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Meiosis Reading

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Question 1

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What happens when sex cells from each parent come together?

Question 2

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Why is an offspring from sexual reproduction different from its parents?

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Question 3

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How are sex cells made?

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Question 6

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What do chromosomes exchange during meiosis?

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Question 7

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How many new sex cells result from meiosis?

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Question 10

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Why is meiosis so important?

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Question 4

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How many times does a cell divide in meiosis?

Question 5

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Why are the 4 new cells different from the parent cell?

Question 8

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How many chromosomes does each sex cell have?

Question 9

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Why do cells do meiosis?

Question 11

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One of the benefits of sexual reproduction is that it creates offspring that are different from their parents. (Offspring are similar to, but not exactly the same as, their parents.) How does sexual reproduction make offspring that are different from their parents? Why might it be good for offspring to be a little bit different from their parents?