answer key

1. Summative Quiz
I. Multiple Choice
Instructions:
Write T if the statement is true and F is the
statement is false.

2. Summative Quiz
I. Multiple Choice
Instructions:
Write T if the statement is true and F is the
statement is false.

3. 1. Which phase of the cell cycle is
responsible for DNA replication?
a. G1 phase
b. S phase
c. G2 phase
d. M phase

4. 1. Which phase of the cell cycle is
responsible for DNA replication?
a. G1 phase
b. S phase
c. G2 phase
d. M phase

5. 2. During which phase of mitosis do
chromosomes line up in the middle
of the cell?
a. Prophase
b. Metaphase
c. Anaphase
d. Telophase

6. 2. During which phase of mitosis do
chromosomes line up in the middle
of the cell?
a. Prophase
b. Metaphase
c. Anaphase
d. Telophase

7. 3. What happens to the
chromosomes during anaphase?
a. They become thicker and visible.
b. They line up in the middle of the cell.
c. They split apart and move to
opposite sides.
d. Two new nuclei begin to form.

8. 3. What happens to the
chromosomes during anaphase?
a. They become thicker and visible.
b. They line up in the middle of the cell.
c. They split apart and move to
opposite sides.
d. Two new nuclei begin to form.

9. 4. Why is mitosis important for
living things?
a. It allows cells to grow larger instead of making new
ones.
b. It creates two new cells that are different from the
original cell.
c. It helps organisms grow, repair damaged tissue,
and reproduce cells.
d. It removes extra cells that are no longer needed.

10. 4. Why is mitosis important for
living things?
a. It allows cells to grow larger instead of making new
ones.
b. It creates two new cells that are different from the
original cell.
c. It helps organisms grow, repair damaged tissue,
and reproduce cells.
d. It removes extra cells that are no longer needed.

11. 5. Which of the following correctly
lists the stages of mitosis in order?
a. Metaphase → Prophase → Anaphase → Telophase
b. Prophase → Metaphase → Anaphase → Telophase
c. Anaphase → Telophase → Prophase → Metaphase
d. Telophase → Anaphase → Metaphase → Prophase

12. 5. Which of the following correctly
lists the stages of mitosis in order?
a. Metaphase → Prophase → Anaphase → Telophase
b. Prophase → Metaphase → Anaphase → Telophase
c. Anaphase → Telophase → Prophase → Metaphase
d. Telophase → Anaphase → Metaphase → Prophase

13. 6. What is the main event in
Prophase I of meiosis?
a. Chromosomes line up in the middle of
the cell.
b. Homologous chromosomes pair up.
c. The cell divides into two.
d. Spindle fibers pull chromosomes apart.

14. 6. What is the main event in
Prophase I of meiosis?
a. Chromosomes line up in the middle of
the cell.
b. Homologous chromosomes pair up.
c. The cell divides into two.
d. Spindle fibers pull chromosomes apart.

15. 7. How many daughter cells are
produced at the end of meiosis?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

16. 7. How many daughter cells are
produced at the end of meiosis?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

17. 8. In which type of cells does
meiosis occur?
a. Skin cells
b. Muscle cells
c. Sex cells (sperm and egg)
d. Blood cells

18. 8. In which type of cells does
meiosis occur?
a. Skin cells
b. Muscle cells
c. Sex cells (sperm and egg)
d. Blood cells

19. 9. Which of the following lists the
correct order of meiosis I?
a. Prophase I → Anaphase I → Metaphase I → Telophase I
b. Metaphase I → Prophase I → Anaphase I → Telophase I
c. Prophase I → Metaphase I → Anaphase I → Telophase I
d. Telophase I → Anaphase I → Metaphase I → Prophase I

20. 9. Which of the following lists the
correct order of meiosis I?
a. Prophase I → Anaphase I → Metaphase I → Telophase I
b. Metaphase I → Prophase I → Anaphase I → Telophase I
c. Prophase I → Metaphase I → Anaphase I → Telophase I
d. Telophase I → Anaphase I → Metaphase I → Prophase I

21. 10. Why is meiosis important?
a. It helps the body grow and repair.
b. It creates sex cells for reproduction.
c. It makes cells with the same number of
chromosomes.
d. It produces energy for the cell.

22. 10. Why is meiosis important?
a. It helps the body grow and repair.
b. It creates sex cells for reproduction.
c. It makes cells with the same number of
chromosomes.
d. It produces energy for the cell.

23. Summative Quiz
II. Identification

24. For items #11-14, name the stages of
mitosis based on the illustration.
Write the name of the correct stage
of mitosis.

25. 11.

26. 11. Anaphase

27. 12.

28. 12. Prophase

29. 13.

30. 13. Metaphase

31. 14.

32. 14. Telophase

33. 15. In relation with item #11-14, what is the correct
order of the stages of mitosis?
A. I, II, III, IV
B. I, III, IV, II
C. I, III, II, IV
D. I, II, IV, III
I. II. III. IV.

34. 15. In relation with item #11-14, what is the correct
order of the stages of mitosis?
A. I, II, III, IV
B. I, III, IV, II
C. I, III, II, IV
D. I, II, IV, III
I. II. III. IV.

35. 16-19. For items #16-19, look the stages of meiosis I
based on the illustration. Identify and write the correct
name of each stage shown.
16. 17. 18. 19.

36. 16-19. For items #16-19, look the stages of meiosis I
based on the illustration. Identify and write the correct
name of each stage shown.
16. 17. 18. 19.

37. 20-23. For items #20-23, look the stages of meiosis II based on the
illustration. Identify and write the correct name of each stage shown.
20. 21. 22. 23.

38. 20-23. For items #20-23, look the stages of meiosis II based on the
illustration. Identify and write the correct name of each stage shown.
20. 21. 22. 23.

39. 24. What do you call the series of events
that a cell goes through as it grows and
divides to produce new cells?
Cell cycle

40. 25. What is the process where the
cytoplasm splits to form two
independent cells?
Cytokinesis

41. Summative Quiz
III. True or False
Instructions:
Write T if the statement is true and F is the
statement is false.

42. 26. Meiosis consists of two rounds
of cell division: meiosis I and
meiosis II.
T

43. 27. During meiosis, homologous
chromosomes separate in meiosis II.
F

44. 28. Mitosis occurs only in
reproductive cells, while meiosis
occurs in somatic cells.
F

45. 29. Meiosis results in four daughter
cells, while mitosis produces two.
T

46. 30. The process of meiosis leads to
genetic variation, which is essential
for evolution.
T