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Cell Biology Quiz: Cell Structure, Mitosis and Meiosis

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A high school quiz on organelles, animal and plant cells, mitosis and meiosis. 12 questions, about 8 minutes.

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Quiz questions

Question 1 · Multiple choice · 30s · 1 pt

Which events contribute to genetic variability in meiosis?

  • Duplication of mitochondria
  • Formation of the cell wall
  • Independent assortment of chromosomes
  • Crossing over

Question 2 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

In which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up at the equatorial plane?

  • Telophase
  • Prophase
  • Anaphase
  • Metaphase

Question 3 · True / False · 30s · 1 pt

The plasma membrane is selectively permeable.

  • True
  • False

Question 4 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

What is missing in prokaryotic cells?

  • DNA
  • A membrane-bound nucleus
  • Ribosomes
  • A plasma membrane

Question 5 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

Where does protein synthesis take place?

  • In lysosomes
  • In ribosomes
  • In the nucleus
  • In vacuoles

Question 6 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

Which organelle contains enzymes that digest substances?

  • Lysosome
  • Centriole
  • Nucleus
  • Ribosome

Question 7 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

Which organelle modifies and packages proteins destined for secretion?

  • Mitochondrion
  • Golgi apparatus
  • Centrosome
  • Chloroplast

Question 8 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

Which structure is found in plant cells but not in animal cells?

  • Cell wall
  • Cytoplasm
  • Plasma membrane
  • Ribosomes

Question 9 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

What does meiosis produce?

  • Four haploid cells
  • One tetraploid cell
  • Two diploid cells
  • Two cells identical to the parent cell

Question 10 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

How many daughter cells result from one mitosis?

  • Two, with half the chromosomes
  • Two, genetically identical
  • Four different ones
  • One

Question 11 · Single choice · 30s · 1 pt

Which organelle produces most of the ATP?

  • Mitochondrion
  • Nucleolus
  • Ribosome
  • Lysosome

Question 12 · True / False · 30s · 1 pt

In anaphase the sister chromatids separate.

  • True
  • False

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