Fast and Curious Mitosis vs. Meiosis

The reason your cells need to divide is

• to replace damaged cells

• to replace dead cells

• to grow

• all are correct

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Involves cell division

• mitosis & cytokinesis AND meiosis

• mitosis & cytokinesis

• meiosis

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Creates BODY cells

• mitosis & cytokinesis AND meiosis

• mitosis and cytokinesis

• meiosis

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Creates REPRODUCTIVE cells

• mitosis & cytokinesis and meiosis

• mitosis

• meiosis

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Makes TWO cells with the SAME amount of DNA as the original

• mitosis & cytokinesis AND meiosis

• mitosis and cytokinesis

• meiosis

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Makes FOUR cells with the HALF the DNA as the original cell

• mitosis & cytokinesis AND meiosis

• mitosis and cytokinesis

• meiosis

DNA is copied once and packaged

• mitosis & cytokinesis AND meiosis

• mitosis and cytokinesis

• meiosis

Creates four HAPLOID cells and in humans that means 23 chromosomes at the end

• mitosis & cytokinesis AND meiosis

• mitosis and cytokinesis

• meiosis

Label the parts of mitosis and the cell cycle

a

b

c

d

e

f

metaphase

prophase

telophase

interphase

anaphase

cytokinesis

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Match the following

• chromosomes line up in middle of cell

• 
• chromatids pull apart

• 
• insides copy

• 
• packaging of DNA

• 
• two new nuclei form

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