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WorksheetsMeiosis pt. 1
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
The result of meiosis is:
a)
two diploid cells
b)
two haploid cells
c)
four diploid cells
d)
four haploid cells
2.
What are chromosomes?
a)
different versions of genes
b)
condensed DNA
c)
uncoiled DNA
3.
Human eggs and sperm are _____, and each has ____ chromosomes.
a)
diploid, 23
b)
diploid, 46
c)
haploid, 23
d)
haploid, 46
4.
A cat has a total of 38 chromosomes in its body cells. How many in its gametes?
a)
38
b)
19
c)
76
d)
10
5.
You get one homologous chromosome from your ________ and one from your _______.
a)
dad, mom
b)
brother, sister
c)
grandmother, grandfather
d)
the stork, the stork
6.
The chromosomes that pair up during meiosis, are called __________ chromosomes.
a)
homozygous
b)
asexual
c)
homologous
d)
genes
7.
Why do we need meiosis?
a)
To double the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
b)
To halve the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
c)
To triple the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
d)
To not change the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
8.
Diploid Cells are represented by
a)
2n
b)
n
c)
4n
d)
1/2 n
9.
Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.
a)
23, 46
b)
46, 23
c)
2, 4
d)
50, 100
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