AP Biology - Meiosis Quiz

A male shark has 40 chromosomes in each of its sperm. How many would be present in its body cells?

• 20
• 40
• 80
• 160

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Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have ...

• 16 chromosomes.
• 46 chromosomes.
• 8 chromosomes.
• 4 chromosomes.

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Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of

• 2N daughter cells.
• haploid cells.
• body cells.
• diploid cells.

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Which of the following happens during anaphase 1?

• Homologous chromosomes line up in the middle.

• Sister chromatids are separated.

• Homologous chromosomes are separated.

• Four daughter cells are formed.

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During which stage does crossing over take place?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Why would it be important to replicate DNA before a cell divides in mitosis or meiosis?

• In order for genetic information to be transferred into daughter cells.
• In order for the cell to be able to increase in size.
• In order for the DNA to be contained in the nucleus.
• In order for the cell to re-order the DNA sequencing in the new cells.

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Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.

• 23, 46
• 46, 23
• 2, 4
• 50, 100

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Which process creates diversity?

• Mitosis

• Meiosis and Mitosis

• Neither Meiosis or Mitosis

• Meiosis

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What causes genetic variation? Choose ALL that apply.

• fertilization

• crossing over of chromosomes

• random assortment of chromosomes during metaphase

• asexual reproduction

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