Similarities of Mitosis and Meiosis

Question 1

What are both mitosis and meiosis involved in?

Answer 1

Making new cells

Question 2

What does mitosis result in?

Answer 2

body cells

Question 3

What does meiosis result in?

Answer 3

Sperm and egg cells

Question 4

What are sperm cells and egg cells also known as?

Answer 4

gametes

Question 5

What does 2n mean?

Answer 5

diploid

Question 6

During what phase of the cell cycle do the cells duplicate the chromosomes?

Answer 6

interphase

Question 7

Do both mitosis and meiosis go through PMAT?

Answer 7

yes

Question 8

Which process does PMAT twice?

Answer 8

Meiosis

Question 9

What is the term for when chromosomes transfer genetic information and exchange it
between each other?

Answer 9

Its called crossing over

Question 10

Crossing over can make for what?

Answer 10

Recombinant chromosomes

Question 11

In metaphase for mitosis, describe the way that the chromosomes line up in the middle.

Answer 11

In a single file line

Question 12

In metaphase for meiosis, describe the way that the chromosomes line up in the middle.

Answer 12

Theyre in pairs in the middle

Question 13

In anaphase in mitosis, what is pulled away by the spindles?

Answer 13

The chromatids

Question 14

In anaphase in meiosis, what is pulled away by the spindles?

Answer 14

the chromosomes

Question 15

At the end of cytokinesis in mitosis, what do we end with?

Answer 15

We end with 2 identical diploid cells

Question 16

At the end of cytokinesis in meiosis I, what do we end with?

Answer 16

4 non identical cells

Question 17

What do we end Meiosis II with?

Answer 17

Sperm cells and egg cells

Question 18

What does haploid mean?

Answer 18

Half the number of chromosomes by the original cell

Question 19

When a sperm and egg cell combines, what does it result in?

Answer 19

Fertilized egg

Question 20

Why are the two haploid cells at the end of cytokinesis of meiosis I not identical?

Answer 20

due to the genetic recombination