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Year 10 - Biology - Skill 3 - Making gametes

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sex cells are also called ...

(a)  

2.

A fertilised egg is called a ...

(a)  

3.

The number of chromosomes in gametes is ...

(a)  

4.

The number of chromosomes in zygotes is ...

(a)  

5.

A cell with two X chromosomes would belong to a ...

(a)  

6.

A cell with one X and one Y chromosome would belong to a ...

(a)  

7.

What does 2n stand for?

a)

Gamete

b)

Zygote

c)

Haploid

d)

Diploid

8.

Identify the phase in the diagram.

a)

Prophase 1

b)

Prophase 2

c)

Metaphase 1

d)

Metaphase 2

9.

Identify the phase in the diagram.

a)

Prophase 1

b)

Prophase 2

c)

Metaphase 1

d)

Metaphase 2

10.

Identify the phase in the diagram.

a)

Anaphase 2

b)

Prophase 2

c)

Metaphase 2

d)

Telophase 2

11.

Do homologous chromosomes line up during Metaphase 1?

a)

Yes.

b)

No.

12.

What label needs to go on the left?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

13.

Are the parent cells haploid or diploid?

(a)  

14.

Do homologous chromosomes line up? Yes or no?

(a)  

15.

How many daughter cells are produced during meiosis?

(a)  

16.

Are the daughter cells haploid or diploid?

(a)  

17.

What term best describes a process of cell division that results in gametes?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Diploid

d)

Haploid

18.

What term best describes a cell with one set of chromosomes, or half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Diploid

d)

Haploid