Meiosis

Which process and type of resulting cells are represented correctly?

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

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Why do we need meiosis?

• To double the number of chromosomes when creating gametes

• To half the number of chromosomes when creating gametes

• To triple the number of chromosomes when creating gametes

• To not change the number of chromosomes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What phase is represented?

• metaphase 1
• metaphase 2
• anaphase 1
• anaphase 2

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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

• 20
• 40
• 80
• 160

How many times in meiosis does the original cell divide?

• 2
• 4
• 3
• 1

The result of meiosis is:

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

You get one homologous chromosome from your _____ and one from your _____.  

• dad, mom
• brother, sister
• grandmother, grandfather
• the stork, the stork

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

If a somatic (body) cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg would contain ____.

• 3
• 6
• 12
• 24

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What phase is represented?

• metaphase 1
• metaphase 2
• anaphase 1
• anaphase 2

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

The chromosomes that pair up during prophase and metaphase of meiosis I, are called _____ chromosomes.

• homozygous

• asexual

• homologous

• genes