Meiosis

Question 1

Which best illustrates how Gregor Mendel used creativity that lead to scientific discovery?

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He used pea plants to study the patterns of heredity.

Question 2

In his study of pea plants, Gregor Mendel used which method to produce offspring?

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cross-pollination, by using parents that had different traits

Question 3

How many cell divisions occur during meiosis?

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two

Question 4

Which consist of sperm cells and egg cells?

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gametes

Question 5

The diagram illustrates one method of genetic recombination.Which method of genetic recombination is illustrated in the diagram?

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crossing over

Question 6

Which process of genetic recombination involves genes from both parents?

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fertilization

Question 7

Three cells undergo meiosis. How many haploid cells are produced?

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12

Question 8

Genetic variation occurs through genetic recombination.Which method of genetic recombination is illustrated in the diagram?

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independent assortment

Question 9

Which is a homologous chromosome pair?

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tetrad

Question 10

Which three processes are methods of genetic recombination?

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crossing over, independent assortment, and fertilization

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