Meiosis Review

A diploid cell...

• has 1/2 the amount of chromosomes

• has the normal amount of chromosomes (46)

• is represented by (n) in meiosis

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

A haploid cell...

• has the complete amount of chromosomes (46)

• is represented by (2n)

• has 1/2 the amount of chromosomes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which phrase best describes MEIOSIS?

• cell division of somatic cells (normal body cells)

• cell division of prokaryotic cells

• cell division of gametic cells

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

When gametes fuse during fertilization, they create a zygote that has_______________ cells.

• haploid

• diploid

• polyploid

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

One similarity between MITOSIS and MEIOSIS is...

• the order of phases (PMAT)

• the types of cells that are dividing

• where the process is occurring in the organism

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Meiosis occurs in the _________________ of organisms.

• digestive organs (stomach, intestines)

• reproductive organs (testes, ovaries)

• sensory organs

  (eyes, ears, nose)

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

How many daughter cells are made at the end of Meiosis l?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 6

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

How many daughter cells are made at the end of Meiosis ll?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The daughter cells created in Meiosis are _____________.

• identical

• non-identical

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Crossing over is the process of...

• chromosomes separating during Anaphase

• tiny pieces being exchanged on two sister chromatids

• chromatids lining up in the middle of the cell during Metaphase