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The end of meiosis results in  ____ to each other.

• 2 cells that are identical
• 4 cells that are identical
• 2 cells that are not identical
• 4 cells that are not identical

Why does meiosis result in haploid cells?

• because meiosis is the creation of gametes and you want half of the genetic information in the cell

• meiosis results in diploid cells

• because meiosis creates somatic cells and somatic cells need to be haploid

• what does haploid mean?

If an elephant has 56 chromosomes in its skin cells. How many chromosomes would you expect in an egg cell?

• 56

• 38

• 28

• 23

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What is the name of the process in which a zygote grows into a multicellular organism?

• meiosis

• mitosis

• gamete

• chicken nugget

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What is a zygote?

• A diploid cell that results from the combination of two haploid gametes

• The unborn offspring of an organism

• An animal that can replicate through binary fission

• None of these answers

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