Answer the following questions.

1. Mitosis is categorized as a form of asexual reproduction.

2. Meiosis is categorized as a form of sexual reproduction.

3. Why are the offspring created by mitosis considered to be clones?


4. Are clones created during meiosis? (Explain your answer.)


5. What are gametes?
A gamete is a reproductive cell.

6. Human gametes should contain _____ chromosomes each. This number would be considered the ______________ (haploid/diploid) number for humans. The symbol for this is ______.


7. After fertilization, the fertilized egg is referred to as a _______________.


8. What type of cells have the ‘2n’ number of chromosomes?



9. What type of cells have the ‘n’ number of chromosomes? When do these cells have ‘2n’ chromosomes?



10. If an organism has an ‘n’ of 32, how many chromosomes are in its somatic cells? How many chromosomes are in its gametes?