Cell Division 7th Grade Quiz Questions
A quiz basically using vocabulary about mitosis and meiosis intended for middle school science. (south carolina standards - 7th grade)
- 1.What is an organism reproduced by one or two parents?
- A.
Daughter cell
- B.
Offspring
- C.
Asexual reproduction
- 2.What is meiosis?
- A.
A special type of cell division producing haploid cells
- B.
A special type of cell division producing diploid cells
- C.
A special type of cell division producing parent cells
- 3.What type of reproduction does meiosis refer to?
- A.
Asexual
- B.
Sexual
- C.
Nuclear
- 4.What is a male reprodcutive cell?
- A.
Egg
- B.
Meiosis
- C.
Sperm
- 5.In what organisms does cell division occur?
- A.
Only all mammals
- B.
Some bacteria and everything else
- C.
All living things
- 6.How many chromosomes does a haploid cell contain?
- A.
The same number as the parent cell
- B.
3/4 the number as the parent cell
- C.
1/2 the number as the parent cell
- 7.What is the chemical that contains information for an organism's growth and functions?
- A.
Nuclear acid
- B.
DNA
- C.
Cytoplasm
- 8.What is cytokinesis?
- A.
Division of a parent cell's cytoplasm
- B.
Division of a parent cell's nucleus
- C.
Division of a daughter cell's cell membrane
- 9.What is a form of asexual reproduction occurring in prokaryotes? (bacteria)
- A.
Regeneration
- B.
Binary fission
- C.
Budding
- 10.What best describes the offspring after asexual reproduction?
- A.
The offspring has half of the chromosomes from both parents
- B.
The offspring is genetically mutated and dividing uncontrollably
- C.
The offspring is genetically identical to its parent
- 11.
The chromosomes have lined up in the center of the cell. What phase does this cell in the lighted circle appear to be in?- A.
Interphase
- B.
Metaphase
- C.
Prophase
- D.
Telophase
- E.
Anaphase
- 12.
What phase does this cell in the lit circle appear to be going through? The chromosomes are being pulled apart from their duplicates.
- A.
Telophase
- B.
Interphase
- C.
Metaphase
- D.
Anaphase
- E.
Prophase
- 13.What is the correct order of the cell cycle?
- A.
Metaphase, interphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase
- B.
Interphase, anaphase, metaphase, prophase, telophase
- C.
Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
- D.
Telophase, interphase, anaphase, metaphase, prophase
- 14.A cell grows and carries out life functions in
- A.
Telophase
- B.
Prophase
- C.
Anaphase
- D.
Interphase
- 15.Many offspring can be produced very quickly
- A.
During a single cell cycle
- B.
Through the formation of chromosomes
- C.
When two parent cells produce one offspring
- D.
Through asexual reproduction
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