Meiosis Review

All cells in your body have genetic information (the code found within DNA). Sex cells (egg and sperm) have ________________ the amount of genetic information when compared to the body cells in your body

• twice

• equal

• half

• four times

Cells that have pairs of every chromosome are called______________ (2N) while cells that have one copy of a chromosome are called____________________ (N)?

• complete, incomplete

• multiploid, monoploid

• diploid, haploid

• megaploid, uniploid

Another name for sex cells, like egg and sperm, is ____________________

• oocytes

• chromoblasts

• fertilization

• gametes

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The process where body cells make exact copies of themselves for the purpose of growing, replacing worn out cells, or repairing damaged cells is called __________________?

• meiosis

• mitosis

• fertilization

• sexual reproduction

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The process of cell division that results in the production of either sperm or egg cells is called __________________

• mitosis

• meiosis

• sexual reproduction

• fertilization

Which statement is true about the number of chromosomes in egg and sperm cells in humans?

• they have 23 pairs of chromosomes

• they have 23 chromosomes

• they have 46 pairs of chromosomes

• they have 46 chromosomes

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

• Interphase
• Prophase
• Metaphase
• Anaphase

When does crossover take place in meiosis?

• Prophase II

• Interphase

• Prophase I

• Metaphase I

Homologous chromosomes move to opposite poles of a cell during...

• Anaphase II
• Anaphase I
• Metaphase I
• Telophase I

Meiosis II is similar to mitosis in that...

• homologous chromosomes synapse
• DNA replicates before division
• The chromosome number is reduced
• Sister chromatids separate during anaphase