Mitosis vs. Meiosis

The image illustrates which cell cycle process?

• Mitosis
• Meiosis

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The image illustrates which cell cycle process?

• Mitosis
• Meiosis

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Which of the following best explains the overall purpose of the MITOSIS cell cycle?

• Asexual reproduction of somatic cells.
• Necessary for sexual reproduction.
• Produces haploid cells.
• Used to produce gametes, sex cells.

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Which of the following best explains the overall purpose of the MEIOSIS cell cycle?

• Asexual reproduction of somatic cells.
• Produces haploid gamete cells.
• Produces normal body cells.
• Needed for growth and repair of injuries.

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If a parent cell has 84 chromosomes, following MITOSIS, the daughter cells will have ______ chromosomes.

• 84
• 42
• Impossible to tell
• 168

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If a parent cell has 84 chromosomes, following MEIOSIS, the daughter cells will have ______ chromosomes.

• 84
• 42
• Impossible to tell
• 168

Genetic disorders, such as Down Syndrome, are a result of nondisjunction errors in _____________.

• Mitosis
• Meiosis
• Both Mitosis and Meiosis

Only mistakes made during ___________ can be passed to future generations.

• Mitosis
• Meiosis
• Both Mitosis and Meiosis

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Process that begins with a diploid parent cell.

• Mitosis
• Meiosis
• Both Mitosis and Meiosis

Process that produces two daughter cells.

• Mitosis
• Meiosis
• Both Mitosis and Meiosis

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