Meiosis & heredity content vocab

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

• diverse, identical
• identical, diverse/different

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Meiosis produces how many cells at the end?

• 1
• 2
• 4
• 6

Haploid cells have how many chromosomes in humans?

• 2
• 23
• 46
• 64

Diploid cells have how many chromosomes in humans?

• 4
• 23
• 46
• 64

Sperm and egg cells are an example of what?

• gametes
• chromosomes
• meiosis
• stages

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Sperm and egg cells are?

• haploid
• Diploid
• Meiosis 
• IDK

When a sperm and egg cell meet they form?

• Zygote
• gamete
• daughter cell
• diploid 

Which type of cells in the human body are made through the process of meiosis?

• gametes
• somatic cells
• all cells in the body
• diploid cells

Meiosis is the reason why humans and other organisms have a variety of unique characteristics and why they share characteristics with both parents.

• True

• False

When homologous chromosomes swap portions of information, that is known as _______________.

• crossing over

• genetic recombination

• nondisjunction

• fusion