Meiosis Practice Questions
1. In terms of the number of chromosomes in human cells,
what is the difference between a human skin cell and a
human sex cell?
2. What process (mitosis or meiosis) occurs in forming each
of the following?
a. Blood cells
b. Sperm cells
c. Gametes
d. Stomach cells
e. Egg cells
3. Determine the haploid and diploid numbers for the
following organisms.
Organism
Haploid number (n) Diploid number
(2n)
Human
23
Worm
36
Onion
32
4. A sperm cell of a mosquito contains 28 chromosomes.
How many chromosomes would its wing cells contain?
5. What is the difference between a pair of homologous
chromosomes and a pair of sister chromatids?
6. What is the end result of meiosis in human males?
Females?
7. Why do gametes have to form through meiosis instead of
mitosis?
8. When a horse and a donkey mate, a mule is produced.
Find out the number of chromosomes in a mule cell and
explain why a mule is sterile.
Meiosis Practice Questions
1. In terms of the number of chromosomes in human cells,
what is the difference between a human skin cell and a
human sex cell?
2. What process (mitosis or meiosis) occurs in forming each
of the following?
a. Blood cells
b. Sperm cells
c. Gametes
d. Stomach cells
e. Egg cells
3. Determine the haploid and diploid numbers for the
following organisms.
Organism
Haploid number (n) Diploid number
(2n)
Human
23
Worm
36
Onion
32
4. A sperm cell of a mosquito contains 28 chromosomes.
How many chromosomes would its wing cells contain?
5. What is the difference between a pair of homologous
chromosomes and a pair of sister chromatids?
6. What is the end result of meiosis in human males?
Females?
7. Why do gametes have to form through meiosis instead of
mitosis?
8. When a horse and a donkey mate, a mule is produced.
Find out the number of chromosomes in a mule cell and
explain why a mule is sterile.