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Question 1
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What is the definition of a haploid cell?
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It has double the amount of genetic information as a normal cell
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It has half the amount of genetic information as a normal cell
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It is half a cell
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It is a heart cell
Question 2
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Name one site in an animal where meiosis occurs
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testes
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anther
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pollen
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ovules
Question 3
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What name is given to points of contact between adjacent chromatids during the first meiotic division?
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chromosome complement
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centromere
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chiasmata
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homologous
Question 4
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Are the products of the first meiotic division haploid or diploid?
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haploid
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diploid
Question 5
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Identify the two ways in which new combinations of existing alleles may arise during meiosis.
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Crossing over
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Speciation
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Independent assortment
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Homologous pairs
Question 6
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What is meiosis? (tick all that apply)
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a type of cell division
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produces a zygote
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occurs only in plants
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occurs only in gamete mother cells
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results in variation
Question 7
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Gamete mother cells are haploid
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- True
- False
Question 8
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Where does mitosis occur?
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sex organs
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body tissues
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in root and shoot tips
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in agar culture
Question 9
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What is the name of a fertilised sex cell?
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a zygote
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a polyploid
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a cellulate
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a gamete
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