Meiosis

The cells produced via meiosis are called:

• sex cells
• somatic cells
• body cells
• skin cells

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This produces 2 identical cells.

• mitosis
• meiosis

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A human usually has xx amount of chromosomes.

• 6

• 23

• 4

• 46

• 92

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Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.

• 23, 46
• 46, 23
• 2, 4
• 50, 100

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What causes genetic variation in meiosis?

• chromosomes lining up
• crossing over of chromosomes
• separation of chromosomes
• chromosomes pulling apart

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If the Diploid number of Carrots is 18, the haploid number is

• 18
• 9
• 27
• 36

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If a somatic cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg would contain

• 3
• 6
• 12
• 24

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A male shark has 40 chromosomes in each of its sex cells. How many would be present in its body cells?

• 20
• 40
• 80
• 160

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Which of the following best describes meiosis?

• It is carried out in all tissues theat require cell replacement
• It occurs only in cells in the reproductive structures of an organism
• It happens in all of the tissues except the brain and spinal cord
• It is the first stage of mitosis

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products of meiosis are genetically

• different
• identical

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