Name: _____________________________________ Date: _______________________ Period: ____________
Learning goals for this unit.
1.
2.
Compare the processes and outcomes of mitotic and meiotic nuclear divisions.
Describe the events that occur during the cell cycle: interphase, nuclear division (mitosis and
meiosis), cytokinesis.
Cell Division Study Guide
1. What are the three reasons that cells typically divide?
a.
b.
c.
2. My toses is a made up phrase to help you remember that…
3. Mini me is a way to help you remember that meiosis makes ______________ cells.
4. Some body cells helps you remember the difference between ___________ cells and gametes.
5. What does PMAT stand for?
6. Circle one: The longest phase of the cell cycle is
INTERPHASE / MITOSIS
7. In mitosis, the goal is to get cells that are genetically ______________.
8. Circle one: Mitosis creates 2 / 4 cells that are HAPLOID / DIPLOID.
9. The prefix mal- means _________.
10. Every cell in an organism originates from the original fertilized egg that has half it’s chromosomes from the
______________ and the other half from the _____________.
11. Match the following Mitosis stages to what happens
___Prophase
___ Metaphase
___ Anaphase
___ Telophase
a. Chromosomes move to opposite ends of cell
b. Nucleus reforms, DNA loosens, last stage
c. DNA condenses; nuclear membrane breaks down
d. Chromosomes line up in middle of cell
12. What does meiosis do to the number of chromosomes? _______________________
13. Why are medical researchers so interested in stem cells?
14. Circle one: The cells that form tissues and organs are the result of MITOSIS / MEIOSIS.
15. Circle one: Cells that are found in tissues ARE / ARE NOT specialized.
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16. The last stage of Interphase is ________________________.
17. Meiosis goes from diploid  ______________
18. G1, S and G2 are the phases of _____________.
19. On the right, create a T chart showing the
pros and cons of sexual reproduction.
20. Draw and label a homologous chromosome pair. Say where the chromosomes originate from, what makes
them similar and what makes them different.
21. Fertilization results in HAPLOID / DIPLOID cells.
22. Use the book or your packet to draw meiosis. Label it using the following words at least once each. Use
colors to differentiate between homologous chromosomes.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
l.
m.
Homologous chromosome
Centromere
Sister chromatid
Diploid
haploid
Prophase I
Metaphase I
Anaphase I
Telophase I
Prophase II
Metaphase II
Anaphase II
Telophase II
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