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Meiosis (GCSE Biology)

The following is a GCSE Biology test covering 'Meiosis' from the broader topic Inheritance, Variation And Evolution. The test is geared towards the AQA exam board style syllabus.
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Why does sexual reproduction, involving meiosis and fertilisation, increase genetic variation in a population?
Why do organisms that reproduce asexually show less genetic variation than those reproducing sexually?
Which event directly follows meiosis II during gamete formation?
In plants, which structures are produced by meiosis to form pollen and ovules?
During which stage of meiosis does crossing over (exchange of chromosome segments between homologous chromosomes) occur?
What is the immediate result when a haploid sperm cell fertilises a haploid egg cell?
What is the main purpose of meiosis in sexually reproducing organisms?
In a species with 8 chromosomes in its diploid cells, how many chromosomes will each gamete have after meiosis?
How can a mutation occurring during meiosis influence evolution?
How many daughter cells are produced at the end of one complete meiosis I + II cycle in humans?
What is the consequence in a zygote if two gametes, one carrying an extra chromosome 21 and one normal, fuse?