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WorksheetsMeiosis
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
Crossing-over enables chromatids to exchange
a)
centromeres
b)
genes
c)
spindle fibers
d)
histones
2.
Non-disjunction usually results in production of gametes with
a)
exactly 46 chromosomes
b)
identical genes
c)
too many or too few chromosomes
d)
exactly 23 chromosomes
3.
The fact that siblings are similar, but not the same, is the result of
a)
mitosis
b)
genetic recombination
c)
genetic engineering
d)
genetic abnormalities
4.
The process shown here is
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
5.
Meiosis results in
a)
2 diploid cells
b)
2 haploid cells
c)
4 diploid cells
d)
4 haploid cells
6.
During the process of meiosis in humans, the number of chromatids at the end of interphase is
a)
12
b)
23
c)
46
d)
92
7.
The process shown in this diagram leads to
a)
most birth defects
b)
genetic diversity
c)
DNA replication
d)
fertilization
8.
The process shown here is
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
9.
Mitosis results in
a)
2 diploid cells
b)
4 diploid cells
c)
2 haploid cells
d)
4 haploid cells
10.
The cells produced via meiosis are called:
a)
sex cells
b)
somatic cells
c)
body cells
d)
skin cells
11.
Why is meiosis necessary for sexual reproduction?
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
12.
How are your chromosomes inherited?
a)
most of your chromosomes from your mother
b)
most of your chromosomes from your father
c)
a random number of chromosomes from each parent
d)
half your chromosomes from your mother and half from your father.
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