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The cells produced via meiosis are called:

• sex cells
• somatic cells
• body cells
• skin cells

If the body cells in cats have 38 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be in the sperm cells of a cat?

• 76

• 19

• 38

• you cannot tell

If a body cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg would contain

• 3
• 6
• 12
• 24

This picture shows which process? 

• mitosis
• meiosis
• the cell cycle

What is it called when a sperm and egg meet?

• meiosis
• fertilization
• cell division
• mitosis

What causes genetic variation in meiosis?

• chromosomes lining up
• crossing over of chromosomes
• separation of chromosomes
• chromosomes pulling apart

Which process does the picture show and what type of cells are produced?

• mitosis, gametes

• mitosis, body cells

• meiosis, gametes

• meiosis, body cells

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

Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have ...

• 16 chromosomes.
• 46 chromosomes.
• 8 chromosomes.
• 4 chromosomes.

In mitosis, the two resulting cells are

• different from the starting cell and identical to each other.
• different from the starting cell and different from each other.
• identical to the starting cell and different from each other.
• identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.