Grade 9 Meiosis Review

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

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

• Interphase

• Anaphase I

• Telophase II

• Prophase 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

Asexually reproducing organisms produce offspring that are genetically identical. What type of cell division occurs in asexual reproduction?

• Meiosis 
• Mitosis
• Binary fission
• Fertilization 

At which stage of meiosis do chromatids separate?

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

If a diploid organism has 22 chromosomes, its gametes will have ___ chromosomes

• 44

• 22

• 11

• 20

What phase is shown in the picture?

• Anaphase I

• Anaphase II

• Metaphase I

• Telophase I

What phase is shown here?

• Prophase II
• Metaphase I
• Metaphase II
• Anaphase I