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How do mitosis and meiosis differ in cells produced? (different or identical)?
identical vs. different
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What does benign mean?
noncancerous
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What does metastasis mean?
Has traveled to other areas of the body
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A hummingbird has 16 chromosomes in each body cell. How many chromosomes would be found in its daughter cells after mitosis?
16
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What is cancer?
Cell division out of control
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An elephant's somatic cells have 22 chromosomes, so that means its sex cells have ___ chromosomes.
11
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What does malignant mean?
cancerous
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How many chromosomes do humans have?
46
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What is formed at the end of mitosis?
2 gentically identical cells
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What is a disadvantage and advantage of sexual reproduction?
d - take awhile, have to find a mate, a - genetic diversity
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In what phase of meiosis does crossing over happen?
prophase
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What are the phases of mitosis? (in the correct order)
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
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In asexual reproduction, how many parents are there?
1
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An apple has 12 chromosomes in its somatic cells. How many chromosomes would be found in its daughter cells after meiosis?
6
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How many gametes are produced from one germ cell during meiosis?
4
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How do mitosis and meiosis differ in cells produced? (haploid/diploid)?
diploid vs. haploid
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What types of cells undergo meiosis?
Gametes
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What is the name of the cell that is created by the fusion of an egg cell and a sperm cell?
cygote
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What is formed at the end of meiosis?
4 gentically different cells
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What must happen to the DNA before a cell can divide? Why is this important?
DNA replication - all daughter cells need an exact copy of the DNA so they can do their specific jobs
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Fertilization is when two germ cells _______, creating a new individual
fuse
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What are the names of the two types of gametes?
egg cells (ova) and sperm cells
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Look at the board. In cell B, how many chromosomes? homologous pairs? sister chromatids? replicated? haploid or diploid?
On board
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Through crossing over, _________ are shuffled in new combinations
genes
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When is the cell not dividing in the cell cycle?
During interphase
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If a lion has 18 chromosomes in its ___ cells, then it means that it has 36 chromosomes in its body cells.
gametes or sex cells
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If an organisms diploid number is 10. What is their haploid number?
5
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At the end of meiosis, are the two cells haploid or diploid?
diploid
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How do mitosis and meiosis differ in the number of cell divisions?
1 vs. 2
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How do mitosis and meiosis differ in the number of cells produced?
2 vs. 4
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How do mitosis and meiosis differ in functions?
grow, develop vs. reproduction
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What is a sister chromatid?
1/2 of a duplicated chromosome
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What is the name of the of the process that allows for genetic variation?
crossing over
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What is the male sex chromosome called?
Y
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What is an advantage and disadvantage of asexual reproduction?
a- quick, d- no genetic diversity
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What happens in anaphase (1 and 2)
Chromosomes or chromatids are pulled apart
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Somatic cells are diploid, gametes are .....
haploid
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What types of cells undergo mitosis?
Body cells
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What provides new genetic combinations in meiosis?
Crossing over, independent assortment, or segregation of gametes
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When during the cell cycle are chromosomes visible?
Prophase
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