Mitosis and Meiosis Test

The picture depicts which stage of meiosis:

• prophase II

• anaphase II

• metaphase II

• metaphase I

Name the phase of the cell cycle in which cells spend most of their time.

• telophase

• interphase

• metaphase

• anaphase

Name the stage of interphase in which cells copy their DNA.

• G2

• G0

• G1

• S

Meiosis is a type of cellular division that produces

• gametes

• chromosomes

• zygotes

• DNA

DNA that is spread out like spaghetti in the nucleus of a non-dividing cell is called ____.

• spindle fiber

• chromosome

• chromatid

• chromatin

If a parent cell starts out with 24 chromosomes and undergoes mitosis, then how many chromosomes will each of the daughter cells have?

• 48

• 12

• 5

• 24

If an organism’s body cells contain 48 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will its gametes have?

• 96

• 48

• 24

• 12

Chromosomes that are the same size, same shape, and carry genes for the same traits are called ____.

• homozygous chromosomes

• centromere

• chromatin

• homologous chromosomes

How many chromosomes do humans have in each of their somatic cells?

• 46

• 23

• 14

• 12

Name the phase in which the cleavage furrow or cell plate forms.

• metaphase

• prophase

• anaphase

• telophase