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WorksheetsMeiosis
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Cells spend most of their lives in what phase?
a)
Interphase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Prophase
d)
Telophase
2.
Mitosis actually only takes up how much of a cell's life?
a)
15%
b)
5%
c)
10%
d)
25%
3.
Meiosis has how many stages?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
The purpose of Meiosis is to produce what?
a)
Organ cells
b)
Skin cells
c)
Sex cells
5.
True or false: Diploid cells contain homologous chromosomes (one from each parent)
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Body cells are also known as
a)
Somatic
b)
Gametes
7.
Sex cells are also known as
a)
Somatic
b)
Gametes
8.
True or false, when a fertilized egg separates inside the womb, twins are born.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
When an egg fails to separate fully inside the womb, what is born?
a)
Identical twins
b)
Conjoined twins
c)
Fraternal twins
10.
Twins that look almost exactly alike are called
a)
Identical Twins
b)
Conjoined Twins
c)
Fraternal Twins
11.
Twins that look nothing alike, and may be one female and male, are called
a)
Identical Twins
b)
Conjoined Twins
c)
Fraternal Twins
12.
True or false, haploid cells contain only a SINGLE set of chromosomes (one from each parent, not both)
a)
True
b)
False
13.
How many PAIRS of chromosomes are found in humans?
a)
46
b)
23
c)
32
d)
24
14.
Mitosis creates how many cells at the end?
a)
2
b)
4
15.
Meiosis creates how many cells at the end?
a)
2
b)
4
16.
Sex cells produced in a male organism are called
a)
Sperm
b)
Egg
17.
Sex cells produced in a female are called
a)
Sperm
b)
Egg
18.
What are the organelles attached to spindle fibers that pull the cells apart?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Centriole
c)
Centromere
d)
Nucleolus
19.
The last step of cell division, often represented by the letter C, is
a)
Centromere
b)
Centurion
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Telekenesis
20.
True or false:
You get half of your genes from your mother and half from your father
You get half of your genes from your mother and half from your father
a)
True
b)
False
21.
True or false: Different organisms have different amounts of chromosomes.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
DNA is found where in the cell?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Vacuole
c)
Ribosome
d)
Mitochondria
23.
How many cells are created at the end of Meiosis?
a)
4
b)
2
c)
3
d)
1
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