Mitosis & Meiosis

The control center of the cell is the ________

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

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Inside the nucleus of cells, you can find ________; the “instructions for life”

• nuclear membrane

• chromosomes

• mitosis

• mitochondria

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Human cells have _____ pairs of chromosomes- ____ chromosomes in total

• 23, 46

• 23, 23

• 46, 46

• 1, 2

A human haploid cell (gamete, sex cell) has ________ chromosomes; half the number of a human diploid cell

• 1

• 10

• 23

• 46

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Mitosis takes place in _____

• sex cells (gametes)

• somatic cell (non sex cells)

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Mitosis turns a single parent cell into ____ new cells

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 4

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Meiosis turns a single parent cell into _______ new daughter cells

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 4

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Meiosis takes place in ____

• gametes (sex cells)

• somatic cells (non sex cells)

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The primary function of mitosis is _______

• to create genetic variety

• growth and repair of cells

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The primary function of meiosis is _______

• growth and repair

• to create genetic variety

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