Cell Reproduction

In mitosis, the two resulting cells are

• different from the starting cell and identical to each other.
• different from the starting cell and different from each other.
• identical to the starting cell and different from each other.
• identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.

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Offspring are genetically different from parents

• Asexual reproduction

• Sexual reproduction

There is only one parent.

• Asexual reproduction

• Sexual reproduction

Meiosis is responsible for creating what cells in organisms?

• Only sex cells, known as gametes

• Only skin and hair cells

• All cells, except sex cells

• All cells in sexually reproducing plants

A cell that has half the number of chromosomes as body cells are

• haploid

• diploid

This type of cell reproduction creates genetic diversity

• mitosis

• meiosis

How many chromosomes do humans have?

• 46
• 21
• 10

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With mitosis you get ___, _________ cells, but with meiosis, you get ___, ____________.

• 4 different, 2 identical
• r identical, 2 different
• 2 different, 4 identical
• 2 identical, 4 different

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Mitosis and meiosis are methods of cell division.
Which of the following is true of these two methods?

• Mitosis involves only one division, while meiosis involves two divisions.
• Meiosis involves one division, while mitosis involves two divisions.
• Meiosis involves two or more divisions, while mitosis involves exactly two divisions.
• Mitosis involves two or more divisions, while meiosis involves exactly two divisions.

Mitosis is an example of asexual reproduction.

• True

• False