs during this phase.
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Spindle fibers first appear during this stage.
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During this phase, the centromeres break apart as the separated sister chromatids begin to move to
opposite poles.
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The microtubular spindle develops during this phase.
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Sister chromatids joined at their centromeres are attached to spindle fibers during this phase.
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Cytokinesis occurs as this phase of mitosis proceeds.
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New daughter nuclear membranes form during this phase.
Stages of Meiosis
Some of the stages of meiosis are listed under a-e below. Answer the following questions with reference to
these phases of meiosis.
a.
prophase I
b.
prophase II
c.
metaphase II
d.
anaphase I
e.
telophase I
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The formation of tetrads by synapsis occurs during this stage.
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Recombination via crossing over occurs during this stage.
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By the end of this phase, the number of homologous chromosomes is reduced in half.
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During this stage, the sister chromatids begin to separate.
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Following this phase, each individual cell is haploid.
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Chiasmata are present during this stage.
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During this phase, the centromeres separate.
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New genetic combinations, upon which natural selection can act, is present after this stage.
Other
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Four of the five answers listed below are stages of actual nuclear division. Select the exception.
a. Anaphase
b. Prophase
c. Interphase
d. Telophase
e. Metaphase
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b.
c.
d.
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Four of the five answers listed below are related by a common phase of mitosis. Select the exception.
beginning of microtubule assembly outside the nucleus
division of centromere
disappearance of nucleolus
disappearance of nuclear membrane
shortening and condensation of chromosomes make them more visible
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b.
c.
d.
e.
G1
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G2
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b.
c.
d.
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Four of the five answers listed below are related by a common phase of mitosis. Select the exception.
chromosomes decondense
spindle microtubules disappear
nucleolus reappears
chromosomes separate
nuclear envelope re-forms
Four of the five answers listed below are periods of the same cycle. Select the exception.
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Four of the five answers listed below are events occurring during mitosis. Select the exception.
a. chromosome replication
b. division of centromere
c. lining up of chromosomes at the cellular equator
d.
e.
attachment of spindle microtubules to centromeres
migration of chromosomes to opposite ends of the cell
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b.
c.
d.
e.
Four of the five answers listed below assist in chromosome movement. Select the exception.
centromere
spindle microtubules
kinetochores
centriole
nuclear envelope
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b.
c.
d.
e.
Four of the five answers listed below are related by a common phase of mitosis. Select the exception.
chromosomes align at the spindle equator
sister chromatids become individual chromosomes
centromeres divide
chromosomes move apart
spindle microtubules shorten, pulling chromosomes toward the poles
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b.
c.
d.
e.
Four of the five answers listed below are related by a common division association. Select the exception.
mitochondria
chromosomes
ribosomes
plastids
microbodies
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b.
c.
d.
e.
Four of the five answers listed below concern cells with two chromosome sets. Select the exception.
zygote
somatic cells
gamete
diploid
two full chromosome sets
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b.
c.
d.
e.
Four of the five answers listed below are related to pairing of chromosomes. Select the exception.
synapsis
crossing over
exchange of genes
pairing of homologues
interkinesis
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a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Four of the five answers listed below are related to the process of synapsis. Select the exception.
genetic recombination
increase in variability
exchange of genes
identical daughter cells
chiasmata
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Four of the five answers listed below are characteristic of meiosis. Select the exception.
involves two divisions
reduces the number of chromosomes
results in producing genetically identical cells
produces haploid cells
e.
involves synapsis
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b.
c.
d.
e.
Four of the five answers listed below are terms describing haploid cells. Select the exception.
Ovum
primary spermatocyte
Spermatid
polar body
secondary spermatocyte
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b.
c.
d.
e.
Four of the five answers listed below are haploid. Select the exception.
Zygote
Meiospore
Egg
Sperm
Gametophyte
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