BIOLOGY 1201 EXAM 3 2026 MOCK PAPER
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW NOTES ANALYTICAL
INSIGHTS
◉ Why does sexual reproduction (via meiosis) have an advantage
over asexual reproduction (via mitosis)?
A. Meiosis is more efficient at producing offspring
B. Meiosis allows two parents to invest resources in offspring
C. Meiosis allows for more competition
D. Meiosis increases genetic variation among offspring.
Answer: D
◉ A human cell containing autosomal and a Y chromosome is...
A. A sperm
B. An egg
C. A zygote
D. A somatic cell of a male.
Answer: A
◉ Privet shrubs and humans each have a diploid number of 46
chromosomes per cell. Why are the two species so dissimilar?
A. Privet chromosomes undergo only mitosis
,B. Human chromosomes have genes grouped together differently
C. The two species have appreciably different genes
D. Privets do not have sex chromosomes.
Answer: C
◉ What type of cell undergoes meiosis?
A. Somatic cell
B. Gamete cell
C. Lung cell
D. Sperm or egg cells
E. B and D.
Answer: E
◉ If the diploid number in a liver cell is 52, how many chromosomes
are there in the egg of this organism?
A. 32
B. 24
C. 26
D. 52.
Answer: C
,◉ How many numbers of chromosomes will a daughter cell contain
after meiosis if the diploid number of chromosomes is 12 in the
parent cell?
A. 12
B. 24
C. 36
D. 6.
Answer: D
◉ Crossing over begins to occur during...
A. Anaphase I
B. Anaphase II
C. Prophase I
D. Metaphase II
E. Telophase II.
Answer: C
◉ Meiosis is a type of cell division that produces:
A. Zygotes
B. Chromosomes
C. DNA
D. Gametes.
, Answer: D
◉ In this cell, what phase is represented?
A. Mitotic metaphase
B. Meiosis I anaphase
C. Meiosis I metaphase
D. Meiosis II anaphase
E. Meiosis II metaphase.
Answer: C
◉ Homologous chromosomes pair up in which stage of meiosis?
A. Metaphase I
B. Metaphase II
C. Prophase I
D. Prophase II.
Answer: C
◉ Which process is called equational division in cell division?
A. Mitosis
B. Meiosis I
C. Meiosis II
D. Interphase.
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW NOTES ANALYTICAL
INSIGHTS
◉ Why does sexual reproduction (via meiosis) have an advantage
over asexual reproduction (via mitosis)?
A. Meiosis is more efficient at producing offspring
B. Meiosis allows two parents to invest resources in offspring
C. Meiosis allows for more competition
D. Meiosis increases genetic variation among offspring.
Answer: D
◉ A human cell containing autosomal and a Y chromosome is...
A. A sperm
B. An egg
C. A zygote
D. A somatic cell of a male.
Answer: A
◉ Privet shrubs and humans each have a diploid number of 46
chromosomes per cell. Why are the two species so dissimilar?
A. Privet chromosomes undergo only mitosis
,B. Human chromosomes have genes grouped together differently
C. The two species have appreciably different genes
D. Privets do not have sex chromosomes.
Answer: C
◉ What type of cell undergoes meiosis?
A. Somatic cell
B. Gamete cell
C. Lung cell
D. Sperm or egg cells
E. B and D.
Answer: E
◉ If the diploid number in a liver cell is 52, how many chromosomes
are there in the egg of this organism?
A. 32
B. 24
C. 26
D. 52.
Answer: C
,◉ How many numbers of chromosomes will a daughter cell contain
after meiosis if the diploid number of chromosomes is 12 in the
parent cell?
A. 12
B. 24
C. 36
D. 6.
Answer: D
◉ Crossing over begins to occur during...
A. Anaphase I
B. Anaphase II
C. Prophase I
D. Metaphase II
E. Telophase II.
Answer: C
◉ Meiosis is a type of cell division that produces:
A. Zygotes
B. Chromosomes
C. DNA
D. Gametes.
, Answer: D
◉ In this cell, what phase is represented?
A. Mitotic metaphase
B. Meiosis I anaphase
C. Meiosis I metaphase
D. Meiosis II anaphase
E. Meiosis II metaphase.
Answer: C
◉ Homologous chromosomes pair up in which stage of meiosis?
A. Metaphase I
B. Metaphase II
C. Prophase I
D. Prophase II.
Answer: C
◉ Which process is called equational division in cell division?
A. Mitosis
B. Meiosis I
C. Meiosis II
D. Interphase.
