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Routt Meiosis (& Mitosis) Master

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 31mins

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Class
Date
1.

How are Mitosis and Meiosis the same?

a)

Both are kinds of cell division in eukaryotes.

b)

Both are kinds of cell division in prokaryotes.

c)

Both are kinds of cell apoptosis in eukaryotes.

d)

Both are kinds of binary fission in prokaryotes.

2.

Recall: What was the purpose of Mitosis?

a)

Growth and Egg cells.

b)

Repair and Gametes.

c)

Formation of Egg cells and Sperm cells.

d)

Growth and Repair.

3.

What is the purpose of Meiosis?

a)

Growth and Egg cells.

b)

Growth and Repair.

c)

Formation of Gametes.

d)

Repair of groin injury.

4.

Number of cell divisions: How are Mitosis and Meiosis different?

a)

Mitosis has 4 cell divisions; Meiosis has 2.

b)

Meiosis has one cell division; Mitosis has 2.

c)

Mitosis has 2 cell divisions; Meiosis has 4.

d)

Mitosis has one cell division; Meiosis has 2.

5.

When does DNA replication occur for Mitosis?

a)

Prophase.

b)

Before Prophase I

c)

G1 phase of Interphase.

d)

S phase of Interphase.

6.

When does DNA replication occur for Meiosis?

a)

Prophase.

b)

Before Prophase I.

c)

It doesn't.

d)

S phase of Interphase.

7.

Recall: When does Synapsis occur during Mitosis?

a)

Prophase.

b)

Metaphase.

c)

It doesn't.

d)

Telophase.

8.

When does Synapsis occur during Meiosis?

a)

Prophase I.

b)

Metaphase I.

c)

Prophase II.

d)

Telophase II.

9.

When does Crossing Over occur?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Prophase II

c)

Telophase II

d)

During Synapsis.

10.

Mitosis results in ___ daughter cells.

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

11.

Meiosis results in ___ daughter cells.

a)

Zero

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

12.

With Mitosis, Parent cells and daughter cells are _____.

a)

Haploid.

b)

Genetically different.

c)

Gametes.

d)

Identical.

13.

With Meiosis, daughter cells are _____.

a)

Different from the parent cell and different from each other.

b)

Different from the parent cell but same as each other.

c)

Diploid.

d)

Identical to parent cell and each other.

14.

Mitosis occurs in _____ cells.

a)

Reproductive.

b)

Body.

c)

Gamete.

d)

Prokaryotic.

15.

Meiosis occurs in _____ cells.

a)

Reproductive.

b)

Body.

c)

Growing or Injured.

d)

Prokaryotic.

16.

With Mitosis, parent cells are _____; daughter cells are _____.

a)

Haploid... Haploid.

b)

Haploid... Diploid.

c)

Diploid... Diploid.

d)

Diploid... Haploid.

17.

With Meiosis, parent cells are _____; daughter cells are _____.

a)

Haploid... Haploid.

b)

Haploid... Diploid.

c)

Diploid... Diploid.

d)

Diploid... Haploid.

18.

2n --> 2n

a)

Mitosis.

b)

Meiosis.

c)

Both Mitosis and Meiosis.

d)

Neither Mitosis nor Meiosis.

19.

2n --> n

a)

Mitosis.

b)

Meiosis.

c)

Both Mitosis and Meiosis.

d)

Neither Mitosis nor Meiosis.

20.

With Mitosis DNA is _____; with Meiosis DNA is _____.

a)

Halved... Not Halved.

b)

Halved... Halved.

c)

Not Halved... Halved.

d)

Not Halved... Not Halved.

21.

With Mitosis the phases have _____; with Meiosis the phases have _____.

a)

No Numbers... Numbers.

b)

No Numbers... No Numbers.

c)

Numbers... No Numbers.

d)

Numbers... Numbers

22.

Diploid

a)

Chromosomes are arranged in homologous pairs.

b)

Chromosomes are not arranged in homologous pairs.

c)

Haploid

d)

(n)

23.

Haploid

a)

Chromosomes are arranged in homologous pairs.

b)

Chromosomes are not arranged in homologous pairs.

c)

Diploid

d)

(2n)

24.

How many chromosomes does a human have?

a)

23 homologous pairs.

b)

23 individual chromosomes.

c)

Humans don't have chromosomes.

d)

46 homologous pairs.

25.

How many chromosomes does a human gamete have?

a)

23 homologous pairs.

b)

23 individual chromosomes.

c)

Humans don't have chromosomes.

d)

46 homologous pairs.

26.

What are gametes?

a)

Cells resulting from Mitosis.

b)

Egg cells and sperm cells.

c)

Cells from growth.

d)

Cells for repair of injury.

27.

Gametes are _____

a)

Haploid.

b)

Diploid.

c)

Sometimes Haploid and Sometimes Diploid.

d)

Neither Haploid nor Diploid.

28.

Why are gametes haploid?

a)

Because Gametes are Identical.

b)

Because Gametes are for Growth and Repair.

c)

They're not; Gametes are Diploid.

d)

So that when conception occurs, the new individual organism will have the correct number of chromosomes.

29.

What is the purpose of gametes?

a)

For Mitosis.

b)

For growth.

c)

For conception.

d)

For repair of injury.

30.

A Zygote is...

a)

... a Gamete.

b)

...a single celled individual that forms from Meiosis.

c)

...a single celled individual that forms from Conception.

d)

...a single celled individual that forms from Synapsis.

31.

A Zygote is...

a)

Neither Haploid nor Diploid

b)

Diploid

c)

Both Haploid and Diploid

d)

Haploid.

32.

Where does Meiosis occur in female animals?

a)

Anther

b)

Ovaries

c)

Egg Cells

d)

Testes

33.

Where does Meiosis occur in male animals?

a)

Anther

b)

Ovaries

c)

Egg Cells

d)

Testes

34.

What is the female organ in plants where meiosis occurs?

a)

Anther

b)

Ovaries

c)

Egg Cells

d)

Testes

35.

What is the male organ in plants where meiosis occurs?

a)

Anther

b)

Ovaries

c)

Egg Cells

d)

Testes

36.

What are the two main parts of Meiosis?

a)

Meiosis and Mitosis.

b)

Nuclear Division and Cytokinesis.

c)

Meiosis I and Meiosis II.

d)

Chromatin and Chromosomes.

37.

Which of the following statements is most reliable?

a)

The events in the phases of Meiosis are always different than the corresponding phase in Mitosis.

b)

The events in the phases of Meiosis are always the same as the corresponding phase in Mitosis.

c)

The events in the phases of Meiosis are usually the same as the corresponding phase in Mitosis.

d)

The events in the phases of Meiosis are usually different than the corresponding phase in Mitosis.

38.

What happens in Prophase I that’s different than Prophase of Mitosis?

a)

Cytokinesis.

b)

Synthesis of DNA

c)

Conception.

d)

Synapsis.

39.

The ripened ovary of a plant is also called _____.

a)

Gamete

b)

Fruit

c)

Zygote

d)

Anther

40.

During Crossing Over...

a)

...Sister Chromatids lie very close to each other.

b)

...Homologous Chromosomes exchange equal amounts of DNA.

c)

...Sister Chromatids exchange equal amounts of DNA.

d)

...Homologous Chromosomes lie very close to each other.

41.

The segments/locations where Crossing Over occurs are _____.

a)

Random.

b)

the Centromeres.

c)

Identical.

d)

In Prophase II.

42.

_____ forms new chromosomes never seen in the population before.

a)

Mitosis.

b)

Crossing Over.

c)

Cytokinesis.

d)

Conception.

43.

After Crossing Over, Sister Chromatids may no longer be _____.

a)

siblings.

b)

identical.

c)

made of DNA.

d)

Chromosomes.

44.

Homologous Chromosomes have the same genes but different _____.

a)

RNA.

b)

Zygotes.

c)

Synapsis.

d)

Alleles.

45.

A pair of Homologous Chromosomes are...

a)

Sister Chromatids.

b)

Copied one from the other.

c)

Identical.

d)

Not Identical.

46.

_____ is a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a trait.

a)

Allele

b)

Gene

c)

Synapsis

d)

Zygote

47.

A _____ is one of multiple variations of a gene.

a)

Allele

b)

Microtubule

c)

Gene

d)

Synapsis

48.

"Blood type" is an example of a(n) _____, while "Blood type B" is an example of a(n) _____.

a)

Gene... Zygote.

b)

Allele... Gene.

c)

Meiosis... Gene.

d)

Gene... Allele.

49.

Whatever happens to Sister Chromatids in Mitosis, instead happens to _____ in Meiosis I.

a)

Sister Chromatids

b)

Gametes

c)

Homologous Chromosomes

d)

the Nucleolus

50.

“Chromosomes” in Mitosis and in Meiosis II refers to _____.

a)

Sister Chromatids.

b)

Daughter Cells.

c)

Homologous Chromosomes.

d)

the Nucleolus.

51.

Which is most like Mitosis?

a)

Conception

b)

Meiosis I

c)

Meiosis II

d)

Synapsis

52.

What event happens at the end Telophase I that also happens after Telophase of Mitosis?

a)

Prom.

b)

Conception.

c)

Synapsis.

d)

Cytokinesis.

53.

What event happens at the end Telophase II that also happens after Telophase of Mitosis?

a)

Spring Break.

b)

Crossing Over.

c)

Synapsis.

d)

Cytokinesis.

54.

During Anaphase of Mitosis, _____ are pulled to opposite ends of the cell.

a)

Homologous Chromosomes.

b)

Sister Chromatids.

55.

During Anaphase I of Meiosis, _____ are pulled to opposite ends of the cell.

a)

Homologous Chromosomes.

b)

Sister Chromatids.

56.

During Anaphase II of Meiosis, _____ are pulled to opposite ends of the cell.

a)

Homologous Chromosomes.

b)

Sister Chromatids.

57.

_____ are identical.

a)

Homologous Chromosomes.

b)

Sister Chromatids.

58.

Which of these have the same genes but different alleles?

a)

Homologous Chromosomes.

b)

Sister Chromatids.

59.

How does an individual get the chromosomes of a homologous pair?

a)

One is a copy of the other.

b)

One from female parent and one from male parent.

c)

S phase of Interphase.

d)

From the mother.

60.

Which of these are attached at the centromere?

a)

Homologous Chromosomes.

b)

Sister Chromatids.

61.

At the beginning of Meiosis, each Homologous Chromosome is made of _____.

a)

One individual Chromatid.

b)

Two Sister Chromatids.

62.

At the END of Meiosis, each Homologous Chromosome is made of _____.

a)

One individual Chromatid.

b)

Two Sister Chromatids.