
B2 / B12 Mitosis vs Meiosis
Quiz by Mr R Horn
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Which type of cell division results in 2 genetically identical ‘daughter’ cells?
If this cell divided by mitosis, what will the nucleus of one of the 'daughter' cells look like?

Which type of cell division results in 4 cells, each with half the number of chromosomes?
Which type of cell division results in 2 genetically identical ‘daughter’ cells?
Which type of cell division results in variation?
Which type of cell division results in 4 cells, each with half the number of chromosomes?
Which type of cell division is used for growth?
Which type of cell division is used to make sperm or egg cells (or pollen)?
What is the correct term for a sex cell?
Which type of cell division is used for growth?
Which type of cell division is used for replacing dead cells?
What is the correct term for a sex cell?
Which type of cell division is used to make gametes?
What is the correct term for a sex cell?
Which type of cell division only occurs in the testes or ovaries?
Which type of cell division halves the number of chromosomes?
What is a 'gamete'?
Which type of cell division is used for repairing damage tissue?
Tobacco plants have 48 chromosomes. How many chromosomes in a mesophyll cell from a tobacco plant?
A cell with 46 chromosomes divides. Each of the new (daughter) cells also have 46 chromosomes. Which type of cell division has occurred?
A cell with 46 chromosomes divides. Each of the new (daughter) cells also have 23 chromosomes. Which type of cell division has occurred?
Which of the following cells is NOT a gamete?
Tobacco plants have 48 chromosomes. How many chromosomes in a pollen cell from a tobacco plant?
Diagram 1 shows the nucleus of a body cell as it begins to divide by mitosis. Name the structures labelled with '?'

If this cell divided by meiosis, what will the nucleus of one of the 'daughter' cells look like?
