Download Mitosis Practice Regents Questions

1. The phrases below describe several events that occur
during the process of mitosis.
(A) attachment of double-stranded chromosomes to the
spindle apparatus
(B) formation of single-stranded chromosomes, which
are moved to opposite ends of the cell
(C) disintegration of the nuclear membrane
(D) nuclear membrane formation around each set of
chromosomes, forming two nuclei
(E) synthesis of a spindle apparatus
4. Cells of a whitefish embryo were viewed under high
power of a compound microscope and a photograph was
taken as shown below.
Which sequence represents the correct order of these
events?
A)
B)
C)
D)
A
B
A
C
B
D
D
E
C
A
E
A
D
C
B
B
E
E
C
D
2. Base your answer to the following question on The
diagram below shows some cells in the meristematic
region of a root tip.
Which statement about these cells is correct?
Which structures are indicated by A?
A) ribosomes
C) centrosomes
B) centrioles
D) chromosomes
5. Which diagram best represents mitotic cell division?
A)
B)
C)
D)
6. In the diagram below, which letter indicates the cell part
in which the changes involved in mitosis first become
evident?
A) About 20 percent of the cells are dividing.
B) About 80 percent of the cells are dividing.
C) Most of the cells will never undergo mitosis.
3. The process of mitotic cell division normally results in
the production of
A) four cells with half the number of chromosomes as
the parent cell
B) two cells with the same number of chromosomes as
the parent cell
C) two cells with only one chromosome from each set
of homologous chromosomes
D) one cell with a replicated set of homologous
chromosomes
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
7. Which is the correct sequence for the stages of mitotic
cell division represented by the diagrams below?
10. The number in each circle below represents the
chromosome number of the cell. Which diagram
represents the production of offspring by an asexually
reproducing organism
A)
A) A
C) B
B
A
C
D
D
C
B) A
D) B
C
C
D
D
B
A
8. The following list describes some of the events
associated with normal cell division.
A–Nuclear membrane formation around
each set of newly formed chromosomes
B–Separation of centromeres
C–Replication of each chromosome
D–Movement of single-stranded chromosomesto opposite ends of the spindle
What is the normal sequence in which these events
occur?
A) A
C) C
B
D
C
B
D
A
B) C
D) D
B
C
D
A
B) cyclosis
D) protein synthesis
C)
A
B
9. Which cellular process involves DNA replication?
A) mitosis
C) pinocytosis
B)
D)