Meiosis

Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?

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

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This image shows chromosomes during Prophase 1. Which of the following correctly describes the process shown?

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

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Which of the following statements correctly describes meiosis?

• Meiosis does not occur in reproductive cells.
• The cells produced at the end are identical 
• the cells produced at the end contain half the # of chromosomes
• cells divide only once during meiosis

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What process is necessary for the inherited traits of an organism to be passed along by sexual reproduction?

• meiosis
• mutation
• mitosis
• fission

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What is one advantage of sexual reproduction?

• The offspring are identical to the parents
• the offspring are resistant to viruses
• the offspring are born live, instead of from eggs
• The offspring inherit a wider variety of genetic information

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This diagram  shows which cellular process that occurs in organisms?

• endocytosis
• mitosis
• meiosis
• phagocytosis

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Which of the following sequences represents chromosome # during fertilization?

• 2n-> n + n
• n + n -> 2n
• n -> n
• 2n -> 2n

If an intestinal cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg cell would contain___________.

• 12 chromosomes
• 6 chromosomes
• 3 chromosomes
• 24 chromosomes

Each body cell in an erthworm contains 36 chromosomes.  HOw many chromosomes are in each of its gametes?

• 54
• 36
• 72
• 18

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Which of the following normally results from meiosis in a human cell that contains 46 chromosomes?

• an egg cell with 46 chromosomes
• a liver cell with 23 chromosomes
• a sperm cell with 23 chromosomes
• a blood cell with 46 chromosomes