WorksheetsMeiosis Review Game
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The cells produced via meiosis are called:
a)
sex cells
b)
somatic cells
c)
body cells
d)
skin cells
2.
This produces 2 identical cells.
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
3.
What is it called when a sperm and egg meet?
a)
meiosis
b)
fertilization
c)
cell division
d)
mitosis
4.
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
5.
What causes genetic variation in meiosis?
a)
chromosomes lining up
b)
crossing over of chromosomes
c)
separation of chromosomes
d)
chromosomes pulling apart
6.
When an area of a chromatid is exchanged with the matching area on a chromatid of its homologous chromosome, _________________ occurs
a)
crossing over
b)
mutagenesis
c)
hybridization
d)
fertilization
7.
What kind of cells are made in MEIOSIS?
a)
Haploid Gametes
b)
Diploid Somatic Cells
c)
Skin Cells
d)
Liver Cells
8.
If the Diploid number of Carrots is 18, the haploid number is
a)
18
b)
9
c)
27
d)
36
9.
Goes through P.M.A.T two rounds
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Osmosis
d)
Transcription
10.
Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?
a)
mitosis, gametes
b)
mitosis, body cells
c)
meiosis, gametes
d)
meiosis, body cells
11.
If a somatic cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg would contain
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
24
12.
The process of crossing over occurs in what phase of meiosis?
a)
anaphase 1
b)
prophase 1
c)
prophase 2
d)
telophase 1
13.
Which of these cells would be produced through meiosis?
a)
skin cells
b)
liver cells
c)
brain cells
d)
sperm cells
14.
The chromosomes that pair up during meiosis, are called __________ chromosomes.
a)
homozygous
b)
asexual
c)
homologous
d)
genes
15.
When homologous chromosomes match up, they form a structure call a ___________.
a)
tetrad
b)
triad
c)
diploid
d)
gamete
16.
A male shark has 40 chromosomes in each of its sex cells. How many would be present in its body cells?
a)
20
b)
40
c)
80
d)
160
17.
What is another reason we need meiosis?
a)
So the offspring has genes from both parents
b)
So the offspring has genes from one parent
c)
So the offspring has genes from neither parents
d)
So the offspring makes its own genes
18.
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
19.
The image illustrates which process?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Both mitosis and meiosis
d)
Interphase
20.
Which of the following statements best explains the overall purpose of MITOSIS?
a)
Asexual reproduction of somatic cells
b)
To produce gametes
21.
Which of the following statements best explains the overall purpose of MEIOSIS?
a)
Asexual reproduction of somatic cells
b)
To produce gametes
22.
If a parent cell has 88 chromosomes, following MITOSIS, the daughter cells will have ___ chromosomes.
a)
42
b)
88
c)
Impossible to know
23.
Genetic disorders, such as Down's Syndrome, are a result of errors in __________.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Both Mitosis and Meiosis
24.
Only mistakes during ____ can be passed to future generations.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Both Mitosis and Meiosis
25.
Process that produces two daughter cells.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Both Mitosis and Meiosis
26.
Process that produces four daughter cells.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Both Mitosis and Meiosis
27.
Process that includes two cell/nucleic divisions.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Both Mitosis and Meiosis
28.
Process used to produced new cells
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Both Mitosis and Meiosis
29.
Orderly series of steps used to move replicated chromosomes.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Both Mitosis and Meiosis
30.
Produces genetically identical daughter cells.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Both Mitosis and Meiosis
31.
Produces genetically varied daughter cells.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Both Mitosis and Meiosis
32.
Includes the pairing up and crossing over of homologous chromosomes.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Both Mitosis and Meiosis
33.
Process needed for growth and injury repair
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Both Mitosis and Meiosis
34.
Takes place only in reproductive organs
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Both Mitosis and Meiosis
35.
This type of cell is not yet specialized, but has the ability to turn into a variety of specialized cell types. It is used in research to treat a variety of medical ailments and diseases.
a)
stem cell
b)
bone cell
c)
nerve cell
d)
gamete
36.
Sperm and egg cells are both known as what type of cell?
a)
fetus
b)
embryo
c)
stem
d)
gamete
37.
The diagram shows the process of cell specialization from a single stem cell. Which of the following statements is true about the process of specialization.
a)
Specilized cells (blood, skin, nervous etc) cannot be produced from a single stem cell
b)
Specilized cells are produced immediately following fertilization
c)
Even though all the cells in an organism come from one single cell, they can specialize into different cell types
d)
Sincce all the cells in an organism come from one single cell, they must all have the same structure and function
38.
Stem cells can be obtained from
a)
embryos
b)
some adult tissues
c)
umbilical cord blood
d)
all of the above
39.
How do stem cells know what type of cells to differentiate into?
a)
The nucleus has instructions to turn some genes on and some genes off
b)
Signals from chemicals in the organism or from the environment determine which genes will be turned on and off
c)
Genes turn on and off randomly
d)
The cell has unique DNA that determines what the cell will become.
40.
In what way is the DNA of a nerve cell different from the DNA of a muscle cell?
a)
The DNA is the same but each cell contains different genes
b)
The DNA is the same but different genes are turned on and turned off in each cell
c)
The DNA is different, but the same genes are turned on and off in each cell
d)
The DNA is different, but each cell contains the same genes
41.
What is cancer?
a)
The heart does not receive enough blood.
b)
Sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain.
c)
Blood filled weak spot.
d)
Uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.
42.
Which of the following would describe a cancerous tumor?
a)
malignant
b)
biopsy
c)
benign
d)
infectious
43.
What does it mean for a tumor to metastasize?
a)
mass
b)
spread
c)
to get better
d)
to repair cells
44.
Cancer cells typically form a mass of tissue called a:
a)
biopsy.
b)
carcinogen.
c)
tumor.
d)
allergy.
45.
What is is called when a tumor proves to be NON cancerous?
a)
malignant
b)
benign
c)
oncogene
d)
byogene
46.
What process best explains how muscle cells and nerve cells can develop from the same fertilized egg?
a)
genetic engineering
b)
survival of the fittest
c)
differentiation
d)
selective breeding
47.
This type of cell sends messages throughout the body in the form of electrical impulse.
a)
nerve cell
b)
sperm cell
c)
muscle cell
d)
skin cell
48.
What is the difference between embryonic stem cells and adult stem cells?
a)
Embryonic stem cells can differentiate into more cell types than adult stem cells
b)
Adult stem cells are pluripotent, just like embryonic stem cells
c)
Adult stem cells can differentiate into more cell types than embryonic stem cells
d)
Adult stem cells grow bigger than embryonic stem cells
49.
Stem cells can be obtained from
a)
embryos
b)
some adult tissues
c)
umbilical cord blood
d)
all of the above
50.
How many chromosomes do humans have?
a)
46
b)
21
c)
10
51.
Structure A refers to the _____.
a)
chromatid
b)
chromosome
c)
centromere
52.
Structure B is pointing to the _____.
a)
chromosome
b)
centromere
c)
DNA
d)
chromatid
53.
T11 - How are mutations passed on to offspring?
a)
Any mutation that an organism acquires in its life can be passed on to the offspring
b)
Only mutations that occur to the gametes can be passed on to the offspring
c)
Mutations are not usually passed on to the offspring. A mutation stays within the original organism.
d)
Mutations are not passed to offspring. They only occur within developing embryos.
54.
T13 - Nondisjunction is related to a number of serious human disorders. How does nondisjunction cause these disorders?
a)
alters the number of zygotes
b)
alters the chromosome structure
c)
alters the number of gametes
d)
alters the number of chromosomes
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