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Meiosis

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Meiosis usually produces ________ daughter cells.

a)

two haploid

b)

two diploid

c)

four haploid

d)

four diploid

2.

At which stage of meiosis are sister chromatids separated from each other?

a)

Prophase I

b)

Prophase II

c)

Anaphase I

d)

Anaphase II

3.

What phase of Meiosis is this?

a)

Telophase I

b)

Anaphase I

c)

Anaphase II

d)

Telophase II

4.

What phase is the picture showing?

a)

Metaphase I

b)

Metaphase II

c)

Prophase II

d)

Anaphase I

5.

How many chromosomes are in an egg or sperm cell at the end of Meiosis?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

64

d)

32

6.

In what phase is the DNA of the cell replicated or copied?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase I

c)

Telophase I

d)

Metaphase I

7.

Crossing over occurs in what phase of Meiosis?

a)

Prophase I

b)

Prophase II

c)

Metaphase I

d)

Interphase

8.

What part of the cell disappears during Prophase and reappears in Telophase?

a)

nuclear membrane

b)

cell membrane

c)

chromosomes

9.

Homologous pairs line up in the middle of the cell in what phase of Meiosis?

a)

Metaphase I

b)

Metaphase II

c)

Mitosis

d)

Prophase II

10.

Genetic information is transferred to homologous pairs during what?

a)

Cytokinesis

b)

Crossing over

c)

Interphase

11.

What phase of Meiosis is the picture showing?

a)

Metaphase I

b)

Telophase I

c)

Anaphase II

d)

Telophase II

12.

What phase is in the picture?

a)

Telophase I

b)

Telophase II

c)

Prophase I

d)

Metaphase II

13.

What phase is shown in the picture?

a)

Prophase I

b)

Prophase II

c)

Telophase II

d)

Anaphase I

14.

What phase is in the picture?

a)

Anaphase I

b)

Anaphase II

c)

Telophase I

d)

Metaphase II

15.

What phase is in the picture?

a)

Metaphase 1

b)

Metaphase 2

c)

Prophase 1

d)

Prophase 2

16.

What phase is in the picture?

a)

Prophase 1

b)

Prophase 2

c)

Telophase 2

17.
This image shows chromosomes during Prophase 1. Which of the following correctly describes the process shown?
a)
segregation of sister chromatids
b)
condensation and segregation of alleles
c)
mutationin which the DNA content of the gene is altered
d)
crossing - over in which alleles are exchanged
18.
What process is necessary for the inherited traits of an organism to be passed along by sexual reproduction?
a)
meiosis
b)
mutation
c)
mitosis
d)
fission
19.
What is one advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
The offspring are identical to the parents
b)
the offspring are resistant to viruses
c)
the offspring are born live, instead of from eggs
d)
The offspring inherit a wider variety of genetic information
20.
Which of the following sequences represents chromosome # during fertilization?
a)
2n-> n + n
b)
n + n -> 2n
c)
n -> n
d)
2n -> 2n