Meiosis

Question 1

____ is the process by which a single cell divides into two or more daughter cells.

Answer 1

Cell division

Question 2

What are the fundamental process in biology?

Answer 2

growth, repair and reproduction

Question 3

What are the two main mechanisms of cell division?

Answer 3

mitosis and meiosis

Question 4

It is where single cell divides into two identical daughter cell.

Answer 4

Mitosis

Question 5

A single cell that divides into four different daughter cell. It is critical for sexual reproduction, as it allows for the production of gametes.

Answer 5

Meiosis

Question 6

Its structure are made from DNA sequences and proteins found at the ends of chromosomes

Answer 6

Telomere

Question 7

A constricted region of a chromosome wherein the spindle fiber will attach itself to it

Answer 7

Centromere

Question 8

It is known as the organized package of DNA in nucleus

Answer 8

Chromosome

Question 9

It is two identical halves of a chromosome that has been replicated in preparation for cell division

Answer 9

Chromatids

Question 10

___ are cylindrical organelles found in eukaryotic cell that are involved in the organization of cell division

Answer 10

Centrioles

Question 11

A ____ is a small organelle found in eukaryotic cells, which functions as a microtubule-organizing center

Answer 11

Centrosome

Question 12

The ____ are microtubules that separates the chromosome into two daughter cells

Answer 12

Spindle fiber

Question 13

It is a cell that have pairs of chromosomes

Answer 13

Diploid cells

Question 14

It is a cell that has only one chromosome

Answer 14

Haploid

Question 15

Diploid : 2n
Haploid : ___ ?

Answer 15

n

Question 16

body cells are diploid cells meanwhile ___ ___ are haploid cells

Answer 16

Sex cells

Question 17

Give the importance of meiosis

Answer 17

Reproduction and genetic diversity

Question 18

it is when meiosis ensures that all organisms produced via sexual reproduction

Answer 18

Reproduction

Question 19

this is why meiosis also produces genetic variation by way of the process of recombination

Answer 19

Genetic diversity

Question 20

Meiosis involves how many divisions?

Answer 20

two divisions

Question 21

There are two division phases, these are called ____?

Answer 21

Meiosis I and Meiosis II

Question 22

During this phase, the reproductive cell grows,copies or duplicates its chromosomes.

Answer 22

Interphase

Question 23

Body cells : Somatic
Sex cells : ___ ?

Answer 23

Gametes

Question 24

It is a phenomena when two homologous combined; it only happens in meiosis

Answer 24

Synapsis

Question 25

What do you call a group of four sister chromatids that is formed during synapsis?

Answer 25

Tetrad

Question 26

It is when the alleles of the two homologous chromosomes are exchanged or recombined

Answer 26

Crossing-over

Question 27

During Anaphase I, what is the thing that is separated?

Answer 27

Homologous chromosome

Question 28

During Anaphase II, what is the thing that is separated?

Answer 28

Sister chromatids

Question 29

Mitosis : 2 daughter cells
Meiosis : _ daughter cells

Answer 29

4

Question 30

If there are 46 chromosomes during prophase, how many chromosomes would be after anaphase?

Answer 30

46

Question 31

If there are 72 chromosomes during prophase I, how many chromosomes would be during telophase?

Answer 31

36

Question 32

If there are 72 chromosomes during prophase II, how many chromosomes would be during telophase?

Answer 32

72

Question 33

What are the gametes?

Answer 33

Sperm cell and egg cell