BIOLOGY 1201 EXAM 3
(BHATTACHARYA) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Normal gametes produced from one meiotic event...
A. are genetically identical to each other
B. each have the same chromosome number
C. are genetically identical to the cells produced from meiosis I
D. are genetically identical to the parent cell
E. each have the same mutations - ANS B
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 - ANS D
A human cell containing autosomal and a Y chromosome is...
A. A sperm
B. An egg
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,C. A zygote
D. A somatic cell of a male - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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
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,B. 24
C. 36
D. 6 - ANS D
Crossing over begins to occur during...
A. Anaphase I
B. Anaphase II
C. Prophase I
D. Metaphase II
E. Telophase II - ANS C
Meiosis is a type of cell division that produces:
A. Zygotes
B. Chromosomes
C. DNA
D. Gametes - ANS 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 - ANS C
Homologous chromosomes pair up in which stage of meiosis?
A. Metaphase I
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, B. Metaphase II
C. Prophase I
D. Prophase II - ANS C
Which process is called equational division in cell division?
A. Mitosis
B. Meiosis I
C. Meiosis II
D. Interphase - ANS C
How many cells are formed at the end of Meiosis II?
A. 4
B. 2
C. 8
D. 1 - ANS A
Which event takes place during anaphase II?
A. Sister chromatids line up in the center of the cell
B. Sister chromatids are separated
C. Homologous chromosomes line up in the center of the cell
D. Homologous chromosomes are separated - ANS B
Meiosis is the process by which a _____ cell is formed from a ______ cell.
A. Diploid...haploid
B. Haploid...diploid
C. Diploid...diploid
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(BHATTACHARYA) EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Normal gametes produced from one meiotic event...
A. are genetically identical to each other
B. each have the same chromosome number
C. are genetically identical to the cells produced from meiosis I
D. are genetically identical to the parent cell
E. each have the same mutations - ANS B
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 - ANS D
A human cell containing autosomal and a Y chromosome is...
A. A sperm
B. An egg
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,C. A zygote
D. A somatic cell of a male - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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
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,B. 24
C. 36
D. 6 - ANS D
Crossing over begins to occur during...
A. Anaphase I
B. Anaphase II
C. Prophase I
D. Metaphase II
E. Telophase II - ANS C
Meiosis is a type of cell division that produces:
A. Zygotes
B. Chromosomes
C. DNA
D. Gametes - ANS 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 - ANS C
Homologous chromosomes pair up in which stage of meiosis?
A. Metaphase I
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, B. Metaphase II
C. Prophase I
D. Prophase II - ANS C
Which process is called equational division in cell division?
A. Mitosis
B. Meiosis I
C. Meiosis II
D. Interphase - ANS C
How many cells are formed at the end of Meiosis II?
A. 4
B. 2
C. 8
D. 1 - ANS A
Which event takes place during anaphase II?
A. Sister chromatids line up in the center of the cell
B. Sister chromatids are separated
C. Homologous chromosomes line up in the center of the cell
D. Homologous chromosomes are separated - ANS B
Meiosis is the process by which a _____ cell is formed from a ______ cell.
A. Diploid...haploid
B. Haploid...diploid
C. Diploid...diploid
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