Cell Division
Name:___________________________
Date:____________________________
1. How many cells are produced when one cell completes meiosis?
one
two
four
Eight
2.
Every plant and animal starts out as a single cell. This one cell divides and multiplies to form a more
complex multicellular organism.
True
False
3. What is the relationship between parent(s) and offspring during asexual reproduction?
Two parents are needed to produce a new organism, but the organism is identical to only one
parent.
Two parents are needed to produce a new organism, and the organism is identical to neither
parent.
Only one parent is needed to produce a new organism, and the new organism is identical to the
parent.
Only one parent is needed to produce a new organism, but the new organism is never identical to
the parent.
4. The structures that make up chromosomes are called _____.
Cells
Traits
Genes
Nuclei
5.
When a sperm and an egg combine during fertilization, what percentage of the genetic information
comes from each parent?
60% from the mother and 40% from the father
50% from the mother and 50% from the father
25% from the mother and 75% from the father
75% from the mother and 25% from the father
6. A sperm and an egg combine to form a single cell called a _____.
Zygote
sex cell
Flagellum
Bacterium
7. Which of the following is NOT a step of mitosis?
Chromosomes line up in the center of the cell.
The cell deletes all but four of its chromosomes.
Each chromosome makes an exact copy of itself.
Copies of each chromosome migrate to opposite ends of the cell.
8. How many genetically identical cells are created when one cell undergoes mitosis?
1
2
4
6
9. How many chromosomes does a sperm or an egg contain?
(Check only one answer)
The normal number for the particular organism.
Twice the normal number for the particular organism.
Half of the normal number for the particular organism.
A quarter of the normal number for the particular organism.