Meiosis occurs in the ...

anthers of plants.

zygote of humans.

bone marrow of humans.

root tip of plants.

Question 1

Which one of the following cells in angiosperms contain homologous chromosomes?

Endosperm mother cell

Gamete

Question 2

Sperm

Ovum

Meiosis occurs in the human being, in ...

Question 3

gonads.

all somatic cells.

certain brain cells.

long bone for growth.

A cell that contains 15 chromosomes in the nucleus is ...

Question 4

a gamete.

a zygote.

a heterozygote.

diploid.

The sequence of the phases of mitosis is ...

Question 5

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase.

metaphase, prophase, anaphase, telophase.

prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase.

telophase, prophase, anaphase, metaphase.

Replication of the DNA molecule takes place  during ...

Question 6

interphase of mitosis.

telophase of mitosis.

telophase of meiosis.

anaphase.

When a diploid cell divides by meiosis the result will be ...

Question 7

4 haploid cells.

2 haploid cells.

4 diploid cells.

2 diploid cells.

A characteristic of prophase of the mitosis process is that ...

Question 8

two chromatids are joined by a centromere.

two chromosomes are joined by a centromere.

the chromosomes form homologous pairs.

homologous chromosome pairs separate from each other.

Meiosis is a process in which homologous chromosomes are ...

Question 9

separated from each other.

paired in the sperm only.

paired in the ovum only.

paired in both the sperm and ovum.

Each somatic cell of the human being possesses ...

Question 10

23 pairs of chromosomes.

46 similar chromosomes.

23 different chromosomes.

46 pairs of different chromosomes.

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