mitosis vs. meiosis

When a cell is not actively dividing, it is in what phase?

• interphase
• anaphase
• prophase
• telophase

What portion of the cell cycle involves the actual dividing?

• interphase
• mitosis
• Gap 1
• Gap 2

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Before a cell can divide, what must happen?

• Nothing, it is always ready to divide
• The number of chromosomes must be cut in half
• The number of chromosomes must double
• The number of chromosomes must triple.

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When you start with 1 cell, at the end of mitosis, how many identical cells will you have?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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What is the diploid number of cells found in a human body cell?

• 23
• 46
• 92
• 47

Another name for a sex cell is a:

• gamete
• embryo
• bone cell
• muscle cell

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After meiosis is complete, the new cells:

• are all identical
• are all different
• are half identical and half different
• are all stretched out

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Why is sexual reproduction better than asexual reproduction?

• It gives an advantage to organisms to be different than the rest, if the environment changes.
• It is better for all organisms to be the same.
• It happens faster.
• It helps skin cells divide faster to heal wounds.

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The process on the left is:
The process on the right is:

• Left: meiosis
  Right: meiosis
• Left: meiosis
  Right: cloning
• Left: mitosis
  Right: meiosis
• Left: mitosis
  Right: mitosis

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Most of the cells in the human body are produced by

• mitosis
• meiosis

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