Mitosis vs Meiosis

Sex cells divide using a process called meiosis

• True

• False

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

• Somatic cells

• Gametes

• Sex cells

• Reproductive cells

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How many daughter cells are created during mitosis?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Which of the following is the purpose of meiosis?

• growth (from zygote to adult)

• maintenance (replacing blood cells)

• repair (after injuries)

• making gametes (egg and sperm cells)

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The process on the left is:
The process on the right is:

• Left: meiosis
  Right: meiosis
• Left: meiosis
  Right: cloning
• Left: mitosis
  Right: meiosis
• Left: mitosis
  Right: mitosis

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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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Name the phase:

• Anaphase
• Telophase
• Metaphase
• Prophase

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Produces four cells

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Both

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Involves crossing over

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Both

produces haploid cells

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Both