Mitosis and Meiosis

Question 1

What is mitosis used for?

Answer 1

Growth repair and replacement of cells

Question 2

How does mitosis occur?

Answer 2

Through asexual reproduction

Question 3

What is the first stage of mitosis?

Answer 3

DNA replicates

Creates 2 copies of chromosomes

Question 4

What is the 2nd stage of Mitosis?

Answer 4

Mitosis takes place

One set of chromosomes pulled at each end of cell

Nucleus divides

Question 5

What is stage 3 of mitosis?

Answer 5

Cytoplasm and cell membrane divide to from 2 identical daughter cells

Question 6

What is meiosis used for?

Answer 6

Sexual reproduction

Question 7

Where does mitosis take place?

Answer 7

Around the body

Question 8

Where does meiosis take place?

Answer 8

Ovaries and testes

Question 9

What are the 4 daughter cells in meiosis?

Answer 9

Genetically different

Question 10

What is stage 1 of meiosis?

Answer 10

Chromosomes copied and cell divides twice

Question 11

What is stage 2 of meiosis?

Answer 11

4 gametes are produced

Question 12

What is stage 3 of meiosis?

Answer 12

Gametes are fertilised so cells have normal number of chromosomes

Question 13

What is stage 4 of meiosis?

Answer 13

New cells divides by mitosis which clumps up all identical cells to form an embryo

Question 14

What is stage 5 of meiosis?

Answer 14

Cell differentiation occurs

Question 15

What happens to chromosome in meiosis?

Answer 15

Half

Question 16

What is one similarity between meiosis and mitosis?

Answer 16

DNA both replicates

Question 17

What type of cells does mitosis and meiosis produce?

Answer 17

Meiosis forms haploid cells

Mitosis forms diploid cells

Question 18

Why is there variance in meiosis

Answer 18

Combination of a gene