Life Science: Life's Structure and Function, Book A

Section 2: Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis

Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1.
The cell that is formed when fertilization occurs is called __________.
A)a zygote
B)a mutation
C)a ladder
D)a cytoplasm
2.
How many chromosomes are in a human kidney cell?
A)46
B)23
C)8
D)1
3.
Of the two types of cells made by the human body, the majority of those cells are __________.
A)sex cells
B)budding cells
C)body cells
D)incomplete cells
4.
How many chromosomes are in human sex cells?
A)46
B)8
C)1
D)23
5.
A male tiger contributes sperm to a females tiger's egg to produce a zygote. The process that produces haploid sex cells is __________.
A)mitosis
B)fission
C)meiosis
D)interphase
6.
The process of meiosis ensures that organisms will have __________.
A)a different haploid number than its parents have
B)different numbers of chromosomes than its parents have
C)the same diploid number as its parents have
D)the ability to reproduce by budding
7.
Suppose an animal with 38 diploid chromosomes is able to produce offspring with an animal that has 60 diploid chromosomes. How many diploid number of chromosomes would the offspring receive from each parent?
A)76 and 120
B)19 and 60
C)19 and 30
D)38 and 30
8.
If a diploid tomato cell has 24 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will the tomato's sex cells have?
A)12
B)6
C)24
D)48
9.
Which of these is a part of sexual reproduction?
A)zygote
B)regeneration
C)budding cells
D)fission
10.
Which of these is a possible outcome of a mistake in meiosis?
A)An organism might not be able to regenerate part of its body.
B)An organism might not grow normally.
C)An organism will produce multiple offspring at one time.
D)An organism might change species.
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