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Cell Cycle and Meiosis Quiz
Label the following phases of mitosis
1 __________________________
2 __________________________
3 __________________________
4 __________________________
5 __________________________
_____6. The purpose of mitosis is
a. To produce sex cells
b. To produce gametes
c. To produce haploid cells
d. For cell growth and repair
_____7. The purpose of meiosis is
a. to produce gametes
b. to produce sex cells
c. for reproduction
d. for genetic variation
e. all of all above
_____8. How many times does the cell divide during mitosis?
a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2
e. 1
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_____9. How many times does the cell divide during meiosis?
a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2
e. 1
_____10. What are the 2 main types of gametes?
a. Sperm
b. Somatic cells
c. egg
d. a and b
e. a and c
_____11.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
The type of cells that Mitosis produces are
different than the parent cell
identical to the parent cell
Haploid
Reproductive cells
All of the above
_____12. The type of cells that Meiosis produces are
a. Different than the parent
b. Identical to the parent
c. Diploid
d. Somatic cells
e. All of the above
_____13. A Haploid contains ____ n number of chromosomes.
a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 1
e. 2
_____14. A diploid cell contains __n number of chromosomes.
a. 5
b. 4
c. 3
d. 1
e. 2
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_____15. What process in Prophase I of meiosis makes every gamete different?
a. Chromosome replication
b. Tetrads forming
c. Daughter cell formation
d. Cell division
e. chiasmata
_____16. How many daughter cells are produced at the end of mitosis?
a. 4
b. 3
c. 2
d. 1
e. 5
_____17. How many daughter cells are produced at the end of meiosis?
a. 4
b. 43
c. 2
d. 1
e. 5
_____18. Checkpoints occur in Mitosis except
a. To make sure that cells grow and divide in a regulated way
b. In all living cells
c. To separate the cells from each other
d. To prevent mistakes from occurring
_____19. The following statements are true about cancer except
a. Division is slower than normal cells
b. Is caused by mutagens and carcinogens
c. It is the uncontrollable division of abnormal cells
d. Division is faster than normal cells
_____20. Chemotherapy drugs
a. Inhibit DNA replication
b. Inhibit cell division
c. Can damage normal cells
d. Can cause side effects
e. All of the above
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