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Mitosis: How Our Bodies Grow
Worksheet
Year 2
English
Mitosis: How Our Bodies Grow
Tiny Cells, Big Growth!
Did you know your body is made of trillions of tiny building blocks called cells? To help you grow taller or fix a scraped knee, your cells have to make copies of themselves. This special way of copying is called mitosis.
Instructions:
Read each question carefully. Circle the letter (A, B, or C) of the best answer.
1. What is the main job of mitosis?
A. To help cells make exact copies of themselves.
B. To help cells go to sleep at night.
C. To turn a cell into a piece of fruit.
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2. Why does your body need your cells to divide?
A. To make you shrink and get smaller.
B. To help you grow and fix cuts on your skin.
C. To help you remember your homework.
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3. When one cell splits into two through mitosis, what do the new cells look like?
A. They look like two different animals.
B. One is a circle and one is a square.
C. They are both exactly the same.
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4. If you start with 1 cell and it finishes mitosis, how many cells do you have now?
A. 2 cells.
B. 5 cells.
C. 10 cells.
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5. Where are the special "instructions" kept that tell a cell how to copy itself?
A. In the air around the cell.
B. In a tiny backpack.
C. In the middle part of the cell (the control center).
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6. What must a cell do before it can split into two?
A. It has to take a nap.
B. It has to make a copy of everything inside it.
C. It has to change its color to blue.
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7. Which part of your body uses mitosis to stay healthy?
A. Your whole body, including your skin and muscles.
B. Only your big toe.
C. Only your teeth when you brush them.
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8. How do cells know when it is time to stop dividing?
A. They stop when they get bored.
B. They stop when they hear a bell ring.
C. They follow special instructions inside the cell.
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Bonus: Draw your own cell splitting into two in the box below!