Meiosis

Question 1

SEXually reproducing eukaryotes, have 2 types of body cells:

Answer 1

Somatic cells
Sex cells (a.k.a. Gametes)

Question 2

A single germ cell divides into four unique daughter cells.

Answer 2

Meiosis

Question 3

Daughter cells have half the #(number) of chromosomes as parent cell, so they considered haploid.

Answer 3

Meiosis

Question 4

Daughter cells have half the #(number) of chromosomes as parent cell, so they considered ———

Answer 4

haploid

Question 5

Refers to the number of sets of chromosomes in cells.

Answer 5

Ploidy

Question 6

one copy of each chromosome

Answer 6

Haploid

Question 7

designated as “n”, the number of chromosomes in one “set”

Answer 7

Haploid

Question 8

gametes

Answer 8

Haploid

Question 9

two sets of chromosomes

Answer 9

Diploid

Question 10

two of each chromosome

Answer 10

Diploid

Question 11

designated as “2n”

Answer 11

Diploid

Question 12

somatic cells

Answer 12

Diploid

Question 13

———— organisms receive one of each type of chromosome from female parent (maternal chromosomes) and one of each type of chromosome from male parent (paternal chromosomes)

Answer 13

Diploid

Question 14

Chromosomes exist in ———— pairs in diploid (2n) cells.

Answer 14

homologous

Question 15

Homologous is with pair, the chromosomes without pair is called?

Answer 15

Homologues

Question 16

Other chromosomes, known as ————, they have homologues.

Answer 16

autosomes