Meiosis and Cytokinesis Quiz

What is the process of cytokinesis in animal cells?

• Formation of a cell plate

• Cleavage furrow formation

• Cell wall expansion

• Nuclear envelope disintegration

During which phase do homologous chromosomes align on the metaphase plate in meiosis?

• Telophase I

• Anaphase I

• Metaphase I

• Prophase I

What occurs during crossing over?

• Nuclear envelope reforms

• Sister chromatids separate

• DNA segments are exchanged

• Chromosomes condense

What is the result of meiosis?

• Two haploid cells

• One diploid cell

• Four haploid gametes

• Two diploid daughter cells

What is the first stage of prophase I?

• Pachytene

• Leptotene

• Zygotene

• Diakinesis

What happens during anaphase I?

• Nuclear envelope disintegrates

• Homologous chromosomes separate

• Sister chromatids separate

• Chromosomes condense

What structure forms during cytokinesis in plant cells?

• Cleavage furrow

• Chromatin

• Spindle fibers

• Cell plate

What is the role of spindle fibers during anaphase II?

• To condense chromosomes

• To create the cell plate

• To guide sister chromatids to opposite poles

• To form the nuclear envelope

What occurs during telophase I?

• Homologous chromosomes align

• Nuclear envelope reforms

• Chromosomes condense

• Sister chromatids separate

What is the final stage of prophase II?

• Leptotene

• Zygotene

• Diplotene

• Diakinesis