Meiosis Jeopardy!
With your favorite host….
Mrs. Einstein 
Which of the following cells
would be diploid?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Sperm cell
Egg cell
Both
Neither
Homologous chromosomes line up at
the middle of the cell. Which phase is
this?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Metaphase I
Metaphase II
Anaphase I
Anaphase II
A haploid cell is…
a) A cell that has one of each type of
chromosome
b) A cell that has two of each type of
chromosome
c) A cell with 46 chromosomes
d) A cell with double the ammount of
chromosomes
Name this phase…
a)
b)
c)
d)
Prophase I
Metaphase II
Anaphase I
Anaphase II
An egg and a sperm come together
to form a zygote. What is this
process called?
• *Write it!
What phase does the formation of a
tetrad and crossing over occur in?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Prophase I
Prophase II
Metaphase I
Anaphase II
Which process would a cell
undergo to form a gamete?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Mitosis
Meiosis
Fertilization
Cell differentiation
Which is the correct order of the
phases of Meiosis?
a) Prophase II, Metaphase I, Anaphase II,
Telophase I
b) Prophase I, Metaphase I, Telophase I,
Anaphase II
c) Metaphase I, Prophase I, Telophase I,
Anaphase II
d) Anaphase II, Prophase I, Metaphase I,
Telophase I
Which of the following is pointing to
homologous chromosomes?
a)
b)
c)
d)
A
B
C
D
Which of the following occurs in
Meiosis but NOT in Mitosis?
a) Chromosomes line up a the equator of
the cell
b) Sister chromatids are pulled apart at the
centromere
c) Synapsis occurs
d) New cells are created
Which of the following is true of
Mitosis?
a) 4 genetically identical daughter cells are
created
b) Cells containing a haploid number of
cells are created
c) 2 genetically identical daughter cells are
created
d) 4 genetically different daughter cells are
created
During which of the following parts of
interphase does DNA get replicated?
a)
b)
c)
d)
G1
S
G2
Mitosis
If a liver cell of a monkey contains 48
chromosomes, how many
chromosomes would be found in the
sperm of that monkey?
a)
b)
c)
d)
48
33
24
96
During which phase of meiosis does the
nuclear membrane reform around
chromosomes?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
interphase
Prophase I
Metaphase II
Anaphase I
Telophase II
Metaphase of meiosis I and meiosis II
differ in that…
a) Chromosomes line up at the equator
b) Homologues line up in meiosis I and
duplicated chromosomes line up in
meiosis II
c) Sister chromatids line up in meiosis I and
chromosomes line up in meiosis II
d) There are the same number of
chromosomes
A human cell containing 44 autosomes
and 2 X chromosomes is…
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
A somatic cell of a male
A zygote
A somatic cell of a female
A sperm cell
An ovum
A fertilized egg (zygote) of a human
contains how many chromosomes?
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
1
22
46
23
48
A _________ is the complete set of
chromosomes of an organism, arranged
and displayed in pairs and ordered by
size.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
Genome
Karyotype
Nucleus
Heredity
gene
Which 2 cells would be more
genetically similar to each other?
a) Two gametes produced by the same
person
b) Two somatic cells produced by the same
person
c) Two eggs produced by the same woman
d) Two sperm produced by the same man
2 points! What is this pointing to and
what phase of the cell cycle is this?
Write them both!
What is the sex of this baby?
• Write it!
Which of the following produces 4
genetically IDENTICAL cells?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Mitosis
Meiosis
Both
Neither
Which of the following would contain n
number of chromosomes?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Sperm cell
Egg cell
Gamete
All of the above
Asexually reproducing organisms
produce offspring that are genetically
identical to each other and to the
parents. What type of cell division do
you thing they use?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Mitosis
Meiosis
Metastasis
Fertilization
If a diploid organism has a genome
consisting of 22 chromosomes, its
gametes will have _____ chromosomes
a)
b)
c)
d)
44
11
22
88
What is the following pointing to?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Chromosome
Centriole
Centromere
Chromatid
If a diploid cell starts with 22
chromosomes in interphase and then
undergoes meiosis, how many
chromosomes will be in each of the 4
new cells?
*Write it!
In what phase of meiosis do sister
chromosomes get pulled apart?
*Write it!
3 points!- Draw a cell in Metaphase 1
that has a diploid number of 6
Bonus Jeopardy
1. How many
autosomes?
2. How many sex
chromosomes?
3. How many total
chromosomes?