biology cell division

Question 1

Mitosis

Answer 1

• All offspring are genetically identical CLONES
• The new cell divides by mitosis.
• The number of cells increases.
• As the embryo develops cells differentiate.
  Asexual reproduction

Question 2

Meiosis

Answer 2

• copies of the genetic information are made
• the cell divides twice to form four gametes, each with a single set of chromosomes
• all gametes are genetically different from each other.
  FERTILISATION restores the full number of chromosomes
  Sexual Reproduction

Question 3

gametes

Answer 3

• sperm and egg cells in animals
• pollen and egg cells in flowering plants