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WorksheetsMeiosis
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is it called when a sperm and egg fuse?
a)
meiosis
b)
fertilization
c)
cell division
d)
mitosis
2.
Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?
a)
mitosis, gametes
b)
mitosis, body cells
c)
meiosis, gametes
d)
meiosis, body cells
3.
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
4.
Compared to the number of chromosomes contained in a body cell, how many chromosomes would normally be contained in a gamete?
a)
The same number
b)
One-fourth as many
c)
Twice as many
d)
Half as many
5.
A human zygote should have _____ chromosomes inside.
a)
46
b)
23
c)
92
d)
64
6.
Females have ____ and males have _____ chromosomes.
a)
XX, XY
b)
XY, XX
c)
XX, XX
d)
XY, XY
7.
A human being has a somatic cell that has 46 chromosomes. What is the haploid number found in a gamete?
a)
23
b)
46
c)
69
d)
92
8.
Diploid Cells are represented by
a)
2n
b)
n
c)
4n
d)
1/2 n
9.
Identify the phase:
a)
Metaphase I
b)
Metaphase II
c)
Anaphase I
d)
Anaphase II
10.
Identify the phase.
a)
Metaphase I
b)
Metaphase II
c)
Anaphase I
d)
Anaphase II
11.
Identify the process.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis I
c)
Meiosis II
d)
Interphase
12.
Which of the following cells is a gamete?
a)
egg
b)
bone
c)
heart
d)
muscle
13.
The fertilized egg is termed a/an _____.
a)
gamete
b)
allele
c)
homolog
d)
zygote
14.
In mitosis cells are genetically _______, but in meiosis cells are genetically ______.
a)
diverse, identical
b)
identical, diverse/different
15.
Mitosis makes sure that all daughter cells are _____.
a)
genetically identical, diploid
b)
genetically identical, haploid
c)
genetically diverse, diploid
d)
genetically diverse, haploid
16.
The cells produced via meiosis are called:
a)
sex cells
b)
somatic cells
c)
body cells
d)
skin cells
17.
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
18.
What kind of cells are made in MEIOSIS?
a)
Haploid Gametes
b)
Diploid Somatic Cells
c)
Skin Cells
d)
Liver Cells
19.
The process of crossing over occurs in what phase of meiosis?
a)
anaphase 1
b)
prophase 1
c)
prophase 2
d)
telophase 1
20.
The chromosomes that pair up during Meiosis I, are called __________ chromosomes.
a)
homozygous
b)
asexual
c)
homologous
d)
genes
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