meiosis

After meiosis II the daughter cells will contain ____ chromosomes if the original cell contained 78.

• 78
• 39
• 23
• 46

Which of the following cells is a gamete?

• egg
• bone
• heart
• muscle

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

• diverse, identical
• identical, diverse/different

1n indicates that the cell is ____.

• Diploid

• Haploid

Mitosis makes sure that all daughter cells are _____.

• genetically identical, diploid

• genetically identical, haploid

• genetically diverse, diploid

• genetically diverse, haploid

What causes genetic variation in meiosis?

• chromosomes lining up
• crossing over of chromosomes
• separation of chromosomes
• chromosomes pulling apart

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

• 18
• 9
• 27
• 36

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

How many daughter cells does Meiosis create?

• 2
• 4
• 8
• 1

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