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Meiosis Learning Check

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHAT DOES MEIOSIS CREATE?

a)

CHROMOSOMES

b)

GAMETES

c)

DNA

d)

TRAITS

2.

THE END RESULT OF MEIOSIS IS...

a)

FOUR UNIDENTICAL GAMETES

b)

FOUR IDENTICAL GAMETES

c)

TWO IDENTICAL GAMETES

d)

TWO UNIDENTICAL GAMETES

3.

THE GAMETES ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE ONE HALF OF THE GENETIC INFO SO IT IS CALL

a)

DIPLOID (2N)

b)

DIPLOID (N)

c)

HAPLOID (2N)

d)

HAPLOID (N)

4.

THE STRUCTURE THAT CONTAINS THE DNA IS CALLED (CHOOSE THE MOST SPECIFIC ANSWER)

a)

CHROMOSOME

b)

CELL BODY

c)

CELL

d)

NUCLEUS

5.

MALE GAMETE IS KNOWN AS

a)

EGG

b)

SPERM

6.

A FEMALE GAMETE IS KNOWN AS

a)

EGG

b)

SPERM

7.

HOW MANY CHROMOSOMES DO HUMAN GAMETES HAVE?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

47

d)

22

8.

CROSSING OVER ALLOWS FOR WHAT TO HAPPEN?

a)

ALL CELLS TO STAY THE SAME

b)

GENETIC VARIATION

c)

REDUCTION OF CHROMOSOMES

d)

CHROMOSOME NUMBER TO INCREASE

9.

WHY ARE THE CHROMOSOMES EVEN NUMBERED FOR ORGANISIMS?

a)

JUST A COINCIDENCE

b)

BECAUSE 75% OF THE INFO COMES FROM MOM AND 25% COMES FROM DAD

c)

BECAUSE 51% OF THE INFO COMES FROM MOM AND 49% COMES FROM DAD

d)

BECAUSE HALF OF THE GENTIC INFORMATION COMES FROM MOM AND HALF COMES FROM DAD

10.

THIS IMAGE SHOWS WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE CHROMOSOMES?

a)

NON- DISJUNCTION

b)

METAPHASE

c)

TELOPHASE

d)

CROSSING OVER

11.
Identify the phase:
a)
Metaphase I
b)
Metaphase II
c)
Anaphase I
d)
Anaphase II
12.
Identify the phase.
a)
Metaphase I
b)
Metaphase II
c)
Anaphase I
d)
Anaphase II
13.
Identify the process.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis I
c)
Meiosis II
d)
Interphase
14.
In mitosis cells are genetically _______, but in meiosis cells are genetically ______.
a)
diverse, identical
b)
identical, diverse/different
15.
Identify the phase.
a)
Telophase I
b)
Telophase II
c)
Metaphase I
d)
Metaphase II
16.

What is the order of stages in meiosis I?

a)

metaphase I, phrophase II, anaphase i, telophase II

b)

telophase I, prophase II, prophase I, anaphase I, metaphaseI

c)

prophase I, metaphase I, anaphase I, telophase I

17.

In which phase do the chromatids pull apart and move to the opposite sides of th cell?

a)

anaphase II

b)

metaphase II

c)

telophase I

d)

prophase I

18.

How many chromosomes does a gamete have?

a)

twice as many as the parent cell

b)

half as many as the parent cell

c)

three times as many as the parent cell

19.

The ___ carry the same genes.

a)

homologous chromosomes

b)

diploids

c)

haploids

20.
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
21.
Which letter(s) in the diagram correspond to cells that are haploid? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
A and B
22.
A human zygote should have _____ chromosomes inside.
a)
46
b)
23
c)
92
d)
64
23.
Diploid Cells are represented by
a)
2n
b)
n
c)
4n
d)
1/2 n
24.

MEIOSIS PRODUCES 4 CELLS, THEY ARE

a)

N

b)

2N

c)

3N

25.

During which phase of the meiotic cell cycle does DNA replication occur?

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

e)

interphase