Personal Genome Project Study Guide
Part II: Gene Transmission
Lesson 5: Meiosis
Practice Test
Question 1:
1.
A single round of mitosis produces ____ cells and a single round of meiosis produces _____ cells.
A.
4/4
B.
2/4
C.
4/2
D.
4/8
Question 2:
Which of the following occurs during the first cell division of meiosis but does not occur during mitosis?
A.
T
he nucleus dissolves.
B.
T
he DNA replicates.
C.
Pairs of chromosomes exchange DNA.
D.
Flagella appear.
Question 3:
The genetic makeup of any person is such that
A.
23
of
their chromosomes are from
their mother and 23 of their
chromosomes are from their father.
B.
22
of
their chromosomes are from
their mother, 22 of their
chromosomes are from their father,
and their
sex chromosome is
randomly contributed.
C.
A
random number of chromosomes
are from each parent with a total of
46 chromosomes present in each
cell.
D.
The
sex chromosomes are from the
father and the autosomes are from
the mother.
Question 4:
Males have an X and a Y chromosome.
They always get their X chromosome from their mother and their Y
chromosome from their father.
A.
True
B.
False
Question 5:
Females have two X chromosomes and
A.
One is always from their mother and
one is always from their father.
B.
Both X chromosomes are from their
mother.
C.
Random chance determines if one or
both X chromosomes are from their
mother.