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Grade 10 Mitosis & Meiosis Worksheet with Answers
Grade 10 (US) · Year 11 (UK) · Class 10 (India) · Biology
Unit 3: Cell Division & GeneticsMitosis & MeiosisNGSS HS-LS1-4
The stages of mitosis and meiosis and how the two kinds of cell division differ. This free high school worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.
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Learning goal: Mitosis & Meiosis · NGSS HS-LS1-4
Directions: Read each question carefully and write your answer on the line.
What is the process of cell division that produces sex cells (with half the chromosomes) called?
Answer: meiosis
RememberMitosis
- 1
List the four phases of mitosis in order.
- 2
How many chromosomes are in a normal human body cell?
- 3
Give one reason the body needs mitosis.
- 4
During which phase of mitosis are sister chromatids pulled apart?
- 5
What do we call a cell with two full sets of chromosomes?
- 6
During which phase of mitosis do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?
- 7
How many daughter cells does meiosis produce?
- 8
How many daughter cells does mitosis produce?
- 9
What is the division of the cytoplasm at the end of cell division called?
- 10
How many chromosomes are in a human sperm or egg cell?
- 11
Are the cells produced by mitosis genetically identical or different from the parent?
- 12
What is the process of cell division that produces two identical cells called?
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Answer key — Mitosis & Meiosis (Grade 10)
- 1.prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
- 2.46
- 3.growth, repair of damaged tissue, or replacing old cells (any one)
- 4.anaphase
- 5.diploid
- 6.metaphase
- 7.4
- 8.2
- 9.cytokinesis
- 10.23
- 11.identical
- 12.mitosis
- ★the match
Answer key (click to show)
- 1.prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
- 2.46
- 3.growth, repair of damaged tissue, or replacing old cells (any one)
- 4.anaphase
- 5.diploid
- 6.metaphase
- 7.4
- 8.2
- 9.cytokinesis
- 10.23
- 11.identical
- 12.mitosis
- ★the match (challenge corner)
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