Ploidy practice worksheet
This is a worksheet that offers practice in interpreting diagrams that represent a cell with its chromosomes; specifically students practice identifying a cell's ploidy and chromosome number in these diagrams. It can work well as an informal, formative assessment after watching the Ploidy video tutorial.
Pre-requisite Knowledge
- Familiarity with representations of condensed chromosomes in cells, with centromeres and some loci of interest.
- Exposure to the concepts of ploidy and homologous chromosomes.
Learning Objectives
- Given a suitable picture or diagram of a eukaryotic cells’ chromosomes, identify the ploidy, total number of chromosomes and (if applicable) groups of homologous chromosomes.
- Describe the rationale used to identify the ploidy and chromosome number of a cell when given a suitable diagram.
Related Resources
Ploidy video tutorial
This 10minutes video walks students through the concepts of chromosome number, ploidy and sister chromatids and how they change (or don't) as a result of DNA replication.
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- Kalas, Pam
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