Download Mitosis Review 2016

Name: ___________________________
Review Sheet—Mitosis
1.
List the elements found in nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids, and protiens.
2. What are the 3 main parts of a nucleotide?
3. Draw a picture of a nucleotide. Label the 3 main parts. 
4. Which 2 parts of the nucleotide make up the “sides” of the DNA “ladder”?
5. Which part of a nucleotide makes up the “steps” of the DNA “ladder”?
6. How many different nitrogen bases are there? List the nitrogen bases and tell which ones pair up.
7. Match up the following string of nitrogen bases with the correct bases.
AATTCGAATGTG
8. The number of Adenine must equal the number of _____________ in any DNA molecule. And the percentage
of cytosine must equal the percentage of _________________ in any DNA molecule.
9. What shape is DNA?
10. What is the function of DNA? How does it’s structure relate to it’s function?
11. Which part of the nucleotide allows DNA to act as a code? _____________________
12. Fill in the blanks: The _______________ of the nitrogen bases in DNA gives instructions to the ribosomes to
make ____________________.
13. Explain how DNA, genes and chromosomes are related.
14. Draw a chromosome, chromatin, and a double helix.
Name: ___________________________
15. Put the following terms in order from largest to smallest. Gene, nucleotide, chromosome, and nitrogen base.
16. Before a cell can divide through mitosis, it must go through replication. What is replication? Why is this
important?
17. Draw a picture showing how one molecule of DNA can be used to produce 2 identical copies of the DNA
molecule.
18. What is a somatic cell?
19. What is a mutation and what are the 3 possible results of a mutation?
20. A deletion or insertion of a base from a gene can affect an organism by changing the structure of the
__________________.
21. Number the stages of the cell cycle in order: Mitosis
Cytokinesis
Interphase
22. Describe what happens during each stage of the cell cycle listed above.
23. What is the goal of mitosis?
24. List 3 reasons that cells need to go through mitosis and cytokinesis.
25. What type of cells is produced during mitosis? How does their chromosomes compare to the parent cell?
26. If mitosis did not occur what would be some possible outcomes?