WorksheetsMitosis/Meiosis
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A word used to describe a diploid body cell
a)
Gamete
b)
Sperm
c)
Somatic
d)
Egg
2.
The division of one parent cell into four daughter cells; reduces the number of chromosomes to one-half the normal number; diploid to haploid cells
a)
Meiosis
b)
Mitosis
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Diffusion
3.
In sexual reproduction, process by which an egg cell and a sperm cell unite to form a zygote
a)
Denature
b)
Fertilization
c)
Excretion
d)
Nutrition
4.
Reproduction that requires only one parent to pass on identical genetic information; e.g., budding and fission
a)
Asexual/Mitosis
b)
Sexual/Mitosis
c)
Sexual/Meiosis
d)
Asexual/Meiosis
5.
The process of making a copy of DNA
a)
Apoptosis
b)
Mutation
c)
Translation
d)
Replication
6.
Which of the following is a gamete?
a)
Zygote
b)
Neuron
c)
Proton
d)
Egg
7.
True or False. All cells that undergo Mitosis are haploid.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
True or False. All somatic cells are diploid.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
A dog has 48 chromosomes in his skin cells, how many will be in his osteocytes?
a)
24
b)
48
c)
96
d)
102
10.
Which of the following is NOT an example of how meiosis creates genetic diversity (variation)?
a)
non-disjunction
b)
crossing-over
c)
metaphase
d)
fertilization
11.
Mitosis produces...
a)
Two varied cells to the parent
b)
Four identical cells to the parent
c)
Two identical cells to the parent
d)
Four varied cells to the parent
12.
What process utilizes the strategy of crossing over?
a)
fragmentation
b)
asexual reproduction
c)
budding
d)
sexual reproduction
13.
Non-disjunction results in...
a)
Down's Syndrome
b)
Karyotype
c)
Witness
d)
Browning
14.
Which process is an example of asexual reproduction?
a)
An amoeba divides in half to form two amoebas
b)
A bee transfers pollen from one flower to another
c)
A female fish deposits eggs on a rock, then a male fish releases sperm on them.
d)
Earthworms exchange sperm.
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