Mitosis & Meiosis

When a cell is not actively dividing, it is in what phase?

• interphase
• anaphase
• prophase
• telophase

What portion of the cell cycle involves the actual dividing?

• interphase
• mitosis
• Gap 1
• Gap 2

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Before a cell can divide, what must happen?

• Nothing, it is always ready to divide
• The number of chromosomes must be cut in half
• The number of chromosomes must double
• The number of chromosomes must triple.

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What is the name of the process in which DNA (genetic information) is exchanged during meiosis?

• crossing under
• crossing over
• melding
• blending

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What is the diploid number of cells found in a human body cell?

• 23
• 46
• 92
• 47

When you start with 1 cell, at the end of mitosis, how many identical cells will you have?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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After meiosis is complete how many cells will there be?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Another name for a sex cell is a:

• gamete
• embryo
• bone cell
• muscle cell

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After meiosis is complete, the new cells:

• are all identical
• are all different
• are half identical and half different
• are all stretched out

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Human cells have _____ pairs of chromosomes- ____ chromosomes in total

• 23, 46

• 23, 23

• 46, 46

• 1, 2