Meiosis Quiz

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Meiosis

1. Meiosis results in _____
2 haploid daughter cells
4 haploid daughter cells
2 diploid daughter cells
4 diploid daughter cells

2. Which of the following cells undergo meiosis?
sperm cells
liver cells
unicellular organisms
all of these

3. The picture depicts what phase of meiosis

propase 1
prophase 2
anaphase 1
anaphase 2

4. Crossing-over occurs during:
anaphase 1
metaphase 1
prophase 1
prophase 2

5. Meiosis is a type of cell division that produces:
zygotes
chromosomes
DNA
gametes

6. Which of the following distinguishes prophase 1 of meiosis from prophase of mitosis?
homologous chromosomes pair up
spindle forms
nuclear membrane breaks down
chromosomes become visible

7. A cell with a diploid number of 24 undergoes meiosis, how many chromosomes are in each daughter cell?
6
12
24
48

8. The picture depicts what stage of meiosis?

prophase 1
anaphase 1
metaphase 1
metaphase 2

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Mitosis Quiz

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Mitosis

 

 

cell

  1. What phase is this cell in?

prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telopase

  2. During which phase do chromosomes become visible?

telophase
anaphase
prophase
interphase

cell

3. Which phase is this cell in?

prophase
telophase
metaphase
interphase

4. A cell with 10 chromosomes undergoes mitosis and cell division. How many daughter cells are produced and what number of chromosomes do they have?
2 daughter cells, 5 chromosomes each
1 daughter cell, 10 chromosomes each
4 daughter cells, 20 chromosomes each
2 daughter cells, 10 chromosomes each

5. During which phase does the spindle form?
prophase
interphase
metaphase
anaphase

cell

6. Which phase is the cell in?
prophase
telophase
interphase
metaphase

7. The process where the cytoplasm divides and forms two new cells is called:
mitosis
cytokinesis
karyotype
spindle formation

cell

8. What phase is the cell in?
anaphase
interphase
telophase
prophase

9. Cytokinesis begins in:
interphase
metaphase
telophase
prophase

 

10. What is depicted in the illustration?
mitosis of an animal cell
cytokinesis of an animal cell
mitosis of a plant cell
cytokinesis of a plant cell

Protists Quiz

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Simple Protists
  1. Plant-like protists are collectively called:
    protozoans
    algae
    diatoms
    pseudopodia
  2. Where would you find a paramecium?
    in quiet ponds
    in the human body
    in dirt
    on leaves
  3. Which of the following moves using pseudopodia?
    paramecium
    euglena
    diatoms
    ameba
  4. Which of the following is unicellular and heterotrophic?
    ameba
    paramecium
    algae
    both ameba & paramecium
  5. The word “pseudopodia” means:
    small cell
    fake eye
    false foot
    first animal

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Identify the organism pictured above.

ameba
paramecium
euglena
diatom

  1. Which organelle functions to remove excess water?
    micronucleus
    contractile vacuole
    pellicle
    gullet
  2. The ameba reproduces by:
    fusion
    endocytosis
    binary fission
    conjugation
  3. The paramecium belongs to the Kingdom ____ and the Phylum _____
    Ciliphora, Protista
    Protista, Ciliophora
    Protozoa, Protista
    Animalia, Protista
  4. Which of the following is autotrophic?
    paramecium
    foraminifera
    ameba
    euglena

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Cell Quiz

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Cells

1. What part of the cell is responsible for breaking down and digesting things?
ribosomes
lysosomes
endoplasmic reticulum
vacuole

2. Identify the organelle pictured.

chloroplast
endoplasmic reticulum
golgi apparatus
mitochondria

3. What part of the cell serves as the intracellular highway?
endoplasmic reticulum
golgi apparatus
cell membrane
mitochondria

4. Which of the following would you NOT find in a bacterial cell?
DNA
cell membrane
golgi apparatus
ribosomes

5. Which of the following is found in plant cells, but not animal cells?
cell wall
vacuole
mitochondria
endoplasmic reticulum

6. The jellylike interior of the cell is called the:
vacuole
cytoplasm
cytoskeleton
nucleus

7. Identify the organelle.
golgi apparatus
endoplasmic reticulum
mitochondria
lysosome

8. What part of the cell makes proteins?
ribosomes
mitochondria
lysosomes
vacuole

9. Where are ribosomes usually located in animal and plant cells?
inside the nucleus
near the cell membrane
on the endoplasmic reticulum
inside the vacuole

10. What part of the cell serves to process, package and export proteins?
mitochondria
endoplasmic reticulum
nucleolus
golgi apparatus

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Taxonomy Quiz

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Taxonomy
  1.  Which of the following pairs is MOST closely related?
    dog & tapeworm
    tapeworm & bacteria
    mushroom & tree
    ameba & bacteria
  2. Organisms in the Kingdom Animalia are:
    multicellular & heterotrophic
    multicellular & autotrophic
    unicellular & autotrophic
    unicellular & autotrophic
  3. Which of the following groups would contain the largest number of organisms?
    class
    order
    phylum
    family
  4. A scientific name contains information about its:
    family & species
    genus & species
    phylum & order
    class & family
  5. What do plants and animals have in common?
    both are heterotrophic
    both are autotrophic
    both are prokaryotic
    both are eukaryotic
  6. The current classification system was devised by:
    Aristotle
    Plato
    Linnaeus
    Darwin
  7. Instead of phylum, plants use which category?
    division
    subspecies
    class
    subkingdom
  8. If two organisms are in the same phylum, they must also be in the same:
    class
    species
    family
    kingdom
  9. Which kingdom contains “extreme halophiles”?
    eubacteria
    archaebacteria
    fungi
    protista
  10. A dichotomous key is used to:
    locate an organism
    identify an organism
    divide a kingdom
    interbreed species

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