6.1 Mitosis or Meiosis Comparison

Where does a cell contain its genetic material?

• nucleus
• nucleolus
• cytoskeleton
• chloroplasts

Match the following

• 1 parent

• Meiosis

• Makes skin cells

• Sexual Reproduction

• Makes gametes (sperm & egg)

• Asexual Reproduction

• 2 parents

• Mitosis

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Mitosis make ​ (a)   , which are ​ (b)   to the parent cell. Meiosis makes ​ (c)   , which are ​ (d)   than the parent cell.

• 2 daughter cells
• identical
• 4 daughter cells
• different

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In complex organisms mitosis ​is used ​for (a)   . Cells made by mitosis will be ​ (b)   to the parent cell. This similar to ​ (c)   If a parent cell has 16 chromosomes the daughter cells will have ​ (d)  

• growth & repair or tissues
• identical
• asexual reproduction
• 16 chromosomes.
• 8 chromosomes
• making gametes
• different
• sexual reproduction

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How many daughter cells are produced from meiosis ?

• 10
• 6
• 4
• 2

Why do we need meiosis?

• To double the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
• To halve the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
• To triple the number of chromosomes going into sex cells
• To not change the number of chromosomes going into sex cells

A Goat has 60 chromosomes in its body cells.  What is the haploid number?

• 60
• 30
• 100
• 120

Gametes have haploid or diploid number of chromosomes?

• Haploid
• Diploid

Are the cells in Mitosis identical or unique?

• Identical 
• Unique
• It's random

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What do you call the type of reproduction in which two different sex cells combine, producing an offspring?

• pollination

• sexual reproduction

• fertilization

• asexual reproduction

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