meiosis

The pair of chromosomes that contain the same genes (but may be coded differently) and are inherited from a male and female parent are termed ___.

• gametes
• alleles
• zygote
• homologous

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

In mitosis cells are genetically _______, but in meiosis cells are genetically ______.

• diverse/different, identical

• identical, diverse/different

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The cells produced via meiosis are called:

• gametes (sex cells)

• somatic cells (body cells)

• gametes (body cells)

• Somatic cells (sex cells)

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A human usually has this amount of chromosomes

• 6
• 22
• 4
• 46

What is it called when a sperm and egg meet?

• meiosis
• fertilization
• cell division
• mitosis

Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.

• 23, 46
• 46, 23
• 24, 48

• 48, 24

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of

• one haploid gamete
• three diploid gametes
• four diploid gametes
• four haploid gametes

What kind of cells are made in MEIOSIS?

• Haploid Gametes
• Diploid Somatic Cells
• Haploid Somatic cells

• Diploid Gametes

If a somatic cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg would contain

• 3
• 6
• 12
• 24

The process of crossing over occurs in what phase of meiosis?

• anaphase 1
• prophase 1
• prophase 2
• telophase 1