Cell Division Meiosis

Question 1

What does Meiosis involve?

Answer 1

Meiosis involves two divisions

Question 2

Where does Meiosis happen in humans?

Answer 2

In humans , it only happens in the reproductive organs

Question 3

What is the definition of Meiosis?

Answer 3

Meiosis produces cells which have half the normal number of chromosomes

Question 4

In Meiosis what happens in the first division?

Answer 4

In the first division in Meiosis The chromosome pairs lineup in the centre of the cell

Question 5

In Meiosis what happens in the second division?

Answer 5

In the second division the chromosomes line up again in the centre of the cell. The arms of the chromosomes are pulled apart

Question 6

How many gametes can you get in Meiosis?

Answer 6

You can get for gametes it was only a single set of chromosomes in it

Question 7

If a human cell divides by Meiosis, how many chromosomes do the new cells each have?

Answer 7

23

Question 8

How many chromosomes are there in the human liver cell?

Answer 8

46

Question 9

Name the organs where gametes are formed…

Answer 9

Ovaries and testes ( reproductive system)

Question 10

What is the number of gametes?

Answer 10

Gametes have half the usual number of chromosomes

Question 11

To divide by meiosis how is the genetic content of the new cells different from the original set?

Answer 11

They contain half the genetic material of the original self contained

Question 12

State three ways in which meiosis is different from mitosis

Answer 12

i) Meiosis involves two divisions instead of one
ii) Meiosis halves the chromosome number, rather than keeping it constant
iii) Meiosis produces genetically different cells, not genetically identical cells
iiii) Meiosis produces gametes, not body cells