Chromosomes and Meiosis quiz

Question 1

Two major groups of cells in the body

Answer 1

Somatic- Make up most of your body’s tissues and organs, DNA is not passed to your offspring
Germ- Found in reproductive organs, they develop into gametes, DNA in your gametes can be passed to your offspring

Question 2

Does the number of chromosome relate to the complexity of the organism

Answer 2

No

Question 3

Somatic contains

Answer 3

46 chromosomes, come in 23 pairs
these cells are genetically identical to each other unless mutations have occured

Question 4

blank mother blank father

Answer 4

23 from mother 23 from father=46

Question 5

Together each pair of chromosomes is referred to as a

Answer 5

homologous pair/Homologous chromosomes have copies of the same gene/ same length same general appeareance

Question 6

Homologous chromosomes are in order from

Answer 6

Largest to smallest