Meiosis

1. During which phase of the meiotic cell cycle does DNA replication occur?

• Interphase

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphae

• Telophase

1. When does crossing over take place in meiosis?

• Interphase

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Telophase

1. During which phase of meiosis does the nuclear membrane reform around chromosomes?

• Interphase

• Prophase I

• Metaphase II

• Anaphase I

• Telophase II

1. A human cell containing 23 chromosomes is...

• a somatic cell

• zygote

• gamete

• a diploid cell

If an organism has a haploid chromosome number of 10, what is its diploid number?

• 10

• 5

• 15

• 20

1. Homologous chromosomes move towards opposite poles of a dividing cell during...

• mitosis

• meiosis I

• meiosis II

• fertilization

1. Meiosis II is similar to mitosis in that...

• homologous chromosomes synapse

• DNA replicates before the division

• the daughter cells are diploid

• sister chromatids separate during anaphase

1. Metaphase of meiosis I and meiosis II differ in that...

• chromosomes line up at the equator

• homologous chromosome pairs line up in meiosis I and sister chromatids line up meiosis II

• there are the same number of chromosomes

1. Asexually reproducing organisms produce offspring that are genetically identical to each other and to the parents. What process allows for asexual reproduction?

• mitosis

• meioisis

• binary fission

• fertilization

1. At which stage of meiosis do sister chromatids separate and become individual chromatids?

• metaphase I

• anaphase I

• metaphase II

• anaphase II