Study Guide for Mitosis and Meiosis Test

First, you should review all old bell quizzes and make corrections.
These are probably the best tool you have to study with.

Also review all worksheets. Be able to do similar problems that you find on
the worksheets you had for homework.

Specific information you should know:

- About Chromosomes:

o Know and understand the structure of chromosomes. At the basic

level, what are chromosomes made up of?

o Know what chromatin, chromatids, centromeres and chromosomes

are. Be able to label these things.

o In what stage in both mitosis and meiosis do chromosomes become

visible?

o In what stage does the DNA duplicate itself?

o Where are chromosomes found in the cell?

o Explain why the size of a chromosome is important.

o Know what a karyotype is and how to read it (only to the extent we

did in class).

o What are sex chromosomes? Which chromosomes do males carry?

Females?

o Understand and be able to apply the terms haploid and diploid.

o What is the haploid number for a human? Diploid?

- About Mitosis:

o Know the phases of mitosis and understand what happens in each

of these phases.

o Know what type of cells undergo mitosis.

o How many cells does mitosis result in? Are these cells genetically
identical to the parent cell?

o What is the purpose of mitosis? When might cells undergo mitosis?

o Does mitosis happen in Prokaryotic cells? Eukaryotic Cells?

o When does mitosis begin in an organism?

 o Give an example of three types of cells that constantly undergo
mitosis. Why do these types of cells constantly undergo mitosis?

o What happens to an individual when mitosis goes wrong?

o Be able to label cells, indicating the stage of mitosis they are in.

- About Meiosis:

o In what specific type of cells does meiosis occur in?

o How many cells result at the end of meiosis?

o Does meiosis begin with a haploid or diploid cell?

o What are the two types of gametes?

o What is a zygote? Is this haploid or diploid?

o What are the stages in meiosis? How are they different?

o What is crossing over? Why is this process important?

o What are homologous chromosomes? When do they pair up (in

what stage)?

o Does meiosis result in cells that are genetically identical or

different?

o Be able to label cells, indicating the stage of meiosis they are in.

Sample questions:

1. If a cell’s diploid number is 20, how many chromosomes will be

present in each cell after mitosis?

2. A lion’s diploid number is 38.

How many chromosomes would be found in its:

Muscle cells__________

Egg cells________

Heart cells_________

Sperm cells________
3. Cancer can be defined as: (you think of an answer)