Reproduction, Mitosis and Meiosis

What phase of mitosis is the cell in?

• Prophase

• Metaphase

• Anaphase

• Telophase

How many cell divisions occur during mitosis?

• 8

• 2

• 1

• 4

What is the role of the spindle during mitosis?

• It duplicates the DNA.

• It helps separate the chromosomes.

• It breaks down the nuclear membrane.

• It divides the cell in half

How many cells are the net result of mitosis?

• 1

• 8

• 2

• 4

The first phase of mitosis is called:

• prophase

• anaphase

• telophase

• metaphase

Which of the following is an advantage of asexual reproduction?

• don’t have to find a mate

• greater chance for genetic mutation

• less adaptive value

• more genetic diversity

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Which of the following best describes the process of Parthenogenesis?

• a form of asexual reproduction where fertilization occurs

• a form of asexual reproduction that results in variation in the offspring

• a dance that some scorpions do

• a form of asexual reproduction where an all female species reproduces without fertilization

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In meiosis if the parent cell has 40 chromosomes, then how many chromosomes will the sex cells have?

• 20

• 18

• 10

• 40

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Which of the following is not a form of asexual reproduction?

• external fertilization

• vegetative propogation

• fragmentation

• binary fission

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Which of the following results in a male human being?

• XX

• XY

• YY

• Either XX or YY

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