Meiosis Quiz Review

What type of cell is this?

• a sex cell

• a body cell

• a cell about to go through mitosis

• a cell about to go through meiosis

How is meiosis related to sexual reproduction?

• Meiosis allows the offspring produced during sexual reproduction to grow and develop.

• Meiosis joins together the sex cells during sexual reproduction to produce new offspring.

• Meiosis produces the sex cells that join to form new offspring during sexual reproduction.

• Meiosis produces the body cells that jin to form new offspring during sexual reproduction.

How does meiosis 1 differ from meiosis 2?

• The sister chromatids seperate during meiosis 1, but not during meiosis 2.

• The homologous chromosomes pair up during meiosis 2, but not during meiosis 1.

• Two sex cells are produced as a result of meiosis 2, but not as a result of meiosis 1.

• Chromosome number decreases by half as a result of meiosis 1, but not as a result of meiosis 2.

What do chromosomes do in meiosis but not in mitosis?

• Each chromosome makes a copy.

• The homologous chromosomes form pairs.

• Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell.

• Chromosomes condense or shorten up before cell division begins.

If a sexually reproducing organism has 28 chromosomes in its body cells, how many chromosomes did it inherit from each parent?

• 7

• 14

• 16

• 28

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