Both mitosis and meiosis

• produce gametes

• are involved in making new cells

• occur in bacteria

• produce Somatic cells

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What does diploid mean?

• Two copies of chromosomes

• 1 copy of chromosomes

• 46 copies of chromosomes

• 23 chromosomes

How many chromosomes do YOU receive from each parent?

• 10 chromosomes from mom and 10 chromosomes from dad

• 46 chromosomes from mom and 46 chromosomes from dad

• 23 chromosomes from mom and 23 chromosomes from dad

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How many chromosomes do humans have in each of their body cells?

• 20

• 30

• 46

• 92

You cut your finger. Your body works hard to make more skin cells to heal the cut. Which process would happen to make more skin cells for you?

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

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Homologous chromosomes are

• Identical chromosomes

• Similar in size and shape but are not identical

• Found only in mitosis

• Completely different chromosomes

At the END of Mitosis, we make...

• 2 haploid cells

• 4 haploid cells

• 2 diploid cells

• 4 diploid cells

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What is the product of meiosis?

• 2 identical cells

• 4 identical cells

• 2 genetically different cells

• 4 genetically different cells

Haploid cells have

• half the number of chromosomes of a starting cell

• a full number of chromosomes like the organism's body cells

If an organism has 50 chromosomes in its body cells, how many chromosomes would be in each cell at the end of meiosis?

• 20

• 25

• 50

• 100