FINAL EXAMINATION
Name: _______________________________________ Score: _______/60
Section: ________________________ Date: __________
General Directions:
1. This is a 5-page test which aims to check and evaluate your knowledge and understanding of all
the concepts and skills learned in Cell Biology for the final period.
2. Write your name, section, and the date of examination on the space provided.
3. Read each question carefully and shade the letter of the correct answer in the answer sheet.
4. A period of 1 hour and 30 minutes will be given to finish the test. Once you’re done, you may
submit your paper and leave the room. Good luck.
Test Questions
1. How many chromosomes are present in a human?
a. 23 pairs b. 23 chromosomes c. 46 pairs d. 47 chromosomes
2. Mitosis occurs in ________.
a. sex cells b. gametes c. sperm cells d. somatic cells
3. Which organelle of the cell produces the spindle fiber?
a. chromatids b. centromeres c. centrioles d. kinetechores
4. What is formed during cytoplasm division of animal cell?
a. cell plate b. cleavage furrow c. vesicles d. nucleus
5. What is formed during cytoplasm division of plant cell?
a. cell plate b. cleavage furrow c. vesicles d. nucleus
6. What is the portion of the chromosomes where the two sister chromatids are joined
together?
a. diploid b. centromeres c. centrioles d. haploid
For numbers 7 – 16, identify which phase of mitosis does the following situation occurs.
7. Chromosomes line up at midline of the cell
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
8. Centrioles migrate to opposite poles
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
9. Spindle fibers pull apart centromeres
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
10. One chromatid goes to each centriole
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
11. Spindle fibers form
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
12. Chromatids reached each centrioles
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
13. Formation of new nucleus
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
14. Nuclear membrane dissolves
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
15. DNA becomes visible as chromosomes
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
16. Sister chromatids separate.
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
Final Examination/Page 1 of 5
, Test Questions
For numbers 17 – 20, evaluate the statement if it is true or false.
17. Which of the following statement is true?
I. DNA is a double helix structure joined by a hydrogen bond
II. DNA is the blueprint of life.
III. Chromosomes are strands of DNA
IV. Chromosomes are DNA with protein
a. I and II b. II and IV c. I, II, III d. I, II, III, IV
18. Which of the following statement is true?
I. Mitosis occurs in sex cells
II. Mitosis divides cell once
III. Nucleokinesis occurs in the nucleus
IV. Nucleokinesis comes before cytokinesis
a. I and II b. II and III c. II, III, IV d. I, II, III
19. Which of the following statement is true?
I. Mitosis produces 4 daughter cells
II. Mitosis produces identical cells
III. Chromosomes come in 46 pairs in human
IV. Chromosomes come in pairs; one from mother and one from father
a. I and II b. II and IV c. I, II, III d. I, II, III, IV
20. Which of the following statement is true?
I. S phase is where cell duplicates its DNA
II. S phase is where 90 % of the cell’s life is spent
III. Cytokinesis is the division of cytoplasm
IV. Nucleokinesis can be trough cleavage formation or cell plate
a. I and II b. II and IV c. I and III d. II and IV
21. Meiosis occurs in ________.
a. egg cells b. body cells c. sperm cells d. sex cells
22. How many daughter cells are produced through meiosis?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
23. How many times does DNA replicate in meiosis?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
24. How many times does nucleus divide in meiosis?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
25. If a person is infected by a virus, what type of cell death occurs?
a. apoptosis b. mutation c. necrosis d. cancer
26. To prevent further damage to neighboring cells, cells do _________.
a. apoptosis b. mutation c. necrosis d. cancer
For numbers 27 – 36, identify what phase of meiosis does the following situation occurs.
27. Occurrence of crossing over
a b c d
28. Chromosome pairs separate with sister chromatids remaining together.
Final Examination/Page 2 of 5
Name: _______________________________________ Score: _______/60
Section: ________________________ Date: __________
General Directions:
1. This is a 5-page test which aims to check and evaluate your knowledge and understanding of all
the concepts and skills learned in Cell Biology for the final period.
2. Write your name, section, and the date of examination on the space provided.
3. Read each question carefully and shade the letter of the correct answer in the answer sheet.
4. A period of 1 hour and 30 minutes will be given to finish the test. Once you’re done, you may
submit your paper and leave the room. Good luck.
Test Questions
1. How many chromosomes are present in a human?
a. 23 pairs b. 23 chromosomes c. 46 pairs d. 47 chromosomes
2. Mitosis occurs in ________.
a. sex cells b. gametes c. sperm cells d. somatic cells
3. Which organelle of the cell produces the spindle fiber?
a. chromatids b. centromeres c. centrioles d. kinetechores
4. What is formed during cytoplasm division of animal cell?
a. cell plate b. cleavage furrow c. vesicles d. nucleus
5. What is formed during cytoplasm division of plant cell?
a. cell plate b. cleavage furrow c. vesicles d. nucleus
6. What is the portion of the chromosomes where the two sister chromatids are joined
together?
a. diploid b. centromeres c. centrioles d. haploid
For numbers 7 – 16, identify which phase of mitosis does the following situation occurs.
7. Chromosomes line up at midline of the cell
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
8. Centrioles migrate to opposite poles
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
9. Spindle fibers pull apart centromeres
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
10. One chromatid goes to each centriole
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
11. Spindle fibers form
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
12. Chromatids reached each centrioles
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
13. Formation of new nucleus
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
14. Nuclear membrane dissolves
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
15. DNA becomes visible as chromosomes
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
16. Sister chromatids separate.
a. prophase b. metaphase c. anaphase d. telophase
Final Examination/Page 1 of 5
, Test Questions
For numbers 17 – 20, evaluate the statement if it is true or false.
17. Which of the following statement is true?
I. DNA is a double helix structure joined by a hydrogen bond
II. DNA is the blueprint of life.
III. Chromosomes are strands of DNA
IV. Chromosomes are DNA with protein
a. I and II b. II and IV c. I, II, III d. I, II, III, IV
18. Which of the following statement is true?
I. Mitosis occurs in sex cells
II. Mitosis divides cell once
III. Nucleokinesis occurs in the nucleus
IV. Nucleokinesis comes before cytokinesis
a. I and II b. II and III c. II, III, IV d. I, II, III
19. Which of the following statement is true?
I. Mitosis produces 4 daughter cells
II. Mitosis produces identical cells
III. Chromosomes come in 46 pairs in human
IV. Chromosomes come in pairs; one from mother and one from father
a. I and II b. II and IV c. I, II, III d. I, II, III, IV
20. Which of the following statement is true?
I. S phase is where cell duplicates its DNA
II. S phase is where 90 % of the cell’s life is spent
III. Cytokinesis is the division of cytoplasm
IV. Nucleokinesis can be trough cleavage formation or cell plate
a. I and II b. II and IV c. I and III d. II and IV
21. Meiosis occurs in ________.
a. egg cells b. body cells c. sperm cells d. sex cells
22. How many daughter cells are produced through meiosis?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8
23. How many times does DNA replicate in meiosis?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
24. How many times does nucleus divide in meiosis?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
25. If a person is infected by a virus, what type of cell death occurs?
a. apoptosis b. mutation c. necrosis d. cancer
26. To prevent further damage to neighboring cells, cells do _________.
a. apoptosis b. mutation c. necrosis d. cancer
For numbers 27 – 36, identify what phase of meiosis does the following situation occurs.
27. Occurrence of crossing over
a b c d
28. Chromosome pairs separate with sister chromatids remaining together.
Final Examination/Page 2 of 5
