Meiosis involves crossing over where chromosomes exchange genetic segments, resulting in different sets of chromosomes. Each time an egg or sperm created, it is different due to this recombination. Mitosis on the other hand is non-sex cells replicating exact copies of themselves which lead to no genetic variation as they aren't involved in producing offspring.
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The correct formula for cellular respiration is:
Glucose (sugar) + Oxygen → Carbon dioxide + Water + Energy (as ATP).
The skin plays a role in the production of vitamin D because when dehydrocholesterol reaches the skin by means of the blood and is exposed to ultraviolet light from the sun, it changes to vitamin D in an inactive form.
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Certain fossils, called index fossils, help geologists match rock layers. To be useful as an index fossil, a fossil must be widely distributed and represent a type of organism that existed for a brief time period. Index fossils are useful because they tell the relative ages of the rock layers in which they occur.