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Grade 9 Mitosis & Meiosis Worksheet with Answers

Grade 9 (US) · Year 10 (UK) · Class 9 (India) · Science

Unit 6: Going FurtherAdvanced: Biology II PreviewNGSS HS-LS1-4Advanced

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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Mitosis & Meiosis

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Learning goal: Advanced: Biology II Preview · NGSS HS-LS1-4

Directions: Read each question carefully and write your answer on the line.

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Are the cells produced by mitosis genetically identical or different from the parent?

Answer: identical

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InterphaseProphaseMetaphaseAnaphaseTelophase
  1. 1

    What is the process of cell division that produces two identical cells called?

  2. 2

    What is crossing over, and when does it happen?

  3. 3

    What is the division of the cytoplasm at the end of cell division called?

  4. 4

    During which phase of mitosis are sister chromatids pulled apart?

  5. 5

    How many chromosomes are in a human sperm or egg cell?

  6. 6

    How many daughter cells does mitosis produce?

  7. 7

    How many chromosomes are in a normal human body cell?

  8. 8

    Give one reason the body needs mitosis.

  9. 9

    List the four phases of mitosis in order.

  10. 10

    During which phase of mitosis do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?

  11. 11

    What do we call a cell with one set of chromosomes, like a gamete?

  12. 12

    How many daughter cells does meiosis produce?

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  1. 1.mitosis
  2. 2.swapping of DNA between paired chromosomes during meiosis I, which increases variation
  3. 3.cytokinesis
  4. 4.anaphase
  5. 5.23
  6. 6.2
  7. 7.46
  8. 8.growth, repair of damaged tissue, or replacing old cells (any one)
  9. 9.prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
  10. 10.metaphase
  11. 11.haploid
  12. 12.4
  13. ★the match (challenge corner)

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