Cell Division Worksheet
Cell Division Worksheet
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”?
4. Reproduction, growth, renewal and repair are all reasons for ________________________ in
multicellular organisms.
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 _________________________________.
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.
15. Each chromosome after DNA replication has two identical parts called
________________________________________________________________.
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
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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?
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
Figure 12.3
Process ______________________________________________________
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.