Meiosis

What is the scientific term that refers to sex cells?

• autosome

• gamete

• karyotype

• chromosome

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This term refers to half the normal chromosome number

• haploid

• 2N

• diploid

• 3N

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The stage of meiosis where crossing over or the exchange of genetic information happens between pairs of chromosomes

• Prophase II

• Telophase I

• Metaphase II

• Prophase I

This term refers to the production of gametes by organisms that reproduce sexually

• mitosis

• binary fission

• meiosis

• cloning

The exchange of genetic information that insures that every gamete is unique is referred to as

• mitosis

• meiosis

• reduction division

• crossing over

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The term that refers to a cell that has its full or complete number of chromosomes is

• diploid

• N

• gamete

• haplpoid

How many times does a sex cell undergo mitosis?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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At the end of meiosis, how many complete/operational sex cells are created for each original cell?

• 2 for males; 2 for females

• 1 for males; 4 for females

• 4 for males; one for females

• 1 for males; 1 for females

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How many TOTAL steps are there in the process of meiosis?

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 16

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Crossing over happens when part of the genetic information of one chromosome switches places with the genetic information from another chromosome. Another term for this process is

• genetic recombination

• genetic reduction

• a mutation

• nondisjunction

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