Cell Division
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Biology
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7th Grade
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Medium
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Albert Lang
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This quiz comprehensively covers cell division, focusing primarily on mitosis and the cell cycle. The content is appropriate for 7th grade life science students who are learning fundamental concepts about how cells reproduce and grow. Students need to understand the sequential nature of the cell cycle, recognize that interphase is the longest phase where cells prepare for division, and master the four distinct phases of mitosis: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. The quiz requires students to identify key cellular structures like chromosomes, chromatids, centromeres, and the nucleus, while also understanding important processes such as cytokinesis. Students must demonstrate both conceptual knowledge of what happens during each phase and visual recognition skills to identify phases from diagrams. The assessment evaluates their ability to sequence events correctly, distinguish between mitosis and the broader cell cycle, and understand the relationship between nuclear division and cytoplasmic division in producing two identical daughter cells. Created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying cell division in 7th grade biology. This quiz serves multiple instructional purposes and works effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding before moving to more advanced topics like meiosis or genetics. Teachers can use this as a review activity after completing the cell division unit, assign it as homework to reinforce classroom learning, or implement it as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge. The mix of vocabulary questions and visual identification makes it valuable for differentiating instruction and supporting various learning styles. The quiz aligns with middle school life science standards including MS-LS1-5, which focuses on understanding how organisms develop and grow through cell division, and supports the foundational knowledge students need before advancing to high school biology concepts about inheritance and genetic variation.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Among the following, the term that includes the others is ___.
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NGSS.HS-LS1-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The longest phase of the cell cycle
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Identify the phase of mitosis
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NGSS.HS-LS1-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which phase comes NEXT?
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NGSS.HS-LS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The process by which the nuclear material is divided equally between two new cells
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NGSS.HS-LS1-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
the sequence of growth and division of a cell
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NGSS.HS-LS1-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
the phase of mitosis in which the sister chromatids separate (pull apart) from each other
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NGSS.HS-LS1-4
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