Meiosis

Read the following scenario and determine if Mitosis or Meiosis is occurring:

A zygote is growing from one cell to 1,000,000 cells. _________

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Read the following scenarios and determine if Mitosis or Meiosis is occurring:

A tree is creating pollen (male gamete) in order to sexually reproduce. ________

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Read the following scenarios and determine if Mitosis or Meiosis is occurring:

A person's bone is healing and repairing after being broken. _________

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Read the following scenarios and determine if Mitosis or Meiosis is occurring:

A female bear is creating eggs in her ovaries. _________

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Read the following scenarios and determine if Mitosis or Meiosis is occurring:

A snake replaces its scales before shedding its skin. ________

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Sex cells are called ______________ and body cells are called ___________.

• gametes; somatic

• somatic; gametes

• daughters; parents

• parents; daughters

If an organism's lung cells contain 28 chromosomes, its gametes have ____ chromosomes.

• 28

• 14

• 56

• 7

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The entire process of meiosis goes through interphase ___________.

• once

• twice

• thrice (three times)

• never

Meiosis involves _______ DNA duplication(s) and _______ cell division(s).

• one; two

• one; one

• two; two

• two; one

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

_________________ creates genetic diversity in gametes.

• Crossing over

• Prophase

• Mitosis

• Interphase

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2