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WorksheetsStJ AQA Biology Meiosis: Yr10 Lesson 7
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
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.
A human usually has xx amount of chromosomes.
a)
6
b)
23
c)
4
d)
46
e)
92
4.
What phase is shown in the picture?
a)
anaphase 1
b)
anaphase 2
c)
metaphase 1
d)
telophase 1
5.
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
6.
What causes genetic variation in meiosis?
a)
chromosomes lining up
b)
crossing over of chromosomes
c)
separation of chromosomes
d)
chromosomes pulling apart
7.
Goes through P.M.A.T two rounds
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Osmosis
d)
Transcription
8.
If the Diploid number of Carrots is 18, the haploid number is
a)
18
b)
9
c)
27
d)
36
9.
If a somatic cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg would contain
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
24
10.
When homologous chromosomes match up, they form a structure call a ___________.
a)
tetrad
b)
triad
c)
diploid
d)
gamete
11.
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
12.
Chromosomes exchange genetic material during
a)
crossing over
b)
replication
c)
synthesis
d)
translation
13.
Name the type of cell division that produces cell D from cell B
a)
Mitosis
b)
Replication
c)
Meiosis
d)
Reproduction
14.
Which organ in the male body produces cell C from cell A?
a)
Sperm
b)
Testes
c)
Ovary
d)
Sperm duct
15.
Cells A and B each contain 46 chromosomes.
How many chromosome would there be in the nucleus of cell C?
a)
46
b)
92
c)
23
d)
26
16.
This diagram shows the nucleus of a cell at the start of meiosis.
Name the structure labelled A
a)
Chromosome
b)
Gene
c)
Ribosome
d)
Chlorophyll
17.
In mitosis, the two resulting cells are
a)
different from the starting cell and identical to each other.
b)
different from the starting cell and different from each other.
c)
identical to the starting cell and different from each other.
d)
identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.
18.
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.
19.
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
20.
How many daughter cells are produced from meiosis ?
a)
10
b)
6
c)
4
d)
2
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