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Class 9 Biology · Chapter 4 · Test 3

Meiosis I and Variation

22 MCQs on Meiosis, Diploid and Haploid Cells, Meiosis I, Prophase I, Synapsis, Tetrads, Chiasmata, Crossing Over, Metaphase I, Anaphase I, Telophase I, and Genetic Variation

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  1. Question 1

    What is meiosis?

    • AA type of cell division in which each daughter cell receives half the chromosome number of the parent cell
    • BA type of division producing two identical diploid cells
    • CA process in which DNA is not replicated
    • DA type of cell division occurring only in bacteria
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    Answer: A

    Meiosis produces daughter cells having half the chromosome number of the parent cell.

  2. Question 2

    How many daughter cells are produced from one diploid parent cell after meiosis?

    • AFour
    • BTwo
    • CThree
    • DEight
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    Answer: A

    Meiosis involves two successive divisions and produces four haploid daughter cells.

  3. Question 3

    What is the chromosome condition of a diploid cell?

    • AChromosomes are present in pairs
    • BChromosomes are present singly with no pairs
    • CChromosomes are absent
    • DChromosomes are present in groups of four
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    Answer: A

    Diploid cells have chromosomes in pairs.

  4. Question 4

    What is the chromosome condition of a haploid cell?

    • AIt contains half the chromosome number of a diploid cell
    • BIt contains twice the chromosome number of a diploid cell
    • CIt contains four times the chromosome number
    • DIt contains no chromosomes
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    Answer: A

    Haploid cells contain half the chromosome number and do not have chromosome pairs.

  5. Question 5

    Who discovered meiosis in 1876?

    • AOscar Hertwig
    • BWalther Flemming
    • CRobert Hooke
    • DCamillo Golgi
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    Answer: A

    The chapter states that meiosis was discovered in 1876 by the German biologist Oscar Hertwig.

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