GENERAL BIOLOGY 1

Crossing Over and Recombination in Meiosis

LEARNER’S ACTIVITY SHEET #2
QUARTER 2

Name: _____________________________ Date: _________________

Grade & Section: _____________________ Score: ________________

Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on the space provided before each number.

___A__1. It is a process by which genetic materials exchange between non- sister chromatids.
A. crossing over B. meiosis C. mitosis D. recombination
___D___2. It is the process of recombining genes in order to produce new gene variation that is different from the
parent chromosome.
A. crossing over B. meiosis C. mitosis D. recombination
___C__3. In which phases of meiosis do synapsis and crossing over takes place?
A. Interphase b. B. Metaphase C. Prophase D. Telophase
___B___4. Which of the following statements is true concerning biological inheritance?
A. Each human somatic cell contains one of each type of chromosome.
B. When sex cells are produced, paired homologous chromosomes separate so that each gamete
contains only one of the pair of alleles for each trait.
C. Brothers and sisters frequently have exactly the same combination of chromosomes
D. All of the above
___C___5. Crossing over of the parts of the chromosomes:
A. Has no effect on genetic linkage
B. Usually decreases the number of genetic combinations in a population
C. Can increase the number of genetic combinations in a population
D. Usually result to mutation
___C__6. Crossing over resulting in the inheritance of altered chromosomes by children occurs:
A. During mitosis B. During the interphase C. During meiosis D. Both the above
___D___7.Crossing over doesn’t take place ________________
A. Between two sister chromatids B. Between two non-sister chromatids
C. For recombination repair D. Between three chromatids
___D__8. Except for a pairing of sex chromosomes, homologous chromosomes__________________.
A. Carry the same genes B. Are the same shape C. Are
the same length D. All of the above
___A__9. It is the point of genetic exchange or chromosomal crossover
A. chiasma B. centromere C. synaptonemal complex D. kinetochore
___D___10. It is a substage in Prophase I, where homologous chromosomes pair up to form bivalent zygote
A. Diakinesis B. Diplotene C. Pachytene D. Zygotene
___D___11. Synaptonemal complex is shed in _______________ stage, from parts other than recombination site.
A. Diakinesis B. Diplotene C. Pachytene D. Zygotene
___D__12. The following are considered factors affecting the process of crossing over EXCEPT
A. age B. irradiation C. nutrition D. pressure
___B___13. During diplotene stage the bivalent chromosomes from synapsis becomes four chromatids known as
A. triad B. tetrad C. quartet D. quadruple
___C__14. If crossing over involves formation of more than two chiasma between non sister chromatids of
homologous chromosomes, it is classified as:
A. single B. double C. multiple D. non crossing over
___C__15. Why should we not expose our sex cells to X-rays, radiation or any toxic chemicals?
A. radiation and chemicals may lead to cell mutation
B. It might have damage that causes it to become cancerous
C. it increases the frequency of crossing over
D. all of these

Test II- Complete the main ideas given below by filling in the blanks.
1. Crossing over or 2. chromosomal cross over is a process by which genetic material (DNA) or chromosomal segments
exchange between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes. Crossing over lead to recombination. 3. Recombination
on the other hand refers to the process of recombining genes in order to produce new gene variations that is different from the parent
chromosomes.
Crossing over was first described by 4. Thomas Hunt Morgan in 1911 and based his findings on cytological observations made
by Frans Janssens who described the phenomenon and termed the process as “5. “chrismation” in 1909. Crossing over occurs in
Prophase I of Meiotic cell division and undergo four substages, namely: 6. leptotene substage, 7. zygotene substage or
zygonema, 8. pachytene substage or pachynema, 9. diplotene substage and 10. diakinesis. Crossing over
amazingly undergo several mechanisms namely: 11. Synapsis,12. Duplication of chromosomes, 13. Crossing Over and
14. Terminalization. The frequency of crossing over and recombination could be affected by the 15. Distance, 16. Age,17.
Temperature,18. Sex, 19. Nutrition, 20. Chemicals, 21. Irradiation, 22. Structural Changes and 23.
Centromere Effect. Crossover and random sorting of chromosomes result in 24. new or non- parental combinations of
traits among offspring of sexual reproducers.