MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
interphase - ANSWERphase before mitosis; growth of cell and preparation for division
prophase - ANSWERchromatin condenses into chromosomes, nuclear envelope
disappears, spindle fibers start to form
G1 - ANSWERgrowth and functioning
Synthesis - ANSWERDNA replicates
G2 - ANSWERorganelles replicate in preparation for division
metaphase - ANSWERchromosomes, chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
anaphase - ANSWERthe sister chromatids seperate into individual chromosomes and
are moved apart
diploid - ANSWERhaving two sets of chromosomes; all somatic cells
haploid - ANSWERhaving one set of chromosomes; the gametes
gamete - ANSWERsex cell; egg or sperm
zygote - ANSWERfertilized egg
sexual - ANSWERreproduction combining genetic info from two parents
asexual - ANSWERreproduction by one parent as a result of cell division
cell plate - ANSWERforms in plant cells to form new cell membrane and cell wall
telophase - ANSWERchromosomes return to chromatin; nuclear membranes form;
cleavage furrow begins
cytokinesis - ANSWERsplitting of the cytoplasm
mitosis - ANSWERsplitting of the nucleus
sister chromatids - ANSWERReplicated forms of a chromosome joined together by the
centromere and eventually separated
centromere - ANSWERarea connecting sister chromatids
ANSWERS
interphase - ANSWERphase before mitosis; growth of cell and preparation for division
prophase - ANSWERchromatin condenses into chromosomes, nuclear envelope
disappears, spindle fibers start to form
G1 - ANSWERgrowth and functioning
Synthesis - ANSWERDNA replicates
G2 - ANSWERorganelles replicate in preparation for division
metaphase - ANSWERchromosomes, chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
anaphase - ANSWERthe sister chromatids seperate into individual chromosomes and
are moved apart
diploid - ANSWERhaving two sets of chromosomes; all somatic cells
haploid - ANSWERhaving one set of chromosomes; the gametes
gamete - ANSWERsex cell; egg or sperm
zygote - ANSWERfertilized egg
sexual - ANSWERreproduction combining genetic info from two parents
asexual - ANSWERreproduction by one parent as a result of cell division
cell plate - ANSWERforms in plant cells to form new cell membrane and cell wall
telophase - ANSWERchromosomes return to chromatin; nuclear membranes form;
cleavage furrow begins
cytokinesis - ANSWERsplitting of the cytoplasm
mitosis - ANSWERsplitting of the nucleus
sister chromatids - ANSWERReplicated forms of a chromosome joined together by the
centromere and eventually separated
centromere - ANSWERarea connecting sister chromatids