Review Self_Quiz -- MEIOSIS:
Below are some multiple choice self-quiz review questions to reinforce chapter terms and important concepts. Some of these questions will appear on the exams.

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1. True or false: Meiosis consists of two divisions.

a. true
b. false

2. True or false: The end product after Meiosis I in human sex cell production is two cells with 23 duplicated chromosomes.

a. true
b. false

3. True or false: The end product after Meiosis II in human sex cell production is four cells with 23 unduplicated chromosomes.

a. true
b. false

4. Down syndrome is the result of

a. independent assortment
b. genetic linkage
c. crossing-over
d. incomplete dominance
e. nondisjunction

5. If the haploid number is 52, what is the diploid number?

a. 26
b. 52
c. 104
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

6. Number of chromosomes in a human sperm?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 22
d. 23
e. 46

7. If the number of chromosomes in a rodent egg cell is 16, what is the number of chromosomes in the sperm cells of the same rodent species?

a. 8
b. 12
c. 16
d. 24
e. 32

8. True or false: Mitosis maintains the identical genetic content from generation to generation.

a. true
b. false

9. True or false: Meiosis maintains the identical genetic content from generation to generation.

a. true
b. false

10. During which phase of meiosis do homologous chromosomes pair up?

a. Metaphase I
b. Anaphase I
c. Metaphase II
d. Anaphase II
e. There is no pairing of homologous chromosomes in meiosis

11. True or false: The process called "crossing-over" takes place during Meiosis I.

a. true
b. false

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