AP Ch 10 Meiosis Outline Quiz
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Meiosis is the term given to any cell division that results in four daughter cells being produced with exactly half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. This is evident in such productions as gametes and plant spores. What do you know about it? Take the AP Ch 10 Meiosis Outline Quiz!
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- 1.If a sperm cell contains 8 chromosomes, it comes from an animal that has ______ chromosomes.
- A.
4
- B.
8
- C.
12
- D.
16
- E.
24
- 2.
- A.
3
- B.
6
- C.
12
- D.
24
- 3.During which stage of meiosis does crossing-over occur?
- A.
Prophase I
- B.
Anaphase I
- C.
Telophase I
- D.
Prophase II
- E.
Anaphase II
- 4.What is the importance of crossing-over?
- A.
It provides extra genetic material for the daughter cells.
- B.
It increases the likelihood that daughter cells contain different genetic material.
- C.
It produces the proteins that are associated with DNA in chromosomes.
- D.
It increases chromosome condensation.
- E.
It separates the homologous chromosomes.
- 5.If DNA replication has already occurred, the chromosomes consist of sister chromatids held together at a centromere.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Synapsis is when a duplicated chromosome begins to pair with its homologue.
- A.
True
- B.
Fasle
- 7.The chromosome bivalents are located at the metaphase plate during metaphase I.
- A.
True
- B.
Fasle
- 8.During anaphase I the association between members of a bivalent is disrupted and they separate.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.There is no replication of DNA between meiosis I and meiosis II.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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