Mitosis & Meiosis

Which of the following cells is produced by mitosis?

• Gamete

• Body cell

• Egg cell

• Sperm cell

How many daughter cells are produced during meiosis?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Mitosis is used to produce new cells for ...

• Asexual reproduction only

• Sexual reproduction only

• Asexual reproduction, growth & replacing old cells

• Sexual reproduction, growth & replacing old cells

Which of the following statements is correct?

• Meiosis produces genetically unique cells and mitosis produces genetically identical cells.

• Meiosis produces genetically identical cells and mitosis produces genetically unique cells.

• Both mitosis and meiosis produce genetically identical cells.

• Both mitosis and meiosis produce genetically unique cells.

If a cell contains 2 sets of chromosomes (ie pairs of chromosomes) is it haploid or diploid?

Which of the following cells is diploid?

• Zygote

• Egg cell

• Red blood cell

• Sperm cell

Which of the following is the correct abbreviation for haploid cells?

• N

• n

• 2N

• 2n

The root cells of a plant each contain 32 chromosomes. How many chromosomes are there inside the pollen grains?

• 8

• 16

• 32

• 64

Which of the following statements is correct?

• Both gametes and zygotes are diploid

• Gametes are diploid and zygotes are haploid

• Both gametes and zygotes are haploid

• Gametes are haploid and zygotes are diploid

Why does meiosis occur during the formation of gametes?

• It allows the number of gametes to be doubled.

• It prevents asexual reproduction occurring in the life cycle.

• It prevents variations appearing in the phenotype.

• It prevents the chromosome number doubling each generation.