Meiosis (Amoeba Sisters)

The cells produced via meiosis are called:

• sex cells
• somatic cells
• body cells
• skin cells

A human usually has xx amount of chromosomes.

• 6
• 22
• 4
• 46

What type of cells does meiosis create?

• Gametes

• body cells

• prokaryotic

• cancer cells

How many chromatids result at the end of interphase?

• 23

• 46

• 92

• 2

How many cells are produced after meiosis 2?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 8

What is one of the processes that lead to variety?

• Crossing over

• dependent assortment

• deletion

• duplication

What is the first stage of meiosis?

• Interphase

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• anaphase

What is it called when cells receive too many or too few chromosomes?

• Incomplete meiosis

• nondisjunction

• mutation

• cancer

Which term is used to describe two chromosomes that have the same types of genes in the same locations?

• translocation chromosomes

• homologous chromosomes

• analogous chromosomes

• incomplete genes

What is the order of the stages in the first part of meiosis using just first letters of the phases?

• I, M, P, A T

• T, P, M, A, I

• I, P, M, A, T

• M, A, T, P, I