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 produces TWO IDENTICAL DIPLOID daughter 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.
T
F
In humans, meiosis occurs in the testes and ovaries.
T
F
Polar bodies go on to become eggs.
T
F
After PROPHASE I, the chromatid arms in a chromosome are genetically
IDENTICAL.
T
F
Offspring from sexual reproduction are genetically identical to the parent.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
MATCH THE VOCAB WORD WITH ITS DEFINITION:
______ The production of mature sperm cells
______ Another name for a 2n cell
______ The small cells produced when the cytoplasm
divides unevenly during egg production
______
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
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
OOGENESIS
SPERMATOGENESIS
HAPLOID
DIPLOID
GAMETE
TETRAD
POLAR BODIES
SHORT ANSWER:
Name 2 ways genetic recombination happens during meiosis:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
TELL 3 ways MEIOSIS and MITOSIS are DIFFERENT:
MITOSIS
MEIOSIS
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BONUS ?:
Explain why spermatogenesis makes FOUR sperm cells when it goes through meiosis but
oogenesis makes only ONE egg?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
The process in which cells commit
“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 cells
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
______ Another name for a 2n cell
______ The small cells produced when the cytoplasm
divides unevenly during egg production
______
TETRAD
POLAR BODIES
DIPLOID
HAPLOID
GAMETE
OOGENESIS
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
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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
MEIOSIS
TRUE or FALSE
Circle T if the statement is TRUE. Circle F if the statement is FALSE.
T
F
In humans, meiosis occurs in the testes and ovaries.
T
F
Offspring from sexual reproduction are genetically identical to the parent.
T
F
Polar bodies go on to become eggs.
T
F
After 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 cells commit
“cell suicide” by “self digesting” is called ______________________________