Name:____________________________________________________Test Date: Wed., 12/3 or Thurs., 12/4
Cell Division Assessment Study Guide
1. What are chromosomes?
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2. What are the three types of cell division?
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Prokaryotic Cells (_______________ Cells)
3. What is binary fission?
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4. How do prokaryotic cells and single-celled organisms reproduce?
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5. What is mitosis?
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6. Mitosis occurs in what type of cells?
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7. Mitosis is a type of cell division in which one parent cell goes through simple cell
division to split and produces ________________________________________________________.
8. How many chromosomes do human skin cells have?
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9. What is meiosis?
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10.
Sperm and egg cells have ____________ the amount
of chromosomes.
11.
List four differences between mitosis and meiosis:
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Eukaryotic Cells (Plant and Animal Cells) Most eukaryotic cells go through a _____ cycle.
12. What are the three stage of a cell life cycle?
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Interphase (Stage 1)
Explain Interphase:_____________________________________________________________
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Mitosis (Stage 2)
 The starting cell is called the _____________ _____________ which divides to make two
identical ____________________ ____________ that have identical chromosomes.
 PMAT-__________________, ___________________, _____________________, ______________________
Phase 1: ____________________
Explain phase 1: ______________________________________________________
Phase 2: ______________________
Explain phase 2: ___________________________________________________________
Phase 3: ______________________
Explain phase 3:
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Phase 4: _________________________
Explain phase 4: ______________________________________________________
_______________ (Stage 3)
Explain the last stage:__________________________________________________
Review meiosis notes from class they will be on your test as well!