Meiosis

The purpose of meiosis is

• To produce sperm and egg cells

• To produce babies

• To produce identical body cells

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A human usually has ______ chromosomes in their body cells.

• 6
• 22
• 4
• 46

How many sex cells are produced at the end of meiosis?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How many chromosomes are in sex cells?

• 46

• 23

Sex cells are __________

• Diploid

• Haploid

• Somatic

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In meiosis, Prophase 1 is when chromosomes...

• cross over
• mutate
• hybridize
• fertilize

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What causes genetic variation in meiosis?

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

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Gametes are another name for

• egg and sperm

• Mitosis

• DNA

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DNA that is tightly packaged

• Chromosome

• DNA

• RNA

• Genome

Normal cell division through mitosis ends with two _________ cells

• Chromosome

• Different

• Identical

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