Meiosis and Reproduction

Which of the following produces identical nuclei in cells?

• fertilization
• osmosis
• mitosis
• pollution

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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

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Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?

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

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This image shows chromosomes during Prophase 1. Which of the following correctly describes the process shown?

• segregation of sister chromatids
• condensation and segregation of alleles
• mutationin which the DNA content of the gene is altered
• crossing - over in which alleles are exchanged

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Which of the following statements correctly describes meiosis?

• Meiosis does not occur in reproductive cells.
• The cells produced at the end are identical 
• the cells produced at the end contain half the # of chromosomes
• cells divide only once during meiosis

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What is one advantage of sexual reproduction?

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

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This diagram  shows which cellular process that occurs in organisms?

• endocytosis
• mitosis
• meiosis
• phagocytosis

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Which of the following sequences represents chromosome # during fertilization?

• 2n-> n + n
• n + n -> 2n
• n -> n
• 2n -> 2n

Each body cell in an erthworm contains 36 chromosomes.  HOw many chromosomes are in each of its gametes?

• 54
• 36
• 72
• 18

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Meiosis is the key process in the production of_________.

• body cells
• RNA
• white blood cells
• gametes

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