Grade 7 Science: Cell Division
This worksheet covers key concepts of cell division, including mitosis and meiosis, for Grade 7 science students.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. What is the primary purpose of mitosis?
To produce gametes (sex cells)
To create genetically identical daughter cells for growth and repair
To reduce the number of chromosomes by half
To exchange genetic material between chromosomes
2. Which type of cell division results in four haploid daughter cells?
Mitosis
Meiosis
Binary fission
Both a and b
1. All body cells in an organism are produced through meiosis.
True
False
2. During mitosis, the cell divides once to produce two daughter cells.
True
False
1. The process of cell division that produces sex cells is called .
2. During cell division, the genetic material condenses into structures called .
3. The stage of mitosis where chromosomes align at the center of the cell is known as .
1. Explain the main difference between diploid and haploid cells.
2. Describe one important function of mitosis in multicellular organisms.
Match each term on the left with its definition on the right.
1. Cytokinesis
a. The division of the nucleus
2. Chromosome
b. The division of the cytoplasm
3. Karyokinesis
c. A condensed structure of DNA carrying genetic information