Meiosis Review

• INCREASES GENETIC VARIATION

• TAKES PLACE IN PROPHASE I

• CROSSING OVER

• ALL ARE TRUE

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

CROSSING OVER INCREASES

• LIFE SPAN

• GENETIC VARIATION

• THE NUMBER OF OFF-SPRING

• ALL ARE TRUE

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

CROSSING OVER TAKES PLACE DURING

• PROPHASE II

• PROPHASE I

• INTERPHASE

• METAPHASE I

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

FERTILIZATION OCCURS WHEN

• THE SPERM UNITES WITH THE EGG

• THE SPERM UNDERGO MEIOSIS

• THE EGG UNDERGOES MEIOSIS

• THE EGG AND SPERM UNDERGOES MEIOSIS

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

MEIOSIS PRODUCES 4 CELLS-THE CHROMOSOME NUMBER IS ...

• DIPLOID

• HAPLOID

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

• homozygous 
• asexual
• homologous
• genes

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

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which letter(s) in the diagram correspond to cells that are haploid? 

• A
• B
• C
• A and B

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Compared to the number of chromosomes contained in a body cell, how many chromosomes would normally be contained in a gamete?

• The same number
• One-fourth as many
• Twice as many
• Half as many

Identify the phase:

• Metaphase I
• Metaphase II
• Anaphase I
• Anaphase II