Cell Division Worksheet
A Grade 10 Science worksheet covering key concepts of cell division, including mitosis, meiosis, and their phases.
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Cell Division: Mitosis and Meiosis
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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. This worksheet covers key concepts related to cell division.
1. Which of the following is the primary purpose of mitosis?
Production of gametes
Growth and repair of tissues
Genetic recombination
Reduction of chromosome number
2. During which phase of mitosis do sister chromatids separate and move to opposite poles of the cell?
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
1. Meiosis results in four genetically daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell.
2. The process of involves the division of the cytoplasm.
3. In prophase I of meiosis, homologous chromosomes pair up to form structures called .
1. Crossing over occurs during mitosis.
True
False
2. Somatic cells are produced through meiosis.
True
False
1. Briefly explain the difference between haploid and diploid cells.
2. Describe two key events that occur during Prophase I of meiosis that do not occur in Prophase of mitosis.
Match each term on the left with its correct definition on the right.
1. Centromere
a. The process of forming gametes
2. Cytokinesis
b. Region where sister chromatids are joined
3. Gametogenesis
c. Division of the cytoplasm
4. Spindle Fibers
d. Structures that move chromosomes during cell division
Use the words from the word bank to complete the sentences below.
1. A cell with two sets of chromosomes is described as .
2. Genetic variation in meiosis is enhanced by , which involves the exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids.
3. chromosomes are pairs of chromosomes that have the same genes in the same loci but may have different alleles.