Difference Between Mitosis and Meiosis

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What type of cell division allows for cells to produce identical copies of themselves?

Meiosis

Multicellular

Gametes

Mitosis (correct)

Which type of cell division occurs in organisms that reproduce sexually and produces reproductive cells?

Body cells

Mitosis

Germ cells

Meiosis (correct)

What type of cells are produced by mitosis?

Reproductive cells

Germ cells

Spores in plants and fungi

Identical copies of parent cells (correct)

What type of cells undergo meiosis in humans and ultimately give rise to sperm or eggs?

Germ cells Signup and view all the answers

Which type of eukaryotes use mitosis to reproduce asexually and increase their population?

Yeasts and amoebas Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference in ploidy between body cells and gametes?

Body cells are diploid, gametes are haploid Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of the process of meiosis?

Four genetically unique daughter cells Signup and view all the answers

Which biomolecule stores an organism's genetic code?

Nucleic acids Signup and view all the answers

In meiosis, what happens during Meiosis I?

Two cell divisions resulting in haploid cells Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of proteins in living organisms?

Forming antibodies and hormones Signup and view all the answers

What are the products of meiosis?

Four haploid cells Signup and view all the answers

Which type of carbohydrates are commonly referred to as sugars?

Monosaccharides and disaccharides Signup and view all the answers

What is the unique function of nucleic acids?

Storing genetic code Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of breaking down or dissolving minerals and rocks on the surface of the Earth?

Weathering Signup and view all the answers

Which type of weathering occurs when rainwater combines with CO2 to form a weak carbonic acid, capable of dissolving rock?

Carbonation Signup and view all the answers

What is the breakdown of rocks by acidic water to produce clay and soluble salts?

Hydrolysis Signup and view all the answers

Which agent reacts chemically with rocks, modifying their chemical structure through the process of weathering?

Water Signup and view all the answers

What is the process that breaks down rock by oxygen and water, often giving iron-rich rocks a rusty-colored weathered surface?

Oxidation Signup and view all the answers

What type of weathering occurs when rocks are weakened by different biological agents like plants and animals?

Physical Weathering Signup and view all the answers

Which process involves the upward movement of the Earth's mostly solid mantle?

Decompression Melting Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of breaking down of rocks into particles without changing their chemical composition called?

Mechanical Weathering Signup and view all the answers

What causes the mechanical break up of rock due to the expansion of freezing water in cracks?

Frost Wedging Signup and view all the answers

What contributes to biological weathering by different activities that cause rocks to break?

Root Wedging (Plants) Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of transporting weathered sediments by wind, water, ice, and gravity to a different place called?

Erosion Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the Earth is involved in Decompression Melting at divergent plate boundaries?

Mantle Signup and view all the answers

What causes the resulting rock surfaces to have a honeycomb appearance?

"Honeycomb Weathering" Signup and view all the answers

The accumulation of materials such as soil, rock fragments, and soil particles settling at the bottom is known as?

"Sedimentation" Signup and view all the answers

What causes the downward movement of a mass of rock, soil, and/or debris due to the pull of gravity?

"Mass Wasting" Signup and view all the answers