Sexual Reproduction/Meiosis Quiz Review

How is genetic variation best achieved in living things?

• through binary fission

• through DNA replication

• through the inheritance of genes from one parent

• through the inheritance of genes from each parent

During meiosis, only one chromosome from each homologue is passed on to the offspring. What does this help increase?

• genetic mutations

• fertilization rates

• genetic variation

• rate of evolution

Which example describes a result of meiosis?

• new skin cells

• four unique daughter cells

• growth and repair of exisiting cells

• cells that are identical to the parent cell

How many daughter cells are created after a human body cell completes meiosis twice?

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 16

Which type of reproduction is most connected to natural selection because it increases genetic diversity?

• budding

• regeneration

• binary fission

• sexual reproduction

What are the final products of meiosis?

• nuclei

• proteins

• gametes

• chromosomes

In which process do animals make reproductive cells?

• meiosis

• homeostasis

• protein synthesis

• cellular respiration

A species of organism has both male and female individuals and creates offspring through sexual reproduction. What percentage of genes most likely comes from each parent in this species?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

How do the number of chromosomes in the human body cell normally compare to the number of chromosomes in a sex cell?

• the number of chromosomes in a sex cell is double the number of chromosomes in a human body cell

• the number of chromosomes in a sex cell is one half the number of chromosomes in a human body cell

• the number of chromosomes in a sex cell is one fourth the number or chromosomes in a human body cell

• the number of chromosomes in a sex cell is the same as the number of chromosomes in a human body cell

Which example demonstrates sexual reproduction?

• an amoeba splits in half to form two new cells

• a yeast cell forms a bud identical to the parent cell

• the offspring of an organism looks identical to one parent

• gametes form a fertilized egg with DNA from two different parent