NAME______
MEIOSIS (11-4) TEST
(2 points each)
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Write the letter of the answer that best completes the statement on the blank to the left.
______Cells undergo MEIOSIS to ______.
A. grow bigger
B. repair injuries
C. replace worn out cells
D. make gametes for sexual reproduction
______In MEIOSIS a 2n parent cell divides to produce ______.
A. four identical 2n cells
B. four different 1n cells
C. two identical 1n cells
D. two different 2n cells
______Type of reproduction in which offspring are produced using the genetic material from only ONE parent.
A. ASEXUAL
B. SEXUAL
______The pairing up of homologous chromosomes during meiosis is called______.
A. crossing over
B. independent assortment
C. synapsis
D. segregation
______The random separation and mixing up of maternal and paternal chromosomes in different combinations during meiosis is called ______.
A. synapsis
B. oogenesis
C. crossing over
D. independent assortment
______Sperm and egg cells are ______cells.
A. HAPLOID
B. DIPLOID
______The exchange of genetic material between arms of homologous chromosomes is called ______.
A. synapsis
B. crossing over
C. asexual reproduction
D. independent assortment
______The synapsis and crossing over happen in ______.
A. prophase I
B. prophase II
C. metaphase I
D. interphase II
______During meiosis, independent assortment happens in ______.
A. metaphase I
B. anaphase II
C. anaphase I
D. telophase II
______Human body cells have ______chromosomes.
A. 72
B. 15
C. 46
D. 23
______Type of cell division which producesTWO IDENTICAL DIPLOIDdaughter cells.
A. MITOSIS
B. MEIOSIS
______Type of cell division shown at the right:
A, MITOSIS
B. MEIOSIS
______Type of cell division in which genetic recombination occurs
A. MITOSIS
B. MEIOSIS
______The picture above shows chromosomes that are involved in ______
A. segregation
B. independent assortment
C. crossing over
______Name the phase seen in MITOSIS which is SKIPPED in MEIOSIS?
A. Interphase I
B. Interphase II
C. Cytokinesis II
D. Prophase I
______All of the following are reasons a cell might undergo MITOSIS EXCEPT
A. repair an injury
B. replace worn out cells
C. grow organism bigger
D. make gametes
TRUE or FALSE
Circle T if the statement is TRUE.Circle F if the statement is FALSE.
TFIn humans, meiosis occurs in the testes and ovaries.
TFPolar bodies go on to become eggs.
TFAfter PROPHASE I, the chromatid arms in a chromosome are genetically IDENTICAL.
TFOffspring from sexual reproduction are genetically identical to the parent.
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MATCH THE VOCAB WORD WITH ITS DEFINITION:
______The production of mature sperm cellsA. OOGENESIS
B. SPERMATOGENESIS
______Another name for a 2n cellC. HAPLOID
D. DIPLOID
______The small cells produced when the cytoplasm E. GAMETE
divides unevenly during egg productionF. TETRAD
G. POLAR BODIES
______A cell with only one copy of each chromosome
______The production of a mature egg
______Name for reproductive cells like sperm or eggs
______The group of 4 chromatid arms that forms when
homologous chromosomes pair up
SHORT ANSWER:
Name 2 ways genetic recombination happens during meiosis:
______
______
TELL 3 ways MEIOSIS and MITOSIS are DIFFERENT:
MITOSIS / MEIOSIS***************
BONUS ?:
Explain why spermatogenesis makes FOUR sperm cells when it goes through meiosis but oogenesis makes only ONE egg?
______
______
The process in which cellscommit
“cell suicide” by “self digesting” is called ______
NAME______
MEIOSIS (11-4) TEST
(2 points each)
MATCH THE VOCAB WORD WITH ITS DEFINITION:
______The production of mature sperm cellsA. TETRAD
B. POLAR BODIES
______Another name for a 2n cellC. DIPLOID
D. HAPLOID
______The small cells produced when the cytoplasm E. GAMETE
divides unevenly during egg productionF. OOGENESIS
G. SPERMATOGENESIS
______A cell with only one copy of each chromosome
______The production of a mature egg
______Name for reproductive cells like sperm or eggs
______The group of 4 chromatid arms that forms when
homologous chromosomes pair up
***************
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
Write the letter of the answer that best completes the statement on the blank to the left.
______Cells undergo MEIOSIS to ______.
A. grow bigger
B. repair injuries
C. make gametes for sexual reproduction
D. replace worn out cells
______In MEIOSIS a 2n parent cell divides to produce ______.
A. four identical 2n cells
B. two different 2n cells
C. two identical 1n cells
D. four different 1n cells
______Type of reproduction in which offspring are produced using the genetic material from only ONE parent.
A. SEXUAL
B. ASEXUAL
______The pairing up of homologous chromosomes during meiosis is called______.
A. crossing over
B. independent assortment
C. synapsis
D. segregation
______The random separation and mixing up of maternal and paternal chromosomes in different combinations during meiosis is called ______.
A. synapsis
B. independent assortment
C. crossing over
D. oogenesis
______Sperm and egg cells are ______cells.
A. HAPLOID
B. DIPLOID
______The exchange of genetic material between arms of homologous chromosomes is called ______.
A. synapsis
B. independent assortment
C. asexual reproduction
D. crossing over
______The synapsis and crossing over happen in ______.
A. prophase II
B. prophase I
C. metaphase I
D. interphase II
______During meiosis, independent assortment happens in ______.
A. telophase II
B. metaphase I
C. anaphase II
D. anaphase I
______Human body cells have ______chromosomes.
A. 23
B. 44
C. 46
D. 72
______Type of cell division in which genetic recombination occurs
A. MEIOSIS
B. MITOSIS
______All of the following are reasons a cell might undergo MITOSIS EXCEPT
A. repair an injury
B. replace worn out cells
C. grow organism bigger
D. make gametes
______Name the phase seen in MITOSIS which is SKIPPED in MEIOSIS?
A. Interphase II
B. Interphase I
C. Cytokinesis II
D. Prophase I
______Type of cell division which produces TWO IDENTICAL DIPLOID daughter cells.
A. MITOSIS
B. MEIOSIS
______Type of cell division shown at the right:
A, MITOSIS
B. MEIOSIS
______The picture above shows chromosomes that are involved in ______
A. segregation
B. independent assortment
C. crossing over
***************
SHORT ANSWER:
Name 2 ways genetic recombination happens during meiosis:
______
______
TELL 3 ways MEIOSIS and MITOSIS are DIFFERENT:
MITOSIS / MEIOSISTRUE or FALSE
Circle T if the statement is TRUE.Circle F if the statement is FALSE.
TFIn humans, meiosis occurs in the testes and ovaries.
TFOffspring from sexual reproduction are genetically identical to the parent.
TFPolar bodies go on to become eggs.
TFAfter PROPHASE I, the chromatid arms in a chromosome are genetically IDENTICAL.
***************
BONUS ?:
Explain why spermatogenesis makes FOUR sperm cells when it goes through meiosis but oogenesis makes only ONE egg?
______
______
The process in which cellscommit
“cell suicide” by “self digesting” is called ______