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MEIOSIS
name_______________________
period_______
1. If a cell has 4 chromosomes before mitosis, how many chromosomes does each daughter cell
have after mitosis?_________
2. How many cells does mitosis produce from 1 cell?______
3. Are the cells produced by mitosis exact copies of the original cell? yes or no
4. How many cells does meiosis produce from 1 cell?___________
5. If a cell has 4 chromosomes before meiosis, how many chromosomes do each of the gametes
(new cells) have after meiosis?____________
6. What does meiosis do to the pairs of chromosomes found in the original cell?
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7. What are gametes?_________________________________
8. What are the two types of gametes called?__________&__________
9. If two gametes with 23 chromosomes each combine to form a new cell, how many
chromosomes will the new cell have?____________
10. What is the process of combining gametes called? ______________________
11. What is it called when an organism reproduces, using mitosis and makes an organism with
exact copies of the original chromosomes? ________________
12. What is the advantage of asexual reproduction? ___________________________________
13. What is the disadvantage of asexual reproduction? _________________________________
14. List 2 examples of organisms using asexual reproduction to make more organisms.
a. ___________________________________ b. _________________________
15. What is the definition of sexual reproduction? _____________________________________
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16. When organisms use sexual reproduction are the offspring the same as the parent? _____
17. What is the advantage of sexual reproduction? ________________________
18. What are the disadvantages of sexual reproduction? _______________________________
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