Living Environment: Mitosis vs Meiosis Quiz Review 2018

The cells produced via meiosis are called:

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

A human body cell usually has ______ total chromosomes.

• 6

• 22

• 4

• 46

What is it called when a sperm and egg join together to create a zygote?

• meiosis

• fertilization

• cell division

• mitosis

Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.

• 23, 46
• 46, 23
• 2, 4
• 50, 100

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What causes genetic variation in sexual reproduction?

• mitosis

• meiosis & crossing over of chromosomes
• replication

• chromosomes pulling apart

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Diploid Cells are represented by

• 2n
• n
• 4n
• 1/2 n

If the Diploid number of Carrots is 18, the haploid number is

• 18
• 9
• 27
• 36

Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?

• mitosis, which creates gametes

• mitosis, which creates body cells

• meiosis, which creates gametes

• meiosis, which creates body cells

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In meiosis chromosomes exchange genetic material during 

• crossing over
• replication
• synthesis
• translation

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This produces four genetically different haploid cells

• mitosis
• meiosis

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