Mitosis and Meoisis

Question 1

What is mitosis used for?

Answer 1

To grow and replace cells that have been damaged

Question 2

What are the main processes in the cell cycle of mitosis?

Answer 2

Interphase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphases
Telophase
Cytokinesis

Question 3

What happens during interphase?

Answer 3

It increase the amount of subcellular structures and then duplicates its DNA.

Question 4

What happens during prophase?

Answer 4

The chromosomes lie free in the cytoplasm because the nucleus breaks down

Question 5

What happens during metaphase?

Answer 5

The chromosomes line up at the centre of the cell

Question 6

What happens during anaphase?

Answer 6

Cell fibres pull the chromosomes apart

Question 7

What happens during telophase?

Answer 7

Membranes from around each of the sets of chromosomes- the nucleus has divided

Question 8

What happens during cytokinesis?

Answer 8

The cytoplasm and cell membrane divide to form two separate cells

Question 9

What is produced at the end of mitosis?

Answer 9

Two new daughter cells- they are genetically identical diploid cells

Question 10

What is the stages of meiosis?

Answer 10

1. It duplicates its DNA
2. The chromosomes line up in pairs the centre of the cell
3. The pairs are pulled apart so each new cell has one copy of each chromosome
4. Each cell will have a mixture of the mother’s and father’s chromosomes
5. The chromosomes line up again the centre of the cell
6. You end up with four haploid daughter cells called gametes

Question 11

Are the gametes genetically the same or different

Answer 11

They are genetically different.