6.5b The Stages of Meiosis II

Question 1

How is meiosis II different from meiosis I?

Answer 1

There is no interphase between meiosis I and meiosis II so the DNA is not replicated

Question 2

What is meiosis II similar to?

Answer 2

The stages of mitosis.

Question 3

What happens in Prophase II?

Answer 3

The nuclear envelope breaks down and chromosomes condense
A spindle forms at a right angle to the old one

Question 4

What happens in Metaphase II?

Answer 4

Chromosomes line up in a single file along the equator of the spindle

Question 5

What happens in Anaphase II?

Answer 5

Centromeres divide and individual chromatids are pulled to opposite poles

This creates four groups of chromosomes that have half the number of chromosomes compared to the original parent cell

Question 6

What happens in Telophase II?

Answer 6

Nuclear membranes form around each group of chromosomes

Question 7

What happens in cytokinesis in meiosis II?

Answer 7

Cytoplasm divides as new cell surface membranes are formed creating four haploid cells