Mitosis and Meiosis

Which is true about asexual reproduction?

• 1 mate to reproduce & takes a longer time

• Shorter amount of time to reproduce requires 2 mates

• Reproduces diverse offspring & takes a longer time

• Only 1 mate to reproduce & takes a shorter time

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What percentage of chromosomes are contributed by a sperm cell?

• 75%
• 25%
• 50%
• 100%

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Sexual reproduction requires _____ parents and asexual reproduction requires ___ parents

• 1,1
• 2,2
• 2,1
• 1,2 

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What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

• Allows genetic variation
• Only needs one parent
• Happens very quickly
• Offspring are exact copies of parent

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What part of our cells holds our DNA?

• cytoplasm
• cell membrane
• nucleus
• ribosomes

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After meiosis,  the haploid number of chromosomes in a human sex cell is:

• 46
• 92
• 22
• 23

What is the diploid number of cells found in a human body cell?

• 23
• 46
• 92
• 47

Meiosis creates how many cells?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

At the end of mitosis, how many identical cells will you have?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Another name for a sex cell is a:

• gamete
• embryo
• bone cell
• muscle cell

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