Mitosis vs. Meiosis
Name: ____________________
1. In mitosis how does the number of chromosomes found in the 2 new daughter cells
compare to the number of chromosomes found in the mother cell.
2. What is the result of mitosis in unicellular organisms?
3. What is the result of mitosis in multicellular organisms?
4. In organisms that reproduce sexually, organisms get alleles from ______ parent(s).
5. All of the cells of the human body have a chromosome number of ______, except for
the sex cells which have a chromosome number of ______.
For each of the following, indicate if the statement is true of mitosis or meiosis.
6. _____________ This type of cell division results in cells that are different from the
parent cell
7. _____________ Starts out as one cell and ends up as 2 new cells
8. _____________ Goes through 2 division of cells
9. _____________ This type of cell division results in cells that have half the number of
chromosomes as the parent cell.
10. _____________ Starts out as one cell and ends up as 4 new cells
11. _____________ Goes through one division of cells
12. _____________ This type of cell division occurs in all body cells except for the
formation of sex cells
13. _____________ This type of cell division occurs in the formation of sex cells
14. _____________ This type of cell division produces cells that are identical to the
parent cell
15. If an organism starts out with 80 chromosomes, then goes through the process of
mitosis, how many chromosomes will the new cells have?
16. If an organism starts out with 80 chromosomes, then goes through the process of
meiosis, how many chromosomes will the new cells have?
17. If an organism starts out with 90 chromosomes, then goes through the process of
mitosis, how many new cells will be produced?
18. If an organism starts out with 90 chromosomes, then goes through the process of
meiosis, how many new cells will be produced?
19. What is the purpose of meiosis?
20. What is the purpose of mitosis?