Mystery
Meiosis
Mitosis
Sexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
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A human being has a somatic cell that has 46 chromosomes. What is the haploid number found in a gamete?
DJ 23
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What is meiosis used for?
reproduction and creating gametes
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What is mitosis used for?
growth and repair
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What two things make up sexual reproduction
egg and sperm (gametes)
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What is fragmentation
A parent organism breaks into pieces and each piece becomes a new offspring.
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Where are DNA and genes located
in chromosomes which are located in the nucleus
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Is meiosis used in asexual or sexual reproduction
sexual reproduction
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Is mitosis used in sexual or asexual reproduction
asexual
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How many parents does sexual reproduction require
2
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How many parents does asexual reproduction require
1
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What is the shape of DNA?
double helix
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How many daughter cells does meiosis create
DJ 4
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how many daughter cells does mitosis create
2
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Do you get more DNA from your dad if you look more like him
no; you always get equally amounts: 50/50
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What type of asexual reproduction is this?
DJ budding
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Which process occurs in humans (meiosis or mitosis)
Trick question
BOTH
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An individual has 40 chromosomes; how many would the daughter cell have after meiosis
20
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An individual has 40 chromosomes; how many would the daughter cell have after mitosis
40
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Benefits of sexual reproduction
DJ genetic variation,
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Benefits of asexual reproduction?******
less time and energy to reproduce
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If a horse (64 total chromosomes) mated with a donkey (62 total chromosomes) and they produced a mule, how many total chromosomes would the mule's diploid cells have?
63
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If a Chinchilla has 32 chromosomes in haploid cells how many diploid cells would they have
dj 64
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Johnny was out surfing when he got bit by a shark. His original skin cells had 46 chromosomes in them. He healed as his cells were replaced via mitosis. How many chromosomes do his new skin cells have?
46
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Disadvantages of sexual reproduction
takes longer; requires finding a mate
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Disadvantages of asexual reproduction?
genetically identical; no variation