Meiosis

Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?

• mitosis, gametes
• mitosis, body cells
• meiosis, gametes
• meiosis, body cells

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What is it called when a sperm and egg meet?

• meiosis
• fertilization
• cell division
• mitosis

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Which letter(s) in the diagram correspond to cells that are haploid? 

• A
• B
• C
• A and B

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Compared to the number of chromosomes contained in a body cell, how many chromosomes would normally be contained in a gamete?

• The same number
• One-fourth as many
• Twice as many
• Half as many

A human being has a somatic cell that has 46 chromosomes.  What is the haploid number found in a gamete?

• 23
• 46
• 69
• 92

Meiosis would occur in which of these cells?

• skin cells

• liver cells

• brain cells

• sperm cells

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In humans, sperm cell have ___________ chromosomes and are ___________________, while skin cells have _____________ chromosomes are are diploid.

• 23. haploid. 46 diploid

• 46. haploid. 23. diploid

• 23 diploid. 46 haploid

• 46. diploid. 23. haploid.

You get one homologous chromosome from your ________ and one from your _______.  

• dad, mom
• brother, sister
• grandmother, grandfather
• dog, cat

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

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

The purpose of meiosis is to form ________ cells.

• body
• sex
• somatic
• brain

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