Meiosis

Which process increases the variability of genetic information?

• Mitosis
• Meiosis

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Sexual Reproduction has how many parents?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Asexual Reproduction has how many parents?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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_____________________ is a process that produces cells with  half the chromosomes.

• Budding
• Fragementation
• Regeneration
• Meiosis

You inherited...

• most of your chromosomes from your mother
• most of your chromosomes from your father
• a random number of chromosomes from each parent
• half your chromosomes from your mother and half from your father.

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A haploid cell has 

• one-half of a set of chromosomes
• one set of chromosomes
• two sets of chromosomes
• four sets of chromosomes

The result of meiosis is:

• two diploid cells
• two haploid cells
• four diploid cells
• four haploid cells

During meiosis I, what happens? 

• Sister chromatids are split
• Homologous chromosomes are split
• Four cells are created
• None of the other choices are correct

Human eggs and sperm are _____, and each has ____ chromosomes.

• diploid, 23
• diploid, 46
• haploid, 23
• haploid, 46

Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?

• muscle cells
• skin cells
• sperm cells
• blood cells