Purpose of mitosis correct answers Produce two genetically identical diploid cells
Functions of mitosis correct answers Growth, tissue repair, asexual reproduction
What chromosomes are made of correct answers DNA and histone proteins
What sister chromatids are correct answers Identical copies of a chromosome connected at the
centromere
When DNA replication occurs correct answers S phase
What happens in G1 correct answers Cell grows and performs normal functions
What happens in G2 correct answers Cell prepares for division
What the M phase includes correct answers Mitosis and cytokinesis
What happens in prophase correct answers Chromatin condenses and spindle begins to form
What happens in prometaphase correct answers Nuclear envelope breaks down and spindle
attaches to kinetochores
What happens in metaphase correct answers Chromosomes line up at the metaphase plate
What happens in anaphase correct answers Sister chromatids separate
, What happens in telophase correct answers Nuclear envelope reforms and chromosomes
decondense
Cytokinesis in animal cells correct answers Cleavage furrow
Cytokinesis in plant cells correct answers Cell plate formation
Final result of mitosis correct answers Two identical diploid cells
Purpose of meiosis correct answers Produce gametes and increase genetic diversity
Final result of meiosis correct answers Four genetically unique haploid cells
How many times DNA replicates in meiosis correct answers Once
How many times the cell divides in meiosis correct answers Twice
What happens in Prophase I correct answers Synapsis and crossing over
What happens in Metaphase I correct answers Homologous pairs line up randomly
What happens in Anaphase I correct answers Homologous chromosomes separate
What happens in Meiosis II correct answers Sister chromatids separate
Definition of independent assortment correct answers Random separation of homologous pairs