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Willoridge Meiosis sex cells

Willoridge Meiosis sex cells

Assessment

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Biology

8th - 10th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-LS3-2, HS-LS1-4, HS-LS3-1

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jorge Rodriguez

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26 Slides • 43 Questions

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Willowridge Meiosis sex cells

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Fertilization to produce a zygote

The Egg is 1n and the sperm is 1n.


Together they form the Zygote with is 2n

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Cell division

Forming a zygote

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Meiosis

DNA Square Dance

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Meiosis Crossover

Genetic variety. It makes you different from your siblings even though you have the same parents!

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XX female . XY male

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Willowridge students, you have a lesson on schoology to complete!

Identify the Mitosis stages of an onion.

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Meiosis, Mitosis, Cell differentiation

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Multiple Choice

Stem cells are

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undifferentiated or unspecialized cells in the body.

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differentiated or specialized cells in the body.

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only found in the inner mass cells of blastocyst

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only found in a fetus

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Multiple Choice

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What is this?
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Trisomy 13
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Monosomy 21
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47, XXY
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Trisomy 21

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Multiple Choice

Females have ____ and males have _____ chromosomes.
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XX, XY
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XY, XX
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XX, XX
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XY, XY

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Multiple Choice

A human zygote should have _____ chromosomes inside.
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46
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23
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92
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64

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Multiple Choice

Chromosomes exchange genetic material during 
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crossing over
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replication
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synthesis
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translation

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Multiple Choice

Crossing over helps promote 
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male genotype
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genetic variation
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DNA replication
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mitosis

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Multiple Choice

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What is one of the advantages, why is it better to reproduce sexually versus asexually?
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survival of the fittest
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overproduction
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genetic variation
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cloning

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Multiple Choice

What causes genetic variation in meiosis?
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chromosomes lining up
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crossing over of chromosomes
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separation of chromosomes
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chromosomes pulling apart

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Multiple Choice

Compared to the number of chromosomes contained in a body cell, how many chromosomes would normally be contained in a gamete?
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The same number
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One-fourth as many
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Twice as many
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Half as many

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Multiple Choice

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Which letter(s) in the diagram correspond to cells that are haploid? 
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A
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B
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C
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A and B

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Multiple Choice

A male shark has 40 chromosomes in each of its sex cells. How many would be present in its body cells?
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20
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40
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80
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160

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Multiple Choice

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Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?
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mitosis, gametes
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mitosis, body cells
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meiosis, gametes
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meiosis, body cells

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Multiple Choice

What is it called when a sperm and egg meet?
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meiosis
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fertilization
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cell division
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mitosis

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Multiple Choice

A fertilized egg is called
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egg
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lettuce
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zygote
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sperm

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This type of cell has a nucleus.
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prokaryotes
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eukaryotes
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cytoplasm

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Multiple Choice

Name the growth phase of the cell cycle.
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metaphase
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telophase
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interphase
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anaophase

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Multiple Choice

Mitosis produces how many daughter cells ?
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6
2
4
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8
4
2

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Multiple Choice

Humans have how may chromosomes ?
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112
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46
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8
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67

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Multiple Choice

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The male sex cell is called
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egg
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zygote
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sperm
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mitosis

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Multiple Choice

The female sex cell is called
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zygote
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sperm
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fertilization
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egg

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How many cells are produced during telophase I ?
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4
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8
3
2
4
0

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Multiple Choice

How many daughter cells are produced from meiosis ?
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10
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6
3
4
4
2

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Multiple Choice

The type of reproduction in which the genetic material from two different cells combine
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budding
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chromosomes
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diploid
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sexual reproduction

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Multiple Choice

Cells that have only one chromosome from each pair
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meiosis
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haploid
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homologous
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diploid

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Multiple Choice

What process best explains how muscle cells and nerve cells can develop from the same fertilized egg?
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genetic engineering
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survival of the fittest
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differentiation
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selective breeding

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Multiple Choice

What does "pluripotent" mean?
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able to divide and make many different types of cells
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not able to divide
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can only divide and make one cell type 
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if it divides, it will make a cancerous tumor

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Multiple Choice

Stem cells can be obtained from
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embryos
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some adult tissues
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umbilical cord blood
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all of the above

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Multiple Choice

Stem cells are
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cells that grow uncontrollably
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undifferentiated and can be any type of cell
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never go through cell division
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only found in embryos

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Multiple Select

What is a difference between mitosis and meiosis? Mark ALL that apply!

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Mitosis occurs in the cytoplasm and Meiosis occurs in the nucleus.

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Mitosis results in diploid (2n) daughter cells and Meiosis results in haploid (n) daughter cells.

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Mitosis results in 2 daughter cells and Meiosis results in 4 daughter cells.

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Mitosis makes somatic (body) cells and Meiosis makes gametes (egg and sperm cells).

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Multiple Choice

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Juan brought home a tiny puppy. His puppy grew. Four weeks later, his puppy had grown to twice its original size. Which answer below best explains why Juan's puppy got bigger?

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The number of cells in the puppy’s body increased.

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The puppy’s body absorbed the food it ate.

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The puppy’s body cells grew larger as it got older.

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Parts of the puppy’s body stretched out more.

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Multiple Choice

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Is interphase a part of Mitosis?

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Yes, it happens after prophase

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No, it happens before mitosis

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Multiple Choice

What is "crossing over"?

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The exchange of genes between chromosomes during meiosis that results in genetic diversity.

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Programmed cell death (cell suicide) to prevent the spread of mutated/cancerous cells.

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A type of cell division that creates gametes (sperm and egg cells).

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A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

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Multiple Choice

What is apoptosis?

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Programmed cell death (cell suicide) to prevent the spread of mutated/cancerous cells.

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A type of cell division done by most of your body cells.

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The final separation into two daughter cells and completion of the cell cycle.

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Sperm and egg cells.

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Multiple Choice

Daughter cells created by meiosis II have

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half the parents DNA

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exact copy of the parent's DNA

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twice the parent's DNA

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created their own DNA from scratch

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Multiple Choice

How many chromosomes does a human egg or sperm (gamete) cell have?

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23

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46

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42

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26

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Multiple Choice

How many chromosomes does a human somatic (body) cell have?

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46

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23

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42

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26

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Multiple Choice

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Why do cells go through mitosis?

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to make food from sunlight

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to get air into the cells

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to create proteins

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to reproduce, grow, and repair/replace cells

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Multiple Choice

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The G1, S, and G2 are parts of which phase of the cell cycle?

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Prophase

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Interphase

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Telophase

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Anaphase

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Multiple Choice

What is cytokinesis?

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When 2 cells merge together to make 1 giant cell

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The end of the cell cycle when the cell divides and mitosis is complete

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The stage when DNA condenses into chromosomes

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The stage where chromosomes are pulled to opposite ends of the cell.

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Multiple Choice

What is the correct order of the phases of mitosis?

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Metaphase, Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase,

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Pelophase, Motophase, Anaphase, Trophase

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Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

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Telophase, Anaphase, Prophase, Metaphase

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Multiple Choice

Cells of organisms must replicate for?

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Growth

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Replacement of dying cells

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Repair of damaged cells

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All of the above

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Multiple Choice

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Cells spend most of their lives in which phase?

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Interphase

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Prophase

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Telophase

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Metaphase

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Multiple Choice

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How is cancer related to cell division?

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Mutations can cause uncontrolled cell division which causes cancerous cells to spread rapidly and take nutrients from healthy cells.

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Cancer stops cell division from happening.

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Cell division causes viruses that spread around the body and cause cancer.

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Cancer is not related to cell division.

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