6.2 Meiosis

The cells produced via meiosis are called:

• sex cells
• somatic cells
• body cells
• skin cells

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What phase is  shown in the picture?

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

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What causes genetic variation in meiosis?

• chromosomes lining up
• crossing over of chromosomes
• separation of chromosomes
• chromosomes pulling apart

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When an area of a chromatid is exchanged with the matching area on a chromatid of its homologous chromosome, _________________ occurs

• crossing over
• mutagenesis
• hybridization
• fertilization

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The process of crossing over occurs in what phase of meiosis?

• anaphase 1
• prophase 1
• prophase 2
• telophase 1

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The chromosomes that pair up during meiosis, are called __________ chromosomes.

• heterozygous

• asexual

• homologous pairs

• genes

How many daughter cells are produced at the end of meiosis?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What phase is represented?

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

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What phase is represented?

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

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What is one of the advantages, why is it better to reproduce sexually versus asexually?

• survival of the fittest
• overproduction
• genetic variation
• cloning

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