Cell Division (P1)

Question 1

What is cell division called?

Answer 1

Mitosis

Question 2

What is the first stage in mitosis?

Answer 2

Chromosomes doubling

Question 3

What happens after the chromosomes doubling?

Answer 3

The doubled chromosomes separate

Question 4

What happens after the chromosomes separate?

Answer 4

A new cell membrane forms

Question 5

What is the final step in mitosis?

Answer 5

The nuclear envelope forms around the chromosomes to create an identical daughter cell

Question 6

What is the purpose of mitosis

Answer 6

Growth and repair

Question 7

What is meiosis used for

Answer 7

Creating gametes (sex cells)

Question 8

What does meiosis go from

Answer 8

Haploid to diploid

One set of chromosomes to two

Question 9

How do prokaryotic cells divide?

Answer 9

Binary fission

Question 10

Binary fission steps

Answer 10

DNA and plasmids replicate
DNA strands move to opposite ends, cell gets larger
Cytoplasm begins to divide, new cell walls
Cytoplasm divides to form two daughter cells, each has one copy of the DNA