Ch. 10 Biology

CROSSING OVER INCREASES

• LIFE SPAN

• GENETIC VARIATION

• THE NUMBER OF OFF-SPRING

• ALL ARE TRUE

CROSSING OVER TAKES PLACE DURING

• PROPHASE II

• PROPHASE I

• INTERPHASE

• METAPHASE I

DURING WHICH PHASE OF MEIOSIS DOES GENETIC VARIATION INCREASE

• PROPHASE II

• PROPHASE I

• ANAPHASE I

• ANAPHASE II

WHAT TYPE OF CELLS STORE THE GENETIC INFORMATION THAT IS PASSED TO OFF-SPRING

• BODY CELLS

• MITOSIS

• EGG

• SPERM

• EGG AND SPERM

MEIOSIS

• REDUCES THE NUMBER OF CHROMOSOMES BY ONE HALF

• PRODUCES UNIQUE SEX CELLS-1N

• ALLOWS TRAITS TO BE PASSED TO OFFSPRING

• ALL ARE TRUE

• INCREASE GENETIC VARIATION

FERTILIZATION OCCURS WHEN

• THE SPERM UNITES WITH THE EGG

• THE SPERM UNDERGO MEIOSIS

• THE EGG UNDERGOES MEIOSIS

• THE EGG AND SPERM UNDERGOES MEIOSIS

MEIOSIS PRODUCES 4 CELLS-THE CHROMOSOME NUMBER IS ...

• DIPLOID

• HAPLOID

What is it called when a sperm and egg meet?

• meiosis
• fertilization
• cell division
• mitosis

Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?

• mitosis, gametes
• mitosis, body cells
• meiosis, gametes
• meiosis, body cells

The chromosomes that pair up during meiosis, are called __________ chromosomes.  

• homozygous 
• asexual
• homologous
• genes