LAFLEUR MEIOSIS PPT PRACTICE

Meiosis is preceded by interphase which includes ________ replication.

• chromosome

• protein

• lipid

• enzyme

How many meiotic divisions occur in meiosis?

• Two

• One

• Three

• Four

The original cell in meiosis is. Choose the correct answer.

• haploid

• diploid

• triploid

• tetraploid

In meiosis, four daughter cells are produced that are ______ (1n), while in mitosis the daughter cells are ______ (2n).

• haploid, diploid

• diploid, haploid

• haploid, haploid

• diploid, diploid

Daughter cells produced by meiosis contain ______ the number of chromosomes as the original cell.

• half

• double

• the same

• one-third

Meiosis produces which of the following?

• Somatic cells

• Gametes (eggs & sperm)

• Blood cells

• Nerve cells

Meiosis occurs in the ______ in males.

• testes

• liver

• kidney

• pancreas

Meiosis that occurs in the ovaries in females is called ______.

• Oogenesis

• Spermatogenesis

• Mitosis

• Fertilization

Fill in the blank: Meiosis starts with ___ double stranded chromosomes (2n).

• 46

• 23

• 92

• 44

Fill in the blank: After 1 division in meiosis, there are ___ double stranded chromosomes (n).

• 23

• 46

• 12

• 8