WorksheetsMeiosis: Gamete Production
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which of the following types of cells in humans are considered diploid?
egg cell
somatic
sperm cell
gamete
In human females, how many HAPLOID daughter cells are produced after successful meiotic division of one cell?
1
2
3
4
A plant's DIPLOID cells normally contain 24 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will be present in the plant's HAPLOID cells?
48
12
24
6
Which type of chromosomes will most often lead to the production of a male offspring?
x + xy
x + y
xx + x
x + x
What is NOT a possible product of meiosis?
diploid daughter cells
polar bodies
haploid eggs
haploid sperm
What is the term for a cell having the normal number of chromosomes and a matching set of each chromosome—one from each parent.
Example: Somatic cells, symbolized by 2n.
Haploid
Diploid
Ovum
Gamete
Having half the normal number of chromosomes and only one of each set due to meiosis. Example: Gametes, symbolized by the letter n.
Somatic Cell
Stem Cell
Diploid
Haploid
Two chromosomes - one from the mother and one from the father - that have the same length and general appearance
Homologous chromosome
Autosome
Sex chromosome
gamete
Chromosomes 1 through 22; chromosomes that contain genes for characteristics not directly related to the sex of an organism.
Homologous chromosome
Autosome
Sex chromosome
gamete
INCREASES GENETIC VARIATION
TAKES PLACE IN METAPHASE I
CROSSING OVER
ALL ARE TRUE
CROSSING OVER INCREASES
LIFE SPAN
GENETIC VARIATION
THE NUMBER OF OFF-SPRING
ALL ARE TRUE
CROSSING OVER TAKES PLACE DURING
PROPHASE II
PROPHASE I
INTERPHASE
METAPHASE I
What is the term for the pair of sister chromatids that line up with their homologous chromosomes (and sister chromatids) on the metaphase plate during Prophase I?
Centromeres
Haploids
Tetrads
Autosomes
