Cell Division Worksheet

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Cell Division Worksheet

1. On figure 12.1 below identify the sister chromatids by drawing a line to the sister
chromatids and writing the words “sister chromatids” beside the line you drew.

Figure 12.1

2. If cell “A” has a quantity of DNA represented by the letter P, how much DNA would be
represented by each cell “C”?

3. Draw a line to the centromere of A and C in Figure12.1

4. Reproduction, growth, renewal and repair are all reasons for ________________________ in
multicellular organisms.

5. In binary fission, the bacterial chromosomes stay attached to the ______________________.

6. From a single parent cell, how many daughter cells are produced in mitosis? _________

7. Liver cells, bone cells, nerve cells, muscle cells are called _______________________ cells.
Sperm cells and egg cells are called _________________________________.

8. In animals, somatic cells have _______ set(s) of chromosomes.

9. Division of the nucleus is called __________________________________. Division of the


cytoplasm is called _______________________________________.

10. Golgi apparatus, RER, SER, lysosomes, ribosomes all duplicate during the _________ phase of
interphase.
11. DNA replication occurs during the ________ phase of interphase.

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12. 90% of the cell cycle is ___________________________________________.

13. Mitosis and cytokinesis make up the _______________________ phase of the cell cycle.

14. Cells in the ___________ phase have ceased dividing.

15. Each chromosome after DNA replication has two identical parts called
________________________________________________________________.

16. A replicated chromosome is also known as a ______________________________.

17. If a cell has 68 chromosomes at the beginning of the cell cycle, each daughter cell will have
______________________ chromosomes at the end.

18. Which symbol represents a cell dividing by mitosis? (Circle all that apply)
2n 2n 2n n n n n+n 2n

Use figure 12.2 below to answer the following questions. Write the letter, or letters that best
answer the statement below the diagram.

Figure 12.2

1. Synthesis of DNA takes place ____________________


2. Division of cytoplasm and organelles _______________
3. Cell grows in size following division ______________
4. Cell has twice as much DNA as parent cell _________
5. Division of chromosomes _________________
6. Sister chromatids first present ______________
7. Subphases of Interphase _____________________
8. Mitotic subphase _____________________
9. Sister chromatids separate ______________
10. Subdivisions of mitotic subphase __________
11. Interphase __________________

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12. If an animal cell has the following chromosome number (N = 20), How many chromosomes
would be in each cell that has divided by mitosis?

13. A somatic cell from an animal has 18 chromosomes

A. What is the diploid number of chromosomes for this animal?

B. How many chromosomes would be present in a haploid cell from this animal?

C. If a somatic cell of this animal divided by mitosis, how many chromosomes would each
daughter cell contain?

14. Which cell division process would normally be associated with 2n → 2n?
A. Mitosis
B. Meiosis

Identify the process for Figure 12.3

Figure 12.3
Process ______________________________________________________

15. The process in Figure 12.3 take place in ___________________ cells.

16. Identify where the following occur in Figure 12.3 by writing the term next to the step where
they occur in Figure 12.3: DNA duplication, cytokinesis, cell growth

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Circle the term that includes all the others in the list.

1. gene, DNA synthesis, mitosis, cytokinesis, cell cycle

2. S subphase, cytokinesis, interphase, mitosis, cell cycle

3. Cell division, binary fission, mitosis, meiosis

4. S subphase, G1 subphase, interphase, G0 subphase

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