Meiosis

Question 1

What are the 5 stages of mitosis

Answer 1

Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis

Question 2

What happens in prophase

Answer 2

Nuclear membrane disappears, tye DNA unwinds and condenses into chromosomes and spindle fibres become visible

Question 3

What happens in metaphase

Answer 3

The chromosomes line up along the centre of the cell. Spindle fibres attach to chromosomes at the centromere

Question 4

What happens in anaphase

Answer 4

Chromatids are pulled to the edges of the cell by spindle fibres

Question 5

What happens in telophase

Answer 5

A nuclear membrane forms around each of the sets of chromosomes to form nuclei

Question 6

What happens in cytokinesis

Answer 6

The cell surface membrane forms to separate the 2 cells

Question 7

Define mitosis

Answer 7

The process of cell division. Cells replicate their DNA and then divide to produce 2 identical cells

Question 8

Define interphase

Answer 8

The cell makes extra sub-cellular parts such as mitochondria and ribosomes

Question 9

Define meiosis

Answer 9

Cell division that only Takes place in reproductive organs of animals and plants. It results in 4 daughter cells ( gametes )

Question 10

Define haploid

Answer 10

A cell that contains a single set of chromosomes

Question 11

Define diploid

Answer 11

The presence of 2 complete sets of chromosomes in an organisms cells with each parent contributing a chromosome to each pair