meiosis

The purpose of meiosis is to form ________ cells.

• body
• sex
• somatic
• brain

Meiosis occurs in the testes in men and the ___________ in women.

• uterus
• cervix
• ovaries
• stomach

A cat has a total of 38 chromosomes in its body cells.  How many in its gametes?

• 38
• 19
• 76
• 10

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

• anaphase 1
• prophase 1
• prophase 2
• telophase 1

Which of these cells would undergo meiosis?

• skin cells
• liver cells
• brain cells
• sperm cells

The chromosomes that pair up during meiosis, are called __________ chromosomes.  

• homozygous 
• asexual
• homologous
• genes

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

• tetrad
• triad
• diploid
• gamete

Crossing over helps promote 

• male genotype
• genetic variation
• DNA replication
• mitosis

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You get one homologous chromosome from your ________ and one from your _______.  

• dad, mom
• brother, sister
• grandmother, grandfather
• the stork, the stork

With mitosis you get ___, _________ cells, but with meiosis, you get ___, ____________.

• 4, different,  2, identical
• 4, identical, 2, different
• 2, different, 4, identical
• 2,  identical, 4, different

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