Unit 4 Quiz 3- Meiosis

Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?

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

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Which statement correctly describes meiosis?

• Cells divide only once.
• Meiosis does not occur in reproductive cells.
• The cells produced at the end of meiosis are genetically identical to the parent cell.
• The cells produced at the end of meiosis contain half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

Which best describes the process shown?

• nondisjunction
• mitosis
• independent assortment
• crossing over

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

• 3
• 6
• 12
• 24

A male shark has 40 chromosomes in each of its sex cells. How many would be present in its body cells?

• 20
• 40
• 80
• 160

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The haploid number of chromosomes for humans is ____.

• 46
• 43
• 23
• 26

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The result of meiosis is ______.

• two diploid cells
• two haploid cells
• four diploid cells
• four haploid cells

Which process produces the most variation within a species? 

• mitosis
• cloning
• meiosis
• asexual reproduction

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The diagram represents _____.

• a cell in metaphase I of meiosis

• a cell in metaphase of mitosis

• a cell in anaphase of meiosis

• a cell in metaphase II of meiosis

Which of the following produces identical nuclei in cells?

• pollination
• mitosis
• osmosis
• fertilization

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