Meiosis for Grade 8

A human body (somatic) cell usually has how many chromosomes?

• 6

• 22

• 4

• 46

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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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The result of meiosis is:

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

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The chromosomes that pair up during meiosis, are called __________ chromosomes.

• heterozygous

• haploid

• homologous

• diploid

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What process, and which type of resulting cells are represented?

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

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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

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How many daughter cells are produced from meiosis ?

• 10
• 6
• 4
• 2

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At the end of mitosis you have _____ cells.

• identical

• different

• identical twins

• variety

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The products of meiosis are genetically...

• different.

• identical.

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Human eggs and sperm are _____, and each has ____ chromosomes.

• diploid, 23
• diploid, 46
• haploid, 23
• haploid, 46

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