Mitosis and Meiosis 2

The control center of the cell is the ________

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

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A human haploid cell (gamete, sex cell) has ________ chromosomes; half the number of a human diploid cell

• 1

• 10

• 23

• 46

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Mitosis turns a single parent cell into ____ new cells

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 4

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Meiosis turns a single parent cell into _______ new daughter cells

• 0

• 1

• 2

• 4

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The primary function of mitosis is _______

• to create genetic variety

• growth and repair of cells

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Mitosis creates daughter cells which are genetically identical to the parent cell

• True

• False

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Meiosis creates daughter cells which are genetically identical to the parent

• True

• False

Humans have how may chromosomes ?

• 112
• 46
• 8
• 67

Most of the cells in the human body are produced by

• mitosis
• meiosis

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Why do we need meiosis?

• To double the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
• To halve the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
• To triple the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
• To not change the number of chromosomes going into sex cells

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