Meiosis Review

Which of the following cells is a gamete?

• egg
• bone
• heart
• muscle

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The fertilized egg is termed a/an _____.

• gamete
• allele
• homolog
• zygote

In mitosis cells are genetically _______, but in meiosis cells are genetically ______.

• diverse, identical
• identical, diverse/different

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Identify the phase.

• Telophase I
• Telophase II
• Metaphase I
• Metaphase II

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?

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

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?

• mitosis, gametes
• mitosis, body cells
• meiosis, gametes
• meiosis, body cells

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Based only on the sex chromosomes in typical human egg and sperm cells at fertilization, the probability of producing a female is

• 25%
• 50%
• 75%
• 90%

What is one advantage of sexual reproduction?

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

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

CROSSING OVER INCREASES

• LIFE SPAN

• GENETIC VARIATION

• THE NUMBER OF OFF-SPRING

• ALL ARE TRUE

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

MEIOSIS PRODUCES 4 CELLS-THE CHROMOSOME NUMBER IS ...

• DIPLOID

• HAPLOID

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2