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Meiosis EOC Review 09/27/22

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

What do mitosis and meiosis have in common?

a)

Both start with diploid cells.

b)

Both promote genetic variation.

c)

Both occur in unicellular organisms.

d)

Both produce identical daughter cells.

2.

Which best describes the end result of meiosis?

a)

two diploid cells identical to the parent cell

b)

four haploid cells identical to the parent cell

c)

two diploid cells different from the parent cell

d)

four haploid cells different from the parent cell

3.

During which actions can an exchange of genetic information occur during meiosis, rather than during mitosis?

a)

assortment and alignment

b)

alignment and crossing over

c)

crossing over and replication

d)

assortment and crossing over

4.

Which best describes the purpose of sexual reproduction?

a)

to produce offspring that are non-viable

b)

to produce offspring that are genetically identical

c)

to produce offspring that exhibit greater genetic variations

d)

to produce offspring that are genetically identical to their parents

5.

Which is true in both mitosis and meiosis?

a)

production of haploid cells

b)

division of two cells into four

c)

cytokinesis after nuclear division

d)

formation of genetically identical cells

6.

Which is the most likely reason for an individual to be born with 45 autosomes and 2 sex chromosomes?

a)

crossing-over of one of the homologous chromosome pairs during the process of mitosis

b)

crossing-over of one of the homologous chromosome pairs during the process of meiosis

c)

nondisjunction of one of the homologous chromosome pairs during the process of mitosis

d)

nondisjunction of one of the homologous chromosome pairs during the process of meiosis

7.

Why is approximately 50% of any individual’s DNA inherited from that individual’s father?

a)

It was passed to the individual by a gamete from the father.

b)

It was passed to the individual by a somatic cell from the father

c)

Half of the individual’s cells descend from the father’s gamete.

d)

Half of the individual’s nuclei descend from the nucleus of the father’s gamete.

8.

What is a result of crossing over during meiosis?

a)

genetic variation

b)

extra chromosomes formed

c)

loss of chromosomes

d)

production of gametes

9.

An individual has three number 21 chromosomes. Which is most likely the cause?

a)

disjunction

b)

crossing over

c)

gene mutation

d)

nondisjunction

10.

Meiosis produces cells in the haploid state. In which process is the chromosome number restored to the diploid state?

a)

ovulation

b)

fertilization

c)

nondisjunction

d)

spermatogenesis