Instructions: the Following Sentences Form a Passage

question 587

Multiple Choice

Instructions: The following sentences form a passage. For each one, select correct if the sentence is punctuated correctly, fragment if it is a fragment, run-on if it is a run-on, and comma splice if it is a comma splice. Today, McLurkin champions technical education.

• A) correct
• B) fragment
• C) run-on
• D) comma splice

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Definitions:

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of gametes or spores.

Homologous Chromosomes

are pairs of chromosomes in a diploid organism that have the same structure and gene sequence, one inherited from each parent.

Anaphase I

A stage in the first division of meiosis where homologous chromosomes are separated and move to opposite ends of the cell.

Somatic Cell

Body cell; excludes cells that undergo meiosis and become sperm or eggs.