Meiosis Questions
Name_____________________________________________
1. What types of cells will be produced after meiotic cell division?
2. How many cells are created from one cell after meiosis? _______________
3. How many chromosomes does each new daughter cell have after meiosis for human? ___________
4. After meiosis, are the resulting cells haploid or diploid?
5. Are the new cells genetically identical or different from the parent cell?
6. Compare what is happening in each of these steps in meiosis:
Phases
Meiosis I
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Meiosis II
On each of the images, label the phase of meiosis and cytokinesis.
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10.______________
11. A cell with a diploid number of 20 undergoes
meiosis. This will produce _______ daughter cells,
each with _______ chromosomes.
12. Crossing-over occurs during this phase:
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14. Tetrads line up along the equator during this
phase: ____________________
15. At the end of meiosis I, ____ daughter cells are
created. These daughter cells are haploid/diploid
(circle the correct one).