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G8 Meiosis Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify if the following tells about mitosis or meiosis.


Takes place in the ovaries and testes

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

both

d)

neither

2.

Identify if the following tells about mitosis or meiosis.


Involved in wound healing

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

both

d)

neither

3.

Identify if the following tells about mitosis or meiosis.


Involves the splitting of the chromosomes

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

both

d)

neither

4.

Identify if the following tells about mitosis or meiosis.


Takes place in somatic cells

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

both

d)

neither

5.

Identify if the following tells about mitosis or meiosis.


Involves the pairing up of homologous chromosomes

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

both

d)

neither

6.

Identify if the following tells about mitosis or meiosis.


Produces four haploid daughter cells

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

both

d)

neither

7.

In which stage of meiosis do synapsis and crossing-over occur?

a)

prophase I

b)

anaphase I

c)

interphase I

d)

metaphase I

8.

How many daughter cells are produced after meiosis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

Which of the cells undergo meiosis?

a)

gametes

b)

cheek cells

c)

heart cells

d)

skin cells

10.

What happens to daughter cells after meiosis?

a)

They become larger in size.

b)

They are diploid.

c)

They are duplicated.

d)

They are haploid.

11.

A cell with a diploid number of 24 undergoes meiosis. How many chromosomes are there in each resulting daughter cell?

a)

24

b)

12

c)

6

d)

48

12.
Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?
a)
mitosis, gametes
b)
mitosis, body cells
c)
meiosis, gametes
d)
meiosis, body cells
13.
Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?
a)
muscle cells
b)
skin cells
c)
sperm cells
d)
blood cells
14.
Which statement correctly describes meiosis?
a)
Cells divide only once.
b)
Meiosis does not occur in reproductive cells.
c)
The cells produced at the end of meiosis are genetically identical to the parent cell.
d)
The cells produced at the end of meiosis contain half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
15.
Which best describes the process shown?
a)
nondisjunction
b)
mitosis
c)
independent assortment
d)
crossing over
16.
If an intestinal cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg would contain ____ chromosomes.
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
24
17.
The haploid number of chromosomes for humans is ____.
a)
46
b)
43
c)
23
d)
26
18.
Which process produces the most variation within a species? 
a)
mitosis
b)
cloning
c)
meiosis
d)
asexual reproduction
19.
Identify the phase:
a)
Metaphase I
b)
Metaphase II
c)
Anaphase I
d)
Anaphase II
20.
Diploid Cells are represented by
a)
2n
b)
n
c)
4n
d)
1/2 n

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