WorksheetsMeiosis and More
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What process makes the gametes required for sexual reproduction?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
binary fission
d)
fertilization
2.
Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have ...
a)
16 chromosomes.
b)
46 chromosomes.
c)
8 chromosomes.
d)
4 chromosomes.
3.
Structure (b) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
4.
Structure (a) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
5.
Structure (c) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
6.
Name the phase:
a)
Anaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Prophase
7.
Name the phase:
a)
Anaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Prophase
8.
What is the next phase of mitosis?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
9.
What is the next phase of mitosis?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
10.
Name the previous phase.
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
11.
Name the previous phase.
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
12.
Name the phase:
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
13.
Name the phase:
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
14.
Name the phase:
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
15.
Name the phase:
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
16.
The organelle that helps in cell division and produces spindle fibers.
a)
Chromosome
b)
Centriole
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Chloroplast
17.
The stages of mitosis in order
a)
Metaphase, Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase
b)
Prophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Telophase
c)
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
d)
Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase, Metaphase
18.
When a cell is not actively dividing, it is in what phase?
a)
interphase
b)
anaphase
c)
prophase
d)
telophase
19.
When a cell divides, what do we call the 2 new cells?
a)
mother cells
b)
father cells
c)
daughter cells
d)
son cells
20.
Before a cell can divide, what must happen?
a)
Nothing, it is always ready to divide
b)
The number of chromosomes must be cut in half
c)
The number of chromosomes must double
d)
The number of chromosomes must triple.
21.
In meiosis, the haploid number of chromosomes in a human sex cell is:
a)
46
b)
92
c)
22
d)
23
22.
What is the diploid number of cells found in a human body cell?
a)
23
b)
46
c)
92
d)
47
23.
When you start with 1 cell, at the end of mitosis, how many identical cells will you have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
After meiosis is complete how many cells will there be?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
25.
Another name for a sex cell is a:
a)
gamete
b)
embryo
c)
bone cell
d)
muscle cell
26.
After meiosis is complete, the new cells:
a)
are all identical
b)
are all different
c)
are half identical and half different
d)
are all stretched out
27.
What type of cell is not yet specialized and can be turned into any type of cell?
a)
skin cell
b)
blood cell
c)
nerve cell
d)
stem cell
28.
If you were able to count the number of chromosomes of a body cell in every organism, you would find:
a)
Every organism has the same number of chromosomes
b)
Each organism has a specific number of chromosomes that are associated with it.
c)
There are different numbers of chromosomes in different cells of the same organism.
d)
There is no way to determine the number of chromosomes in any organism except humans.
29.
What type of environmental factors can be the cause of cancer?
a)
radiation from xrays or the sun
b)
chemicals
c)
smoking
d)
all of the options
30.
The process on the left is:
The process on the right is:
The process on the right is:
a)
Left: meiosis
Right: meiosis
Right: meiosis
b)
Left: meiosis
Right: cloning
Right: cloning
c)
Left: mitosis
Right: meiosis
Right: meiosis
d)
Left: mitosis
Right: mitosis
Right: mitosis
31.
What scientific process is being shown?
a)
Mixing
b)
Crossing under
c)
Crossing over
d)
square dancing
32.
What was the first mammal to be cloned?
a)
cat
b)
dog
c)
mouse
d)
sheep
33.
Why would it be important to replicate DNA before a cell divides in mitosis or meiosis?
a)
In order for genetic information to be transferred into daughter cells.
b)
In order for the cell to be able to increase in size.
c)
In order for the DNA to be contained in the nucleus.
d)
In order for the cell to re-order the DNA sequencing in the new cells.
34.
How many chromosomes do humans have?
a)
46
b)
21
c)
10
35.
During cytokinesis in plant cells, a _________ forms in the middle of the cell.
a)
cell plate
b)
cleavage furrow
c)
metaphase plate
d)
cell membrane
36.
In mitosis, two genetically identical daughter cells are formed.
a)
true
b)
false
37.
Which structure is responsible for separating the sister chromatids?
a)
centrioles
b)
spindel fibers
c)
cell membrane
d)
centromere
38.
Which is not a phase of mitosis?
a)
interphase
b)
prophase
c)
metaphase
d)
anaphase
39.
Chromosomes first become visible during ________.
a)
interphase
b)
prophase
c)
telophase
d)
metaphase
40.
A cell spends most of its life in _________.
a)
interphase
b)
mitosis
c)
cytokinesis
d)
metaphase
41.
During ________, 2 new nuclei form and chromosomes uncoil into chromatin.
a)
prophase
b)
anaphase
c)
metaphase
d)
telophase
42.
A dog gives birth to 5 puppies. What percentage of the chromosomes does each puppy share with the mother?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
43.
What does heterozygous mean?
a)
An organism that has the same genes for a trait (TT or tt)
b)
An organism that has different genes for a trait (Tt)
c)
When neither gene is fully dominant; offspring is a mixture of both
d)
the different forms of a trait (hair color--> brown, blonde, red
44.
This is an example of what?
a)
Complete dominance
b)
Incomplete dominance
c)
Codominance
d)
None of the above
45.
Two brown eyed parents (Bb) have a baby. What is the chance the baby is blue eyed?
a)
0 %
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
46.
If a Homozygous red snapdragon and a Heterozygous pink snapdragon were crossed - what percentage of the offspring would be homozygous white?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
47.
Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?
a)
mitosis, gametes
b)
mitosis, body cells
c)
meiosis, gametes
d)
meiosis, body cells
48.
Which best describes the process shown?
a)
mutation in which the DNA content of the gene is ltered
b)
segregation of sister chromatids
c)
condensation and segregation of the alleles
d)
crossing-over which alleles are exchanged
49.
What is one advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
offspring are identical to parents
b)
offspring are resistant to viruses
c)
offspring are born live, rather thna from eggs
d)
offspring inherit a wider variety of genetic information
50.
How many times in meiosis does the cell divided?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
3
d)
1
51.
Term for homozygous organisms that display two dominant phenotypes at the same time
a)
codominance
b)
incomplete dominance
c)
multiple alleles
d)
linked genes
52.
Incomplete dominance means that the traits are
a)
expressed equally
b)
dominant
c)
recessive
d)
blended
53.
W=white hair
w= non-white hair
If you cross a horse with WW and a horse with ww what fraction of the offspring would be expected to have white hair?
w= non-white hair
If you cross a horse with WW and a horse with ww what fraction of the offspring would be expected to have white hair?
a)
none
b)
3/4
c)
1/2
d)
all
54.
What is a phenotype?
a)
The expression of a trait; what you see.
b)
refers to the genetic makeup of an individual
c)
An organism that has the same genes for a trait (ex. TT or tt)
d)
the passing of traits from parent to offspring
55.
In certain rats, black fur is dominant over white fur. If two rats, both heterozygous for fur color are mated, their offspring would be expected to have
a)
four different genotypes and two different colors
b)
two different genotypes and three different colors
c)
three different genotypes and two different colors
d)
three different genotypes and three different colors
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