Name:______________________

OBJ 3.2.1

Comparing and Contrasting Mitosis and Meiosis

Mitosis Diploid parent cell replicates DNA then divides once to produce 2 diploid somatic cells that are
identical to parent cell. Mitosis is related to asexual reproduction and chromosome number stays the same.
Meiosis - Diploid parent cell replicates DNA then divides twice to produce 4 haploid gamete cells that are
different from parent cell. Meiosis is related to sexual reproduction and chromosome number is cut in half.
In other words: Mitosis:
Type of division
DNA Replicates before cell
divides?
Parent Cell Haploid or Diploid?
2n or n?
Daughter cell Haploid or
Diploid? 2n or n?
# of divisions
# of daughter cells produced
Type of reproduction?
Stability (identical) or variation
(different)
Somatic or gamete
How does chromosome number
change?

Meiosis:
Mitosis

Meiosis

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction: Practice

Which of the following types of cells would experience mitosis, meiosis, or both? Write ME for meiosis, MI
for mitosis.
____A pollen cell of a plant
____Kidney cells
____A leaf cell of a plant
____Liver cells
____A root cell of a plant
____Testes cells
____The cells in the petal of a flower
____Ovary cells
____Stem cells
____Tree bark cells

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The diploid cells of a mouse contains 12 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will be found in haploid cells of the mouse?

The diploid cells of a bird contains 16 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will be found in sperm cells?

A ducks haploid cells contain 14 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will be found in the diploid cells of the duck?

A trees leaf cell contains 20 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will be found in pollen from the tree?

The diploid number of a chickens cells is 14. If a cell undergoes meiosis, what is the resulting chromosome number?

The tongue cell of an alligator has 8 chromosomes. If the tongue cell undergoes mitosis, how many chromosomes will be found
in each of the two daughter cells?

What is the number of chromosomes found in a human skin cell? A human sperm cell?

8. Identify the following pictures as either sexual or asexual reproduction

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Use the following diagram to answer the questions.

1. What type of cell division does A represent?

2. Are the gametes produced after A 2n or n?

3. Are the gametes diploid or haploid?

4. Suppose the rabbits body cells contained 10 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would a gamete
contain?
5. Suppose the gametes contained 12 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would a somatic cell
contain?
6. What is it called when gametes combine genetic material in part B?
7. What type of reproduction is occurring in this diagram?
8. Does it lead to genetic stability or variation in offspring?
9. After the zygote has formed, what type of cell division occurs that allows it to grow into an embryo?
10. Is the zygote formed by mitosis, meiosis, or fertilization?
11. Is the zygote diploid or haploid? 2n or n?

12. A scientist is trying to test how genetic mutations are passed on to offspring. Mouse As sperm cells
are exposed to radiation. Mouse Bs skin cells are only exposed to radiation. Which mouse could pass
on genetic mutations to their offspring? Explain.