Meiosis & Sexual Reproduction 2023

In sexual reproduction, _______ parents each contribute a sex cell to the new organism.

• two

• one

• three

• several

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Half the _________ in the offspring come from each parent.

• genes

• molecules

• particules

• substances

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Males produce sex cells called ________ cells

• sperm

• male

• egg

• sex

Females produce sex cells called ________

• eggs

• sperms

• ovaries

• uterus

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Sex cells are produced by __________

• meiosis

• mitosis

• cell division

• binary fission

A sperm and an egg join together in a process called ________

• fertilization

• meiosis

• condensation

• mitosis

Sexual reproduction increases genetic _______

• variation

• division

• explanation

• condensation

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Check all that apply.

Reproductive cells are _______. *There are 3 answers for this question.

• haploid

• gametes

• somatic

• identical

• diverse

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Meiosis results in _____.

• 4 haploid daughter cells

• 2 diploid daughter cells

• 2 haploid daughter cells

• 4 diploid daughter cells

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Meiosis is known as ___________ division.

• reduction

• addition

• division

• multiplying