Cell Division and Heredity

A new organism is produced from one parent organism.

• Sexual Reproduction
• Asexual Reproduction

Results of cell division or mitosis include all of the following EXCEPT?

• growth
• repair damaged cells
• replace damaged cells
• dead cells

How many chromosomes does a human cell have?

• 42
• 46
• 24
• 64

How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?

• 1
• 2
• 4
• 6

Which statement best describes the importance of sexual reproduction?

• sexual reproduction produces variation in offspring
• sexual reprosuction provides regeneration of body parts
• sexual reproduction occurs between individuals of the same species
• sexual reproduction produces offspring that are identical

What process is necessary for the inherited traits of an organism to be passed along by sexual reproduction?

• meiosis
• mutation
• mitosis
• fission

If an intestinal cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg cell would contain___________.

• 12 chromosomes
• 6 chromosomes
• 3 chromosomes
• 24 chromosomes

Which of the following normally results from meiosis in a human cell that contains 46 chromosomes?

• an egg cell with 46 chromosomes
• a liver cell with 23 chromosomes
• a sperm cell with 23 chromosomes
• a blood cell with 46 chromosomes

Meiosis is the key process in the production of_________.

• body cells
• RNA
• white blood cells
• gametes

Which process and type of resulting cells are represented in the diagram?

• meiosis, which produces body cells
• mitosis, which produces body cells
• meiosis, which produces body cells
• meiosis, which produces gametes