Meiosis & Mitosis - Polytech High School

[Pages:30]Meiosis & Mitosis

How many daughter cells are formed in meiosis?

A. 1 B. 2 C. 4 D. 8

After fertilization, the resulting zygote begins to divide by

A. Binary fission B. Mitosis C. Synapsis D. Meiosis

Why is meiosis important for sexual reproduction?

A. To decrease the genetic variation in the daughter cells. B. To produce daughter cells that are identical to the parent. C. To produce daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as

the parent. D. To increase the risk of genetic disorders in the daughter cells.

If a zygote has 4 chromosomes, the somatic cells formed from it have _______________ chromosomes.

A. 4 B. 8 C. 2 D. 1

Unlike gametes, body cells are called

A. Somatic B. Haploid C. Sex cells

If a cell with 32 chromosomes divides by meiosis, how many chromosomes will each daughter cell contain?

A. 64 B. 48 C. 32 D. 16

As shown below, somatic cells of mosquitoes have 3 pairs of homologous chromosomes.

Which of the following is a correctly formed gamete?

A

B

C

D

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