Meiosis vs. Mitosis & Mutations

Which three processes occur during meiosis?  (Select all that apply!)

• crossing over

• asexual reproduction

• formation of gametes

• prophase II

• production of diploid cells

How did you inherit your genetic information?

• most of your chromosomes are from your mother

• a random number of chromosomes from each parent

• most of your chromosomes are from your father

• half of your chromosomes are from your mother and half are from your father

The cells produced by mitosis are

• Identical

• Different

The cells produced by meiosis are

• Identical

• Different

If the body cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would a butterfly egg cell contain?

• 24

• 48

• 12

• 2

If the diploid number of chromosomes for carrots is 18, then the haploid number is 

• 9

• 18

• 36

• 1

Which is true regarding homologous chromosomes?

• They are found in any normal diploid cell

• Both members of a homologous pair of chromosomes would have been inherited from the same parent

• Homologous chromosomes are the same as sister chromatids

• A homologous pair of chromosomes are identical genetic copies of each other

Muscle cells, brain cells, and liver cells are all examples of

• Somatic cells

• Gametes

• Sex cells

• Reproductive cells

Sex cells divide using a process called meiosis

• True

• False

How many daughter cells are created during mitosis?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4