WorksheetsMeiosis Quiz 3IE
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
Chromosome number is reduced in-
a)
both meiosis and mitosis
b)
mitosis, but not meiosis
c)
meiosis, but not mitosis
d)
neither mitosis nor meiosis
2.
With regard to genetic material, the parent cells and daughter cells
a)
are identical in mitosis, but differ in meiosis
b)
are identical in meiosis, but differ in mitosis
c)
differ in both mitosis and meiosis
d)
are identical in both mitosis and meiosis
3.
Meiosis is the process of-
a)
cell division in somatic cells
b)
cell division in sex cells
c)
copying DNA
d)
copying RNA
4.
What process produces gametes?
a)
splitting
b)
mitosis
c)
fusion
d)
meiosis
5.
Is this mitosis, meiosis, or both? "Copies of some or all of an organism's DNA is used for new cells."
a)
meiosis
b)
mitosis
c)
both
6.
The number of chromosomes in a gamete is the __________________ number.
a)
haploid
b)
diploid
c)
homolog
d)
meiosis phase
7.
Another name for a sex cell is-
a)
zygote
b)
organ
c)
embryo
d)
gamete
8.
In the standard model of meiosis, a diploid cell that has completed meiosis + cytokinesis typically gives rise to _________ cells, that are all ________.
a)
4, diploid
b)
4, haploid
c)
2, diploid
d)
2, haploid
9.
Crossing over can typically -
a)
be expected to increase variety of gametes produced
b)
involve exchange of segments of chromosomes in different homologous pairs
c)
occurs during mitosis
d)
involves only cells of somatic tissue
10.
If a body cell of a particular organism has 88 chromosomes, how many chromosomes does each sex cell have?
a)
22
b)
23
c)
44
d)
88
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