Question

10. Use the diagrams to answer the question. Which statement best describes the diagrams shown?

A. Diagram A represents meiosis resulting with identical daughter cells. Diagram B represents mitosis resulting with identical daughter cells.

B. Diagram A represents meiosis resulting with genetically unique daughter cells.
Diagram B represents mitosis resulting with genetically identical daughter cells.

C. Diagram A represents mitosis resulting with genetically identical daughter cells.
Diagram B represents meiosis resulting with genetically unique daughter cells.

D. Diagram A represents mitosis and increased genetic diversity in daughter cells. Diagram B represents meiosis and decreased genetic diversity in daughter cells.

Answer 1

The statement that best describes the diagrams shown is Diagram A represents mitosis resulting with genetically identical daughter cells. Diagram B represents meiosis resulting with genetically unique daughter cells.

Mitosis is a type of cell division that produces two identical daughter cells from one parent cell. It is the process by which all body cells (somatic cells) are produced and replaced.

Meiosis is a type of cell division that produces four genetically unique daughter cells from one parent cell. It is the process by which gametes (sex cells) are produced.

Diagram A shows two chromosomes are present in the parent cell. The chromosomes replicate and line up in the middle of the cell. The sister chromatids of each chromosome separate and move to opposite poles of the cell. Two daughter cells are formed, each with two chromosomes.

This process is mitosis, as it produces two identical daughter cells from one parent cell.