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? - ProProfs]( "The chromosomes have lined up in the center of the cell. What phase does this cell in the lighted circle appear to be in?")
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. - ProProfs]( "What phase does this cell in the lit circle appear to be going through? The chromosomes are being pulled apart from their duplicates.")
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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