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  1. Arrange the stages of meiotic prophase I below in order.  Leptotene, Pachytene, Zygotene, Diplotene, Diakinesis
  Zygotene, Diplotene, Diakinesis, Pachytene, Leptotene
  Leptotene, Zygotene, Pachytene, Diplotene, Diakinesis  Leptotene, Zygotene, Pachytene, Diakinesis, Diplotene
 Answer:  Leptotene, Zygotene, Pachytene, Diplotene, DiakinesisThe stages of meiotic prophase I in order are leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, diplotene and diakinesis.   2. During which stage of meiotic prophase I do centrioles divide and start moving towards opposite poles?  Zygotene
  Pachytene
  Leptotene  Diplotene
 Answer:  LeptoteneDuring the leptotene, centrioles divide and start moving towards opposite poles.   3. During which stage of meiosis does crossing over occur?  Prophase I  Metaphase I
  Metaphase II
  Prophase II
 Answer:  Prophase IDuring the prophase I, crossing over occurs.  
 
  4. During which stage of meiosis do chromosomes divide at the centromeres?  Prophase I
  Anaphase II  Metaphase I
  Metaphase II
 Answer:  Anaphase IIDuring the anaphase II, chromosomes divide at the centromeres.   5. How many daughter cells are formed in meiosis?  2
  23
  4  46
 Answer:  4Four daughter cells are formed in meiosis.   6. The daughter cells formed in meiosis are similar to the parent cells.  True
  False
 Answer:  FalseThe daughter cells contain half the number of chromosomes as compared to the parent cells in meiosis. Moreover, their chromosomes are different because of crossing over.   7. The size of the cell remains the same during the prophase I.  True
  False
 Answer:  FalseThe cell enlarges during the prophase I.   8. After meiotic cell division, the number of chromosomes in daughter cells is equal to that of parent cells.  True
  False
 Answer:  FalseThe number of chromosomes is reduced to half in meiosis, while it remains the same in mitosis.  
    
 
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