Question

What is the primary purpose of meiosis?(1 point)
Responses

Repair damaged cells
Repair damaged cells

Replace old cells
Replace old cells

Grow new tissues
Grow new tissues

Produce gametes
Produce gametes
Question 2
How many daughter cells are produced in meiosis?(1 point)
Responses

2
2

1
1

3
3

4
4
Question 3
Crossing over occurs during which phase of meiosis?(1 point)
Responses

Anaphase I
Anaphase I

Telophase I
Telophase I

Prophase I
Prophase I

Metaphase I
Metaphase I
Question 4
Which cells are haploid?(1 point)
Responses

Muscle cells
Muscle cells

Gametes
Gametes

Nerve cells
Nerve cells

Somatic cells
Somatic cells
Question 5
How is genetic variation introduced during meiosis?(1 point)
Responses

Through crossing over and independent assortment
Through crossing over and independent assortment

Through mitosis
Through mitosis

Through mutations
Through mutations

Through binary fission
Through binary fission
Question 6
In a karyotype, how are chromosomes arranged?(1 point)
Responses

By color
By color

By function
By function

By size and shape
By size and shape

By the order they were discovered
By the order they were discovered
Question 7
During which stage of meiosis do homologous chromosomes separate?(1 point)
Responses

Telophase I
Telophase I

Prophase I
Prophase I

Anaphase I
Anaphase I

Metaphase I
Metaphase I
Question 8
How many chromosomes are present in a human karyotype?(1 point)
Responses

44
44

23
23

46
46

22
22
Question 9
Which biological process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?(1 point)
Responses

Burning fossil fuels
Burning fossil fuels

Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis

Deforestation
Deforestation

Cellular respiration
Cellular respiration
Question 10
An excess of carbon or nitrogen in an ecosystem can cause the ecosystem stability to be hindered.(1 point)
Responses

True
True

False
False
Question 11
What term describes organisms that produce their own food using sunlight?(1 point)
Responses

Hetertrophs
Hetertrophs

Carnivores
Carnivores

Autotrophs
Autotrophs

Herbivores

Answer 1

Here are the correct answers for each question you provided:

1. **What is the primary purpose of meiosis?**
- **Produce gametes**

2. **How many daughter cells are produced in meiosis?**
- **4**

3. **Crossing over occurs during which phase of meiosis?**
- **Prophase I**

4. **Which cells are haploid?**
- **Gametes**

5. **How is genetic variation introduced during meiosis?**
- **Through crossing over and independent assortment**

6. **In a karyotype, how are chromosomes arranged?**
- **By size and shape**

7. **During which stage of meiosis do homologous chromosomes separate?**
- **Anaphase I**

8. **How many chromosomes are present in a human karyotype?**
- **46**

9. **Which biological process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?**
- **Photosynthesis**

10. **An excess of carbon or nitrogen in an ecosystem can cause the ecosystem stability to be hindered.**
- **True**

11. **What term describes organisms that produce their own food using sunlight?**
- **Autotrophs**

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