Review Questions
1. If a diploid eukaryotic cell contains 14 pairs of chromosomes for a total of 2n = 28, how
many chromosomes will be in the resulting products of cellular division if the cell
undergoes: mitosis?meiosis?
2. If a haploid eukaryotic cell contains 10 chromosomes for a total of n = 10. How many
chromosomes will be in the resulting daughter cells if this cell undergoes mitosis?
3. By what process do homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their DNA during
meiosis?
4. In what phase does the answer to #3 occur?
5. How many mature ova will be produced from each primary oocyte?
6. How many mature sperm will be produced from each primary spermatocyte?
7. Do the homologous chromosomes separate during meiosis I or meiosis II?
8. Do the sister chromatids separate during meiosis I or meiosis II?
9. What is a polar body?
10. List the phases of mitosis and briefly describe what happens in each phase:
