Meiosis Study Guide
1. What are homologous chromosomes? What do homologous chromosomes have in common? What’s
a tetrad?
2. In animals, what is fertilization? Is asexual or sexual reproduction?
3. If a haploid cell is n=6, how many chromosomes would the diploid cell have?
4. What happens in Meiosis I v/s what happens in Meiosis II. (Give a long specific answer)
5. How many cells are produced during mitosis? Are the n or 2n? Are they the same or different?
6. How many cells are produced during meiosis? Are the n or 2n? Are they the same or different?
7. Label the steps of Meiosis below.
8. Label the steps of Meiosis above. (Hint: use the Draw feature)
9. Which gamete is XY? Which gamete is XX?
10. Draw crossing over:
11. How are the daughter cells in mitosis different from those in meiosis? List 2: