Comparing Mitosis and Meiosis

Comparing Mitosis and Meiosis

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Biology

6th - 10th Grade

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Olivia Brooks

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This video tutorial provides an updated explanation of the processes of mitosis and meiosis, highlighting the differences and similarities between them. It covers the stages of cell division, including interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase, and explains key concepts such as DNA duplication, synapsis, and crossing over. The tutorial emphasizes the genetic uniqueness resulting from meiosis and concludes with a comparison of the outcomes of mitosis and meiosis.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many chromosomes does a human cell start with before mitosis?

12 chromosomes

23 chromosomes

92 chromosomes

46 chromosomes

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used to describe cells with half the total number of chromosomes?

Chromatid

Diploid

Tetrad

Haploid

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During which phase does DNA replication occur?

Interphase

Prophase

Telophase

Metaphase

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unique event occurs during prophase I of meiosis?

Cytokinesis

Spindle formation

Synapsis

Chromatin duplication

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is crossing over and during which phase does it occur?

Exchange of DNA between sister chromatids during metaphase

Duplication of DNA during interphase

Separation of homologous chromosomes during anaphase

Exchange of DNA between homologous chromosomes during prophase I

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are the chromosomes aligned during metaphase of mitosis?

Randomly at the cell equator

Along the nuclear membrane

In a single file line

In homologous pairs

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the outcome of mitosis in terms of chromosome number in each new cell?

92 chromosomes

46 chromosomes

23 chromosomes

12 chromosomes

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