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WorksheetsCell Division Vocabulary
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 5mins
type of cell division that creates haploid sex cells
mitosis
replication
meiosis
segregation
type of cell division that creates identical cells
mitosis
gametogenesis
meiosis
duplication
the "fancy name" for haploid sex cells
zygotes
somatic cells
neurons
gametes
Which of the following is NOT a use of MITOSIS in a living thing?
growth
repair
making sex cells (gametes)
asexual reproduction
joining of an egg & sperm to restore the diploid number of chromosomes
budding
fertilization
binary fission
gametogenesis
the fertilized egg
pollen
ovum
gamete
zygote
one parent; offspring identical to the parent (cloning)
genetic recombination
asexual reproduction
sexual reproduction
non-parthenogenesis
2 parents, offspring are NOT identical to parents
sexual reproduction
asexual reproduction
budding
binary fission
different combinations of genes and/or traits in a population of sexually reproducing organisms
differentiation
variation
cloning
gametogenesis
Which of the following is an advantage to sexual reproduction?
fast
creates clones
genetic variation
doesn't require a mate
"fancy name" for making a copy of the DNA prior to cell division
mitosis
meiosis
fertilization
replication
cells with 2 copies of each kind of chromosome
diploid cells
haploid cells
monoploid cells
triploid cells
cells with 1/2 the normal number of chromosome; have 1 of each kind
triploid cells
haploid cells
diploid cells
polyploid cells
coiled & condensed form of DNA when the cell is dividing
chromatin
chromatid
chromosome
gamete
