Meiosis Practice

Meiosis is a process that makes

• body cells

• skin cells

• gametes

• stomach cells

How many cells does meiosis create?

• two daughter cells

• two father cells

• four daughter cells

• four father cells

The gametes created through the process of meiosis are . . .

• haploid

• diploid

• triploid

• tetraploid

The cells created by meiosis are genetically __________.

• identical

• exact copies

• the same as the paretns

• different

How many times does the cell divide in meiosis?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How many times does the cell go through interphase in meiosis?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

During sexual reproduction, how much genetic information does the offspring get from each parent?

• the offspring makes its own

• genetic material is not passed on

• 100% comes from the one parent

• 50% from mom, 50% from dad

Body cells have two copies of each chromosomes, which makes them

• diploid

• haploid

• identical

• different

During what phase of meiosis do homologous chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?

• Metaphase I

• Metaphase II

• Telophase

• Anaphase II

If a body cell has 46 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would the reproductive cells have?

• 92

• 46

• 23

• none