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Meiosis and Modes of Reproduction Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of cell is produced during meiosis?
a)
Sex cell
b)
Body cell
c)
Somatic cell
d)
Diploid cell
2.
Which of the following term refers to sex cells?
a)
Diploid
b)
Somatic
c)
Gamete
d)
Polyploid
3.
Which term refers to chromosomes that code for the same traits and have the same overall appearance?
a)
Sister chromatids
b)
Homologous chromosomes
c)
Heterogenous chromosomes
d)
Daughter chromatids
4.
What process makes the cells produced in meiosis genetically unique from one another?
a)
Synapsis
b)
Tetrad formation
c)
Crossing-over
d)
Reduction division
5.
When does crossing-over occur?
a)
Prophase I
b)
Prophase II
c)
Metaphase I
d)
Metaphase II
6.
In which phase of meiosis do pairs of homologous chromosomes line up on the equator of the cell?
a)
Anaphase I
b)
Anaphase II
c)
Metaphase II
d)
Metaphase I
7.
In which phase of meiosis do pairs of homologous chromosomes separate from one another?
a)
Anaphase II
b)
Anaphase I
c)
Telophase I
d)
Telophase II
8.

In which phase of meiosis do two distinct nuclei appear at opposite ends the cell?

a)

Anaphase I

b)

Prophase II

c)

Telophase I

d)

Cytokinesis II

9.
In which phase of meiosis do chromosomes appear, spindle fibers form, and the nuclear material disappear in two cells?
a)
Prophase I
b)
Prophase II
c)
Telophase I
d)
Telophase II
10.
In which phase of meiosis do chromosomes line up individually along the equator of both cells?
a)
Anaphase I
b)
Anaphase II
c)
Metaphase I
d)
Metaphase II
11.
In which phase of meiosis do sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles in both cells?
a)
Anaphase I
b)
Anaphase II
c)
Telophase I
d)
Telophase II
12.
In which phase of meiosis do two distinct nuclei form at opposite ends of in two sets of cells?
a)
Prophase I
b)
Prophase II
c)
Telophase I
d)
Telophase II
13.
How does meiosis differ in males and females?
a)
Males produce 1 large sperm; females produce 4 eggs.
b)
Males produce 4 sperm; females produce 1 large egg.
14.
Which of the following statement correctly describes a difference between mitosis and meiosis?
a)
Mitosis produces 4 identical diploid cells.
b)
Meiosis prduces 2 identical haploid gametes.
c)
Mitosis produces 2 unique diploid cells.
d)
Meiosis produces 4 unique haploid gametes.
15.

Which phase of meiosis is pictured?

a)

Prophase I

b)

Anaphase II

c)

Metaphase II

d)

Telophase I

16.

Which phase of meiosis is pictured?

a)

Anaphase II

b)

Metaphase II

c)

Prophase I

d)

Telophase I

17.

Which phase of meiosis is pictured?

a)

Prophase I

b)

Metaphase I

c)

Anaphase II

d)

Telophase II

18.

Which phase of meiosis is pictured?

a)

Prophase II

b)

Metaphase II

c)

Anaphase I

d)

Telophase I

19.

Which of the following are characteristics of sexual reproduction? Choose all that apply.

a)

Involves the fusion of gametes from two parents

b)

Involves the copying of a single parent

c)

Increases genetic diversity within a population

d)

Produces genetically identical offspring

e)

Includes the process of binary fission

20.

In which form of asexual reproduction does each piece of an organism, such as a flatworm, form into a new organism?

a)

Budding

b)

Fragmentation

c)

Binary Fission

d)

Vegetative Propagation

21.

Which of the following are characteristics of lytic viral infections? Choose all that apply.

a)

Immediately takes over the host cell's DNA

b)

Inserts its DNA into the host cell's DNA

c)

Replicates with the host and passes its DNA on to each cell produced by mitosis

d)

Forces the cell to make the proteins needed to make a complete viruses and makes the cell burst after assembly of viral particles

22.

In which form of asexual reproduction does a bacterium split into two equally sized cells?

a)

Binary Fission

b)

Budding

c)

Fragmentation

d)

Vegetative Propagation

23.

Which of the following are characteristics of lysogenic viral infections? Choose all that apply.

a)

Immediately takes over the host cell's DNA

b)

Inserts its DNA into the host cell's DNA

c)

Replicates with the host and passes its DNA on to each cell produced by mitosis

d)

Forces the cell to make the proteins needed to make a complete viruses and makes the cell burst after assembly of viral particles

24.

By what process does two sperm from a single pollen grain fertilize the egg and the embryo sac?

a)

Double fertilization

b)

Endosperm formation

c)

Vegetative propagation

25.

In which form of asexual reproduction does a new organism arise from a growth that detaches from the parent organism?

a)

Binary Fission

b)

Budding

c)

Fragmentation

d)

Vegetative Propagation