Meiosis Foldable Activity: Procedures
Meiosis Foldable Activity: Procedures
Meiosis Foldable Activity: Procedures
3. On the FRONT of the paper write the name of the phase, as shown below.
4. On the inside, DRAW what happens during each phase. LABEL your diagram using the
6. Answer the questions and complete the table on the back of this sheet.
7. Once you are confident about each phase of meiosis and what is occurring, come up to your
Outside of Foldable:
Vocabulary
Crossing over
Inside of Foldable: Homologous chromosomes
Prophase I Metaphase I
Tetrad
Anaphase I Telophase &
Cytokinesis I
Spindle Fibers
Meiosis II
Gamete
Answer the following Questions:
1. What is the total number of chromosomes present in the human cell before meiosis? _____
2. At the end of meiosis I how many cells are there? _______ How many chromosomes are
present in each cell? ________
3. How is meiosis I different from mitosis? _______________________________
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4. At the end of meiosis II how many cells are there? _______ How many chromosomes are
present in each cell? ________
5. Why is this chromosome number important? _____________________________
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6. Why is meiosis I important?
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7. What type of cell is formed during meiosis? ______________________
8. Describe the difference in number of chromosomes and process used to make the cell
(mitosis or meiosis) between liver and sperm. ________________________
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9. How does meiosis differ in males and females. Draw a diagram to explain your answer.
Diagram:
Female Male
Mitosis Meiosis
________ Reproduction in autosome (somatic) cells _________
________ Reproduction in sex (gametic) cells _________
________ Results in haploid number _________
________ Results in diploid number _________
________ One division for completion _________
________ Two divisions for completion _________
________ Produces gametes _________
________ Tetrads form _________
________ DNA Replicates _________
________ Homologous chromosomes line up _________
________ Reduction division _________
________ Final product is identical daughter cells _________
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