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The primary purpose of mitosis is to ...
a) Produce identical cells for repair and growth
b) Produce identical cells for sexual reproduction
c) Produce different cells for repair and growth
d) Produce different cells for sexual reproduction

Which of the following would meiosis take place in?
a) Egg cell
b) Hair cell
c) Lung cell
d) Eye cell

Meiosis undergoes two cell divisions because
a) it likes to be extra
b) it needs to half the number of chromosomes in each daughter cell
c) it needs to double the number of chromosomes in each daughter cell
d) it needs to increase genetic diversity in each daughter cell

All the following cells would be involved in mitosis except...
a) Heart cell
b) Brain cell
c) Skin cell
d) Sperm cell

Which of the following is NOT true about crossing over?
a) Exchange genetic material between homologous chromosomes
b) It occurs during meiosis
c) It occurs during mitosis
d) Increase genetic diversity

Mitosis produces ____ cells while meiosis produces ____ cells.
a) diploid; haploid
b) haploid; diploid
c) diploid; diploid
d) haploid; haploid

A diploid cell contains ____ of chromosomes.
a) Half the number (n)
b) The full set (2n)
c) Most
d) One quarter (1/4n)

The DNA duplicates during ...
a) Interphase
b) Prophase
c) Metaphase
d) Telophase

Mitosis produces ____ daughter cell(s) while meiosis produces ____ daughter cell(s).
a) 2; 4
b) 4; 2
c) 2; 2
d) 4; 4

The primary purpose of meiosis is to ...
a) Produce identical cells for repair and growth
b) Produce identical cells for sexual reproduction
c) Produce different cells for repair and growth
d) Produce different cells for sexual reproduction

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