B2/3 - Miosis And Meiosis

Question 1

How many daughter cells are formed during mitosis?

Answer 1

2 identical

Question 2

Mitosis is important for ….

Answer 2

Growth, repair and asexual reproduction

Question 3

During which phase of mitosis does DNA replicate?

Answer 3

Interphase

Question 4

In what type of reproduction is mitosis used for?

Answer 4

Asexual reproduction

Question 5

What is a prokaryotic cell?

Answer 5

A cell without a nucleus

Question 6

Uncontrollable or run-away cell division results in…

Answer 6

Cancer

Question 7

During cytokinesis the cell…

Answer 7

Divides into two daughter cells

Question 8

offspring produced via mitosis are ….

Answer 8

Genetic clones of the parent

Question 9

Which of the answers has the stages of mitosis in the correct order?

Answer 9

Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

Question 10

Gametes (such as the sperm and egg cells) are…

Answer 10

Haploid cells

Question 11

Meiosis results in …

Answer 11

4 haploid cells

Question 12

Meiosis is a type of cell division that produces what?

Answer 12

Gametes

Question 13

The starter cell has 46 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will each gamete have after meiosis

Answer 13

23

Question 14

How many divisions does the parent cell go through during meiosis?

Answer 14

2

Question 15

What is the male gamete called?

Answer 15

Sperm cell

Question 16

Where does Meiosis occur in males?

Answer 16

Testes

Question 17

Which of these is a similarity between meiosis and mitosis?

Answer 17

They both have the stages: prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase

Question 18

What is the name of the cell formed in fertilisation?

Answer 18

Zygote

Question 19

A form of cell division in which one parent cell produces four haploid daughter cells.

Answer 19

Meiosis

Question 20

True or False: Sexual reproduction leads to variation

Answer 20

True