Meiosis and Mitosis Review

What is the result of meiosis?

• two diploid cells
• two haploid cells
• four diploid cells
• four haploid cells

How are your chromosomes inherited?

• most of your chromosomes from your mother
• most of your chromosomes from your father
• a random number of chromosomes from each parent
• half your chromosomes from your mother and half from your father.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Human eggs and sperm are _____, and each has ____ chromosomes.

• diploid, 23
• diploid, 46
• haploid, 23
• haploid, 46

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

How are most of the cells in the human body produced?

• mitosis
• meiosis

What type of reproduction is meiosis?

• sexual
• asexual

During which phase do chromosomes become visible because DNA starts to condense?

• Prophase
• Telophase
• Anaphase
• Metaphase

The purpose of meiosis is to form ________ cells.

• body
• sex
• somatic
• brain

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Name the phase:

• Prophase
• Metaphase
• Anaphase
• Telophase

A cat has a total of 38 chromosomes in its body cells.  How many in its gametes (germ/sex cells)?

• 38
• 19
• 76
• 10

A human zygote should have _____ chromosomes inside.

• 46
• 23
• 92
• 64