Meiosis

____________________ are four cells as a result of meiosis, which are genetically different from each other and the parent cells.

• Homologous Chromosomes

• Crossing Over

• Haploid Cells

True or False: At the end of Telophase II, the four haploid daughter cells are different from each other as well as the parent cell.

• True

• False

In meiosis 1 anaphase 1, the ______________ remain together.

• Chromatids

• Homologous Chromosomes

What begins with two daughter cells from Meiosis 1?

• Prophase II

• Metaphase II

• Anaphase II

• Telophase II

What stage of meiosis does duplication of homologous chromosome pair and cross-over occurs?

• Prophase 1

• Metaphase 1

• Anaphase 1

• Telophase 1

What kind of and how many cells are produced at the end of telophase 1 during meiosis 1?

• Haploid, two

• Haploid, four

• Diploid, four

• Diploid, two

Meiosis: cell division occurs in how many sets of stages?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Meiosis _________ the number of chromosomes in the parent cell by half.

• Reduces

• Multiplies

What does Meiosis II produce?

• two gamete cells

• four gamete cells

• two somatic cells

• four somatic cells

In anaphase 1, two _______________ of each chromosome pairs separate and are pulled by spindle fibers toward opposite poles.

• chromatids

• sister chromatids

• homologous pairs