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Ch10 Meiosis & Cells of Reproduction (Entire Chapter)

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 31mins

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1.

Binary fission would be an example of...

a)

Sexual reproduction in prokaryotes

b)

Asexual reproduction in prokaryotes

c)

Sexual reproduction in eukaryotes

d)

Asexual reproduction in eukaryotes

2.

Which of the following is NOT a form of asexual reproduction?

a)

Budding

b)

Fertilization

c)

Fission

d)

Fragmentation

3.

What is the fundamental difference between binary fission in prokaryotes and fission in unicellular eukaryotes?

a)

There is no difference

b)

Eukaryotic fission involves the division of the nucleus

c)

Prokaryotic fission involves the division of the nucleus

d)

Eukaryotic fission involves gametes

4.

The wave force from a recent storm broke chunks of sponge off. Some of the chunks settled in location along the reef that were suitable for growth, and they regrew the missing parts and developed into their own complete sponges.

a)

Fragmentation

b)

Budding

c)

Fission

d)

Fertilization

5.

This would be an example of...

a)

Asexual Reproduction: Fragmentation

b)

Asexual Reproduction: Budding

c)

Sexual Reproduction: Fragmentation

d)

Sexual Reproduction: Budding

6.

Sperm and Ova are examples of...

a)

Somatic Cells

b)

Diploid Cells

c)

Gametes

d)

Zygotes

7.

What is the fundamental difference between gametes and somatic cells?

a)

Somatic cells are a living thing and gametes are not

b)

Somatic cells are haploid whereas gametes are diploid

c)

Somatic cells are diploid whereas gametes are haploid

d)

Somatic cells cannot lead to reproduction whereas gametes can.

8.

When a sperm fuses with an ova

a)

Fertilization

b)

Fission

c)

Fusion

d)

Budding

9.

The type of cell division that allows a zygote to develop into a multicellular body composed of trillions of cells.

a)

Mitotic Division

b)

Meiotic Division

c)

Fertilization

d)

Budding

10.

The type of cell division that allows diploid organisms to produce haploid gametes.

a)

Mitotic Division

b)

Meiotic Division

c)

Fertilization

d)

Fragmentation

11.

Which form of reproduction allows for the most rapid population growth?

a)

Asexual reproduction

b)

Sexual reproduction

12.

Which form of reproduction leads to greater genetic variation?

a)

Sexual Reproduction

b)

Asexual Reproduction

13.

The production of new offspring

a)

Reproduction

b)

Maturation

c)

Development

d)

Evolution

14.

Both budding and fragmentation are forms of ________ reproduction

a)

Sexual

b)

Asexual

15.

A zygote would be...

a)

haploid

b)

diploid

16.

Which of the following would numerically represent what happens at the chromosome level during sexual reproduction?

a)

n + n = 2n

b)

2n + 2n = 4n

c)

n x n = n

d)

2n / 2n = n

17.

Which of the following best describes the advantage of sexual reproduction?

a)

All offspring will contain only the best traits, so they will become stronger in each

generation.

b)

Offspring will be identical to their parents, which increases strength of a population.

c)

Offspring will be a mixture of their parent’s traits, increasing variation in the

population.

d)

Males and females will find similar partners which will help to decrease variation in

the population

18.

Genetic variation is biologically important in a population because

a)

it increase the survival rate of a population in a changing environment.

b)

it looks better than the same thing over and over.

c)

it decreases the survival rate of a population which helps eliminate competition.

d)

actually, genetic variation is not very important.

19.

More energy is invested in making and dispersing gametes during _________ reproduction.

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

c)

Budding

d)

Fragmentation

20.

The offspring produced through asexual reproduction are genetically identical and called ...

a)

Clones

b)

Buds

c)

Fragments

d)

Zygotes

21.

In humans, the haploid number of chromosomes is ____.

a)

23

b)

46

c)

69

d)

92

22.

Which of the following is the best definition for MEIOSIS?

a)

the process of two haploid cells uniting to form a zygote

b)

the counting of chromosomes within a diploid cell

c)

a two-step process that reduces the number of chromosomes in half so that there is only one copy of each chromosome in the resulting cells

d)

the equational division of a cell into two identical copies

23.

True or False? Before cells undergo meiosis they pass through interphase first.

a)

true

b)

false

24.

In Prophase I of meiosis, the homologous chromosomes pair up to form _______.

a)

a centrosome

b)

a tetrad

c)

the mitotic spindle

d)

sister chromatids

25.

In which stage of MEIOSIS does crossing over occur? (The exchange of genetic material between chromosomes in a tetrad.)

a)

Anaphase I

b)

Metaphase I

c)

Prophase I

d)

Telophase I

26.

In Metaphase I, the tetrads _______.

a)

become the mitotic spindle

b)

split into centrosomes

c)

line up along the equator of the cell.

d)

separate

27.

In Anaphase I, the _________ are separated by the pulling of the spindle fibers to opposite poles of the cell.

a)

homologous pairs of chromosomes

b)

sister chromatids

c)

centromeres

d)

centrosomes

28.

Which of the following DOES NOT occur during Telophase I and cytokinesis.?

a)

The separated homologous chromosomes are at opposite poles of the cell.

b)

The cell divides in two.

c)

The chromosomes do not uncoil, since they are getting ready for Meiosis II.

d)

Sister chromatids are pulled away from each other.

29.

At the start of Meiosis II, which of the following is NOT true?

a)

There are two cells.

b)

The cells are haploid but each chromosome is still replicated.

c)

The homologous chromosomes are still together in the same cell.

30.

In Prophase II, the_________ reforms and the spindle fibers attach to each chromosome.

a)

mitotic spindle

b)

centrosomes

c)

nucleus

d)

cell plate

31.

In Metaphase II, _________ line up on equatorial plane.

a)

homologous pairs of chromosomes

b)

single chromosomes (made up of 2 sister chromatids)

c)

tetrads

d)

centrosomes

32.

In Anaphase II, the _________ separate.

a)

Homologues

b)

Sister Chromatids

c)

Tetrads

d)

Centrioles

33.

How many cells are formed at the end of Meiosis II?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

8

34.

True or False. In Meiosis II, there are TWO cells that go through each phase at the same time.

a)

true

b)

false

35.

Which of the following does NOT happen during Telophase II?

a)

the nuclei reform

b)

each cell begins to split evenly in two

c)

the chromosomes duplicate

d)

the nuclei contain a haploid number of chromosomes

36.

Which of the following are CORRECT observations about the differences between MITOSIS and MEIOSIS? (Check all that apply.)

a)

Mitosis produces cells that identical to the parent cell.

b)

Meiosis produces cells that have half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

c)

All cells go through INTERPHASE as part of the cell cycle, whether it goes to mitosis or meiosis next.

d)

In both types of cell division, the chromosomes are only duplicated once.

e)

Only in Mitosis, do you see chromosomes pair up to form a tetrad.

37.

The products of MEIOSIS have _______ number of chromosomes.

a)

haploid

b)

diploid

38.

The image shows the process of _______, which happens during __________ of meiosis.

a)

Crossing over; Anaphase I

b)

Crossing Over; Prophase I

c)

Translocation; Metaphase I

d)

Translocation; Anaphase I

39.

Meiotic division in the testes produces (#) __ gametes in a process called _______

a)

4; Spermatogenesis

b)

1; Spermatogenesis

c)

4; Oogenesis

d)

1; Oogenesis

40.

Meiotic division in the ovaries produces (#) __ gamete(s) in a process called _______

a)

4; Spermatogenesis

b)

1; Spermatogenesis

c)

4; Oogenesis

d)

1; Oogenesis

41.

During oogenesis, the majority of the cytoplasm goes to the ovum, resulting in three __________ that cannot reproduce.

a)

Sperm

b)

Ova

c)

Polar Bodies

d)

Somatic Cells

42.

Down Syndrome is a disorder characterized by...

a)

The presence of an extra chromosome 21

b)

The absence of a chromosome 21

c)

A translocation mutation

d)

An inversion mutation

43.

A disorder in which an organism receives three copies of a chromosome as a result of a nondisjunction mutation during meiosis.

a)

Trisomy

b)

Triploid

c)

Inversion

d)

Duplication

44.

Trisomy disorders are the result of a _______ mutation during Meiosis.

a)

Inversion

b)

Translocation

c)

Nondisjunction

d)

Duplication

45.

T/F: The chances of a child being born with Down Syndrome increase with the age of the mother.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

A mutation that involves part of a chromosome breaking off, resulting in missing genes.

a)

Inversion

b)

Nondisjunction

c)

Translocation

d)

Deletion

47.

A mutation that involves part of a chromosome copies itself, resulting in extra genes.

a)

Inversion

b)

Duplication

c)

Translocation

d)

Deletion

48.

A mutation where part of a chromosome breaks off and reattaches in the reverse orientation, resulting in nonfunctional genes.

a)

Inversion

b)

Duplication

c)

Translocation

d)

Deletion

49.

A mutation where part of a chromosome breaks off and attaches to a completely different chromosome.

a)

Inversion

b)

Duplication

c)

Translocation

d)

Deletion

50.

Each "rod or arm" of a replicated chromosome is called a...

a)

Centromere

b)

Chromatid

c)

Chromatin

d)

Gene

51.

Chromosomes that are the same size, shape, and contain similar genes

a)

Chromatin

b)

Somatic Chromosomes

c)

Homologous Chromosomes

d)

Hybrid Chromosomes

52.

Diploid cells are abbreviated...

a)

n

b)

2n

c)

4n

d)

2x

53.

A picture of one's chromosomes.

a)

Autotype

b)

Karyotype

c)

Xray Crystallograph

d)

Chromosome Map

54.

What would be the correct karyotype notation for a normal human male somatic cell?

a)

46, XY

b)

46, XX

c)

46, XXY

d)

45+1Y

55.

The two chromatids of a replicated chromosome are held together at the ...

a)

Somite

b)

Centromere

c)

Autosome

d)

Karyotype

56.

The numbered chromosomes that DON'T play a role in biological sex determination.

a)

Sex chromosomes

b)

Somatic cells

c)

Autosomes

d)

Chromatids

57.

T/F: The stained bands that show up on chromosomes during a karyotype represent single genes.

a)

True: The bands are genes

b)

False: The bands are not single genes

58.

A chromosome is represented by A-B-C-D-E-F-G

What type of mutation occurred if the resulting chromosome was

A-B-B-C-D-E-F-G

a)

Translocation

b)

Inversion

c)

Deletion

d)

Duplication

59.

A chromosome is represented by A-B-C-D-E-F-G

What type of mutation occurred if the resulting chromosome was

A-F-E-D-C-B-G

a)

Translocation

b)

Inversion

c)

Deletion

d)

Duplication

60.

A chromosome is represented by A-B-C-D-E-F-G

What type of mutation occurred if the resulting chromosome was

A-B-C-E-F-G

a)

Translocation

b)

Inversion

c)

Deletion

d)

Duplication

61.

A chromosome is represented by A-B-C-D-E-F-G

What type of mutation occurred if the resulting chromosome was

A-B-C-D-X-Y-Z

a)

Translocation

b)

Inversion

c)

Deletion

d)

Duplication

62.

What would be the proper notation for a somatic cell from a male with Down Syndrome?

a)

46, XX

b)

47, XX, +21

c)

47, XY, +21

d)

46, XY, +21