College Bio: Meiosis

The result of meiosis is:

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

Suppose human sperm and eggs were produced by mitosis. How many chromosomes would each sperm or egg have?

• 12
• 23
• 46
• 92

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Most of the cells in the human body are produced by

• mitosis
• meiosis

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

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

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

• 20
• 40
• 80
• 160

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How many times in meiosis does the cell divided?

• 2
• 4
• 3
• 1

How many daughter cells result from meiosis?

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 8

Which best describes the process shown?

• mutation in which the DNA content of the gene is ltered
• segregation of sister chromatids
• condensation and segregation of the alleles
• crossing-over which alleles are exchanged

Crossing over helps promote 

• male genotype
• genetic variation
• DNA replication
• mitosis

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The purpose of meiosis is to form ________ cells.

• body
• sex
• somatic
• brain