MITOSIS VS. MEIOSIS (REVIEW GAME)

Which type of cell is created by meiosis?

• blood

• liver

• skin

• sperm

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In which phase of meiosis does crossing-over occur?

• anaphase I

• anaphase II

• interphase

• prophase I

Each body cell of an octopus contains 32 chromosomes. The number of chromosomes in an octopus egg cell will be

• 8.

• 16.

• 32.

• 64.

How are the processes of mitosis and meiosis similar to each other?

• Both processes result in the same number of cells produced.

• Both processes involve only one division of cellular material.

• Both processes begin with similar events, including chromosome replication.

• Both processes end with the same number of chromosomes present in each cell.

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What is the outcome when a cell undergoes meiosis?

• two diploid cells

• two haploid cells

• four diploid cells

• four haploid cells

__________ = an error in meiosis in which homologous chromosomes fail to separate

• apoptosis

• crossing-over

• cytokinesis

• nondisjunction

By the end of mitosis, _____ cells are produced, whereas by the end of meiosis, _____ cells are produced.

• one; three

• two; four

• three; one

• four; two

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Which of the following cells are produced through meiosis?

• sex cells

• somatic cells

• stem cells

• all of these

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When new cells are formed through the process of mitosis, the number of chromosomes in the new cells

• decreases every time the cell divides.

• increases every time the cell divides.

• is half of that of the parent cell.

• remains the same as in the parent cell.

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If the somatic cells of a human contain 46 chromosomes, then after meiosis new sex cells would contain __________  chromosomes.

• 23

• 46

• 64

• 92

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