Meiosis Quiz

Which statement best describes the importance of sexual reproduction?

• sexual reproduction produces variation in offspring

• sexual reprosuction provides regeneration of body parts

• sexual reproduction produces offspring that are identical

Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?

• skin cells
• sperm cells
• blood cells
• muscle cells

This image shows chromosomes during Prophase 1. Which of the following correctly describes the process shown?

• segregation of sister chromatids

• condensation and segregation of alleles

• crossing - over in which pieces of the chromosomes are exchanged

Which of the following statements correctly describes meiosis?

• Meiosis does not occur in reproductive cells.
• The cells produced at the end are identical 
• the cells produced at the end contain half the # of chromosomes as the parent cells

• cells divide only once during meiosis

This diagram  shows which cellular process that occurs in organisms?

• endocytosis
• mitosis
• meiosis
• phagocytosis

Each body cell in an earthworm contains 36 chromosomes.  How many chromosomes are in each of its gametes?

• 54

• 36

• 72

• 18

Which of the following normally results from meiosis in a human cell that contains 46 chromosomes?

• an egg cell with 46 chromosomes
• a liver cell with 23 chromosomes
• a sperm cell with 23 chromosomes
• a blood cell with 46 chromosomes

In which stage of MEIOSIS does crossing over occur? (The exchange of genetic material between chromosomes in a tetrad.)

• Anaphase I

• Metaphase I

• Prophase I

• Telophase I

In Anaphase I, the _________ are separated by the pulling of the spindle fibers to opposite poles of the cell.

• homologous pairs of chromosomes

• sister chromatids

• centromeres

• centrosomes

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How many cells are formed at the end of Meiosis II?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 8