Meiosis Webquest:
Part 1: Go to http://highered.mcgrawhill.com/sites/9834092339/student_view0/chapter11/meiosis_ii.html and click play to watch the
meiosis animation. After viewing the animation, answer the questions below:
1. The spindle apparatus is fully formed by the end of
a. Metaphase II
b. Anaphase II
c. Prophase II
d. Prometaphase II
e. Telophase II
2. Separation of ______________occurs in anaphase II of meiosis.
a. Non-homologous chromosomes
b. Non-sister chromosomes
c. Sister chromatids
d. The two nuclei
3. At the end of meiosis II, there are
a. Two haplois cells, with each chromosome containing two sister chromatids
b. Two haploid cells, with each chromosome consisting of a single chromatid
c. Four haploid cells, with each chromosome containing two sister chromatids
d. Four haploid cells, with each chromosome consisting of a single chromatid
e. Four diploid cells, with each chromosome consisting of a single chromatid
4. Replication of chromosomes occurs between meiosis I and meiosis II.
a. True
b. False
5. In animal cells, cell division is accomplished by the formation of a cleavage furrow.
a. True
b. False
Part 2: Go to the website, www.cellsalive.com to complete the chart and answer the questions below.
TYPE OF CELL
DIVIDING
Mitosis
Meiosis
NUMBER OF
DIVISIONS
NUMBER OF
DAUGHTER
CELLS
CHROMOSOME
NUMBER OF
DAUGHTER CELLS
1. Explain the difference between metaphase in mitosis and metaphase I in meiosis. (Draw diagram of
each as a visual representation of the corresponding explanation)
2. Explain the difference between anaphase in mitosis and anaphase I in meiosis. (Draw diagram of each
as a visual representation of the corresponding explanation)
3. Explain the differences between the daughter cells produced in mitosis and the daughter cells
produced in meiosis. (Draw diagram of each as a visual representation of the corresponding
explanation)
4. What is different about telophase I and telophase II? . (Draw diagram of each as a visual
representation of the corresponding explanation)
5. Why are there two divisions in meiosis?
6. List three examples of asexual reproduction and explain why they are asexual.
Part 3: Go to the website, http://www2.edc.org/weblabs/DragonMeiosis/meiosis_dragons.html and
read through the directions to create five Different baby dragons. Then, answer the questions below.
1. What alleles did the mom dragon have for the horn, wing, leg, body color, and fire genes?
2. What alleles did the dad dragon have for the horn, wing, leg, body color, and fire genes?
3. Choose one of your baby dragons, what alleles did the male gamete have? What alleles did the
female gamete have?
4. How did the genotype and phenotype of the baby dragon selected for question 4 compare to
the genotypes and phenotypes of the parents?
5. How did the genotypes and phenotypes of all five dragon offspring compare?
6. Why did all the dragon offspring not look alike?