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Worksheetsmeiosis
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is it called when a sperm and egg meet?
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.
Which letter(s) in the diagram correspond to cells that are haploid?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
A and B
5.
What causes genetic variation in meiosis?
a)
chromosomes lining up
b)
crossing over of chromosomes
c)
separation of chromosomes
d)
chromosomes pulling apart
6.
What is one of the advantages, why is it better to reproduce sexually versus asexually?
a)
survival of the fittest
b)
overproduction
c)
genetic variation
d)
cloning
7.
Crossing over helps promote
a)
male genotype
b)
genetic variation
c)
DNA replication
d)
mitosis
8.
Chromosomes exchange genetic material during
a)
crossing over
b)
replication
c)
synthesis
d)
translation
9.
A human zygote should have _____ chromosomes inside.
a)
46
b)
23
c)
92
d)
64
10.
Females have ____ and males have _____ chromosomes.
a)
XX, XY
b)
XY, XX
c)
XX, XX
d)
XY, XY
11.
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
12.
Diploid Cells are represented by
a)
2n
b)
n
c)
4n
d)
1/2 n
13.
FERTILIZATION OCCURS WHEN
a)
THE SPERM UNITES WITH THE EGG
b)
THE SPERM UNDERGO MEIOSIS
c)
THE EGG UNDERGOES MEIOSIS
d)
THE EGG AND SPERM UNDERGOES MEIOSIS
14.
MEIOSIS PRODUCES 4 CELLS-THE CHROMOSOME NUMBER IS ...
a)
DIPLOID
b)
HAPLOID
15.
MEIOSIS PRODUCES 4 CELLS, THEY ARE
a)
N
b)
2N
c)
3N
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