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Pre/Post Test ANSWER KEY – Mitosis
1. During which phase do chromosomes first become visible? a. Interphase; b.
Telophase; c. Metaphase; d. Prophase
2. A cell with 10 chromosomes undergoes Mitosis. How many daughter cells are
created? Each daughter cell has __________ chromosomes. a. 2, 10; b. 10, 2; c. 1.5;
d. 2, 20
3. What structure is responsible for moving the chromosomes during Mitosis?
a.nucleus; b. centriole; c. spindle fiber; d. cytoplasm
4. Cytokinesis begins in which phase? a. Metaphase; b. Anaphase; c. Prophase
d. Telophase
5. Cell will generally divide when? a. they are 10 hours old; b. they become infected;
c. they become to large; d. they have no food
6. Which phase occurs directly after Metaphase? a. Anaphase; b. Telophase; c.
Prophase; d. Interphase
7. During which phase does the DNA make a copy of itself? a. Prophase; b.
Metaphase; c. Interphase; d. Telophase
8. After replication, each chromosome consists of two: a. centrofibers; b. chromatids;
c. daughter cells; d. centrioles
9. The original cell that undergoes Mitosis is the a. daughter cell; b. sister cell; c.
mother cell; d. parent cell
10. The point at which the sister chromatids are attached is called the: a. Centromere;
b. centriole; c. chromatin body; d. spindle body
11. A cell plate is formed during Mitosis in which of the following? a. sex cell; b. body
cell; c. plant cell; d. animal cell
12. What structure would you not see during Mitosis in an onion root tip? a. cleavage
furrow; b. chromatids; c. cell plate; d. spindle
13. During which phase are the chromosomes lined up along the middle of the cell?
a. Anaphase; b. Prophase; c. Metaphase; d. Interphase
14. Which of the following phases is not actually a phase of Mitosis: a. Interphase; b.
Prophase; c. Metaphase; d. Telophase
15. In which stage of Mitosis does the nuclear membrane “disappear”? a. Interphase;
b. Prophase; c. Anaphase; d. Telophase
16. A cell that has two copies of each chromosome (same number and type) is referred
to as: a. Chromoloid; b. Haploid; c. Monoloid; d. Diploid
17. Mitosis is the process in which what structure divides to form two new identical
ones? a. cytoplasm; b. nuclear membrane; c. nucleus; d. chromosomes
18. What is the best description of homologous chromosomes? A. they are the same
size and shape; b. they contain the same types of genes in the same order; c. they
generally contain different versions (alleles) of many of the same genes; d. all of these
19. What is made by arranging chromosomes from a chromosome spread and
matched into pairs (the largest to the smallest) and assigned numbers? a. karyotype;
b. chromatotype; c. prototype; d. kinetochore
20. During what phase of Mitosis does the nuclear membrane “reappear”?
a. Interphase; b. Prophase; c. Metaphase; d. Telophase