cell division, mitosis and meiosis

Question 1

What is the name of the type of cell division seen in body cells

Answer 1

Mitosis

Question 2

What first happens to the genetic material (DNA) when a body cell divides

Answer 2

It is copied

Question 3

How many times does a body cell divide

Answer 3

Once

Question 4

How does the genetic information of a new cell, produced by the body cells dividing, compare with the original cell

Answer 4

They are identical

Question 5

What is another name for sex cells

Answer 5

Gametes

Question 6

What is the name of this type of cell division that produces gametes

Answer 6

Meiosis

Question 7

What type of cell division happens once an egg has been fertilised

Answer 7

Mitosis

Question 8

Why do body cells divide

Answer 8

Growth and repair

Question 9

Where do human stem cells come from

Answer 9

Embryos and adult bone marrow

Question 10

What can human stem cells have the ability to do

Answer 10

Develop into any type of human cell

Question 11

How many pairs of chromosomes are there in a human body cell

Answer 11

23 pairs or 46