Question Set: Mitosis vs Meiosis

Use these questions to review concepts that are related to mitosis and meiosis. To learn more about these 2 processes, visit the Mitosis and Cytokinesis in Animal Cells and the Meiosis in Animal Cells scrollable interactives. For a direct comparison of these 2 processes, visit the Mitosis vs Meiosis infographic.

Topics

  • animal cell
  • anaphase
  • diploid
  • DNA
  • cell
  • cell division
  • chromatids
  • chromosome
  • crossing over
  • cytokinesis
  • homologous chromosomes
  • genetically distinct
  • genetically identical
  • genetic variation
  • germ cell
  • haploid
  • meiosis
  • meiosis I
  • meiosis II
  • metaphase
  • metaphase I
  • metaphase II
  • metaphase plate
  • meiotic spindle
  • mitosis
  • nuclear envelope
  • prophase
  • prophase I
  • prophase II
  • segregation of chromosomes
  • sister chromatids
  • somatic cell
  • synapsis