Mitosis Worksheet
A Grade 11 science worksheet covering the stages and significance of mitosis.
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Mitosis: Cell Division
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work where applicable.
1. Which of the following is NOT a stage of mitosis?
Prophase
Anaphase
Interphase
Telophase
2. During which stage of mitosis do sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles of the cell?
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
3. The primary purpose of mitosis is to produce two genetically daughter cells from a single parent cell.
4. During , the nuclear envelope breaks down and chromosomes condense.
5. The spindle fibers attach to the of the sister chromatids during prometaphase.
6. Briefly describe the main events that occur during metaphase.
7. Number the stages of mitosis in the correct order (1-4), starting after Interphase.
Anaphase
Telophase
Prophase
Metaphase
8. Observe the diagram below showing the stages of mitosis. Identify the stage labeled 'X' and describe one key event occurring in that stage.
Stage X:
Key Event:
9. Mitosis results in cells with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
True
False
10. Cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm and typically occurs after nuclear division.
True
False
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