Comparing Mitosis & Meiosis
Name: ______________________________ Per: _______
Mitosis
What are the main purposes of mitosis? __________________________________________________________________
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Mitosis is part of what cycle? ___________________________________
What type of cell undergoes mitosis? Circle one:
Reproductive cells
or
somatic cells
How does a daughter cell compare to the parent cell after undergoing mitosis?
Circle one:
Identical to parent
or
different than the parent
Does mitosis make haploid or diploid cells? Circle one:
Haploid
or
Diploid
or
somatic cells
What n value are cells made by mitosis? Circle one: n or 2n or 4n
Meiosis
What type of cell undergoes meiosis? Circle one:
reproductive cells
What are the two types of gametes? ____________________________________________________________________
What are gametes used for? _______________________________________________________________
Does meiosis make haploid or diploid cells? Circle one:
Haploid
What n value are cells made by meiosis? Circle one:
2n
n or
or
or
Diploid
4n
How does a daughter cell compare to the parent cell after undergoing meiosis?
Circle one:
Identical to parent
or
different than the parent
What process is different in prophase 1 of meiosis makes every gamete different? _________________________________
Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis by filling in the Venn diagram below.
MEIOSIS
MITOSIS
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