Mitosis vs Meiosis

Question 1

What is mitosis?

Answer 1

The way in which most body cells divide for growth and repair

Question 2

What is meiosis?

Answer 2

The way in which gametes are produced

Question 3

What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis in terms of the end number of cells?

Answer 3

Mitosis prodcues two daughter cells whereas meiosis produced four

Question 4

What kind of cells does mitosis make?

Answer 4

Diploid body cells with 23 pairs of chromosones

Question 5

What kind of cells does meiosis make?

Answer 5

Haploid gametes with 23 single chromosomes

Question 6

How many divisons to mitosis and meiosis go through?

Answer 6

Mitosis goes through 1 and meiosis goes through 2

Question 7

Which one produces identical and which one produces non identical daughter cells?

Answer 7

Mitosis produces identical daughter cells

Meiosis produces non-identical daughter cells

Question 8

Where does mitosis occur?

Answer 8

Everywhere except the sex organs

Question 9

Where does meiosis occur?

Answer 9

Sex organs (ovaries and testes in mammals)