The nurse is explaining the difference between meiosis and mitosis. Which statement would be best? Select all that apply
1. Meiosis is the division of a cell into two exact copies of the original cell.
2. Mitosis is splitting one cell into two, each with half the chromosomes of the original cell.
3. Meiosis is the process by which gametes, or the sperm and ova, reproduce.
4. Mitosis occurs in most of the cells of the body.
5. Meiotic division leads to cells that halve the original genetic material.
Correct
3, 5
Rationale:
1. Meiosis creates two cells that have half of the chromosomes of the original cell.
2. Mitosis creates two cells that are exact copies of the original cell.
3. Both sperm and ova are created through meiosis.
4. Mitosis is how the majority of cells reproduce, so that the new cells have the same structure and function as the original. Meiosis only occurs in gametes.
5. Meiosis creates two cells that have half of the chromosomes of the original cell.
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