WorksheetsMeiosis
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Meiosis occurs in the testes in men and the ___________ in women.
a)
uterus
b)
cervix
c)
ovaries
d)
stomach
2.
A cat has a total of 40 chromosomes in its body cells. How many in its sex cells?
a)
38
b)
20
c)
76
d)
10
3.
The process of crossing over occurs in what meiotic phase?
a)
anaphase 1
b)
prophase 1
c)
prophase 2
d)
telophase 1
4.
Meiosis would occur in which of these cells?
a)
skin cells
b)
liver cells
c)
brain cells
d)
sperm cells
5.
The chromosomes that pair up during meiosis, are called __________ chromosomes.
a)
homozygous
b)
asexual
c)
homologous
d)
genes
6.
In humans, sperm cell have ___________ chromosomes and are ___________________, while skin cells have _____________ chromosomes are are diploid.
a)
23. haploid. 46 diploid
b)
46. haploid. 23. diploid
c)
23 diploid. 46 haploid
d)
46. diploid. 23. haploid.
7.
Crossing over helps promote ?
a)
male genotype
b)
genetic variation
c)
DNA replication
d)
mitosis
8.
You get one homologous chromosome from your ________ and one from your _______.
a)
dad, mom
b)
brother, sister
c)
grandmother, grandfather
d)
dog, cat
9.
With mitosis you get ___, _________ cells, but with meiosis, you get ___, ____________.
a)
4 different, 2 identical
b)
4 identical, 2 different
c)
2 different, 4 identical
d)
2 identical, 4 different
10.
The purpose of meiosis is to form ________ cells.
a)
body
b)
sex
c)
somatic
d)
brain
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