Cell Division

Which of the following best describes meiosis?

• It is carried out in all tissues that require cell replacement. 
• It occurs only in cells in the reproductive structures of organisms. 
• It happens in all tissues except the brain and spinal cord
• It is the first stage of mitosis 

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Mitosis and meiosis are processes involved in cellular reproduction. Which of the following describes an even that results from mitosis but not meiosis? 

• Two stages of cell division 
• Replication of cellular genetic material 
• Daughter cells that are identical to the parent cell
• Four daughter cells that are produced from each parent cell. 

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Which type of reproduction leads to increased genetic variation on a population? 

• Parthenogenesis 
• Asexual reproduction 
• Sexual reproduction 
• Vegetative reproduction 

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Which of the following phases of mitosis is represented by the diagram below? 

• Prophase
• Metaphase 
• Anaphase 
• Telophase 

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What letter correctly represents structure X in the diagram? 

• Spindle fibers
• Cleavage Furrow 
• Chromosomes
• Centrioles

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• Anaphase
• Cytokinesis
• Telophase
• Metaphase

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• Cytokinesis
• Anaphase
• Telophase
• Prophase

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Human eggs and sperm are _____, and each has ____ chromosomes.

• diploid, 23
• diploid, 46
• haploid, 23
• haploid, 46

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Another name for a sex cell is a:

• gamete
• embryo
• bone cell
• muscle cell

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The process on the left is:
The process on the right is:

• Left: meiosis
  Right: meiosis
• Left: meiosis
  Right: cloning
• Left: mitosis
  Right: meiosis
• Left: mitosis
  Right: mitosis

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