WorksheetsMeiosis Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the purpose of meiosis?
To create somatic cells (body cells) with half the number of chromosomes as the organism's sex cells.
To create somatic cells (body cells) with the same number of chromosomes as the organism's sex cells.
To create sex cells (gametes) with half the number of chromosomes as the organism's somatic cells.
To create sex cells (gametes) with the same number of chromosomes as the organism's sex cells.
A diagram that shows the appearance of chromosome # of an organism.
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What is the biological sex of someone with an XX sex chromosome?
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another term for body cells
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another term for sex cells
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When does DNA replication occur in the process of meiosis?
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refers to a cell that only has half of the chromosomes that are normally present in the organism’s somatic cells.
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refers to a cell that has two sets of chromosomes present.
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What is the biological sex of someone with an XY sex chromosome?
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If a bat has 44 chromosomes in its somatic cells, how many chromosomes will be present in its gametes?
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If a dog has 39 chromosomes in its haploid cells, how many chromosomes will it have in its diploid cells?
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If a monkey has 21 chromosomes in its gametes, how many chromosomes will be present in its somatic cells?
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How many chromosomes do humans have in each of their body cells?
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How many chromosomes do humans have in each of their sex cells?
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What are two mechanisms that occur during meiosis I that leads to genetic variation (diversity)?
fertilization
crossing over
mitosis
independent assortment
the process of a sperm uniting with an egg cell
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the result of the union between a sperm and egg cell
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If a camel has 70 chromosomes in its body cells, how many chromosomes will be present in its sex cells?
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stage of meiosis that results in 4 unique haploid gametes
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True or False: In meiosis, cells go through PMAT twice.
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If a chimpanzee has 48 chromosomes, how many homologous chromosome pairs are in the monkey’s diploid cells?
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Sister chromatids line up in the middle of the cell in this phase of meiosis.
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In males, gametes are called:
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In females, gametes are called:
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True or False: Gametes are made through meiosis throughout an organism’s entire life.
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stage of meiosis that results in 2 identical diploid somatic cells
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True or False: Meiosis is a form of asexual reproduction.
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Which phase of meiosis is shown here?
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Which phase of meiosis is shown here?
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Which phase of meiosis is shown here?
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Which phase of meiosis is shown here?
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Which phase of meiosis is shown here? Note: The nuclear membrane is starting to disappear, and the centrioles are moving to opposite ends of the cell.
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Which phase of meiosis is shown here?
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Which phase of meiosis is shown here?
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Which phase of meiosis is shown here?
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If snake sperm contains 13 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would the skin cell of a snake contain?
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