Cell Division Answers

   1. How many chromosomes does a human gamete have? 

  23

   2. True or false? A gene is a section of DNA that codes for a specific protein

  True 

   3. True or false? Mitosis produces four cells

  False, mitosis produces two genetically identical daughter cells

   4. Name the type of cell division that produces 2 genetically identical daughter cells

  Mitosis

   5. True or false? Meiosis produces genetically different cells

  True 

   6. Fill in the blanks for the stages of mitosis:

  Prophase | Metaphase | Anaphase | Telophase | 

   7. What happens during anaphase?

  During anaphase, the sister chromatids pull apart

   8. Name the process where a cell divides to produce gametes

  Meiosis 

   9. Where in the cell do we find genes?

  In the chromosomes

   10. In a cell, the chromosomes are found in pairs, this must mean that the cell is a:

  C - A body cell