Question

1. if a parent cell has 26 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will there be in cells produced by...

a. mitosis?
b. meiosis?

1. if a parent cell has 58 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will there be in cells produced by...

a. mitosis?
b. meiosis?

1. if a parent cell has 8 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will there be in cells produced by...

a. mitosis?
b. meiosis?

1. cells produced by mitosis are (circle one) diploid haploid
2. cells produced by meiosis are (circle one) diploid haploid
3. the parent cell is always (circle one) diploid haploid
4. true or false. mitosis produces 2 genetically identical daughter cells.
5. true or false. mitosis passes on 50% of the parents cells dna.
6. true or false. meiosis produces 4 genetically identical daughter cells.
7. true or false. meiosis produces 4 genetically different daughter cells.
8. true or false. mitosis is a type of cell division, but meiosis is not.

Explanation:

• For mitosis: It is a process of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus. So the number of chromosomes in daughter cells is the same as the parent cell.
• For meiosis: It is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half. So the number of chromosomes in daughter cells is half of the parent cell.
• For diploid/haploid: Diploid cells have two sets of chromosomes (2n), and haploid cells have one set (n). Mitosis produces diploid cells (as chromosome number remains same as parent which is usually diploid in most somatic cells), meiosis produces haploid cells (as chromosome number is halved).
• For True/False statements:
• Mitosis produces two genetically identical daughter cells (True, as it is a process of exact replication in most cases for somatic cell growth and repair).
• Mitosis passes on 100% (not 50%) of the parent cell's DNA (False, as DNA is replicated and equally distributed).
• Meiosis produces 4 genetically different daughter cells (due to crossing - over and independent assortment, so statement 17 is False and 18 is True).
• Both mitosis and meiosis are types of cell division (so statement 19 is False).

Answer:

5.
a. 26 chromosomes
b. 13 chromosomes
6.
a. 58 chromosomes
b. 29 chromosomes
7.
a. 8 chromosomes
b. 4 chromosomes

1. Diploid
2. Haploid
3. Diploid (in most cases for the context of these questions, as mitosis and meiosis in somatic and germ - cell formation respectively, with parent being diploid for mitosis starting point in most organisms)
4. True
5. False
6. False
7. True
8. False