Meiosis

Meiosis

by Ashley Purhooa

Multiple Choice

If a somatic cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg would contain

• 3
• 6
• 12
• 24

Multiple Choice

The process of crossing over occurs in what phase of meiosis?

• anaphase 1

• prophase 1

• prophase 2

• telophase 1

Multiple Choice

How many daughter cells are produced at the end of meiosis?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

When homologous chromosomes match up, they form a structure call a ___________.

• tetrad (pair of chromosomes, one from mom and one from dad)

• triad

• diploid

• quad (group of 4 replicated chromosomes, 2 from mom and 2 from dad)

Multiple Choice

What phase is  shown in the picture?

• metaphase 2

• anaphase 2

• metaphase 1

• telophase 1

Multiple Choice

What phase is represented?

• metaphase 1
• metaphase 2
• anaphase 1
• anaphase 2

Multiple Choice

What is the benefit of the chromosomes lining up in pairs during meiosis?

• When the chromosomes line up in pairs, each daughter cell will receive twice the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

• When the chromosomes line up in pairs, each daughter cell will receive half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

• When the chromosomes line up in pairs, the DNA is protected from damage and cannot mutate.

• When the chromosomes line up in pairs, the DNA in each chromosome is exactly the same.