1.) What happens during anaphase 1 ofmeiosis?

a. Homologous chromosomes separate but sister chromatids remainjoined at their centromeres.

b. The nuclear membrane begins to form around haploid sets ofchromosomes.

c. Homologous chromosomes are randomly arranged in the middle ofthe cell.

d. Sister chromatids are distributed in a single layer acrossthe center of the cell.

e. Sister chromatids separate from each other and migrate toopposite ends of the cell.

f. Homologous chromosomes form and crossing over occurs betweenthem.

2.) Cell division can occur by either of two distinctprocesses, mitosis or meiosis. However, each process has a uniquefunction. Determine whether each phrase describes mitosis, meiosis,or both. Place each phrase in the correct category, either Mitosis.Both mitosis and meiosis. or Meiosis.

a. used for asexual reproduction

b. forms sex cells such as eggs and sperm

c. results in genetically identical cells

d. duplication of chromosomes occurs before cell division

e. contributes to genetic diversity through crossing over.

3.) Giraffe somatic cells contain 62 total chromosomes.How many chromosomes would a giraffe sperm cellcontain?

a. 62 total

b. 124 total

c. 31 total

d. 31 pairs

e. 62 pairs

4.) As a genetic material replicates, sister chromatidsare linked in an X-shaped structure. What is the term used todescribe the area where the two chromatids are linked?

a. centriole

b. centrosome

c. centromere

d. chromatin

5.) Classify each of the characteristics below asdescribing animal cell cytokinesis or plant cellcytokinesis.

a. a cell wall forms between daughter cells.

b. a cell plate forms from fused vesicles.

c. a cleavage furrow forms.

d. a contractile ring pinches the cell in two.