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WorksheetsBiology Ch 11 Meiosis
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
During which phase of the meiotic cell cycle does DNA replication occur?
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
interphase
When does crossover take place in meiosis?
prophase
metaphase
anaphase
telophase
interphase
During which phase of meiosis does the nuclear membrane reform around chromosomes?
prophase I
metaphase I
anaphase II
telophase II
anaphase I
A human cell containing 22 autosomes and a Y chromosome is...
an ovum
a sperm cell
a somatic cell of a female
a somatic cell of a male
a zygote
A human cell containing 44 autosomes and two X chromosomes is...
an ovum
a sperm cell
a somatic cell of a female
a somatic cell of a male
a zygote
Homologous chromosomes move towards opposite poles of a dividing cell during...
mitosis
meiosis I
meiosis II
fertilization
binary fission
Meiosis II is similar to mitosis in that...
homologous chromosomes synapse
DNA replicates before the division
the daughter cells are diploid
sister chromatids separate during anaphase
the chromosome number is reduced
Metaphase of meiosis I and meiosis II differ in that...
chromosomes line up at the equator
homologues line up in meiosis I and duplicated chromosomes line up in meiosis II
sister chromatids line up in meiosis I and chromosomes line up in meiosis II
there are the same number of chromosomes
Asexually reproducing organisms produce offspring that are genetically identical to each other and to the parents. What type of cell division are the offspring a product of?
mitosis
meiosis
binary fission
fertilization
At which stage of meiosis do chromatids separate and become daughter chromosomes?
metaphase I
anaphase I
metaphase II
anaphase II
telophase II
The process in which haploid gametes are formed in diploid organisms is called:
cytokinesis
interphase
meiosis
mitosis
nuclear division
A human cell containing 44 autosomes and two X chromosomes is...
a somatic cell of a male
a zygote
a somatic cell of a female
a sperm cell
an ovum
Independent assortment is one of the factors that contributes to genetic diversity. Independent assortment is associated with which stage of meiosis?
anaphase I
prophase I
metaphase I
anaphase II
metaphase II
The fertilized egg (zygote) of a human contains how many chromosomes?
1
22
46
23
48
Which cells of the human body are made through the process of meiosis?
gametes
somatic cells
all cells of the body
X and Y chromosomes
autosomes
A _____________ is the complete set of chromosomes of an organism, arranged and displayed in pairs and ordered by size.
genome
karyotype
nucleus
heredity
gene
Which 2 cells would be more genetically similar to each other?
two gametes produced by the same person
two somatic cells produced by the same person
two eggs produced by the same woman
two sperm produced by the same man
If a diploid organism has a genome consisting of 22 chromosomes, its gametes will have _____ chromosomes.
44
11
22
88
19
When does DNA replication occur during meiosis?
interphase
prophase
G1
telophase
meiosis II
The term 'synapsis' is associated with which process?
crossing over
independent assortment
mitosis
anaphase
fertilization
