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Science
Quarter 4-Module 2
Week 2, Cell Division
Science - Grade 8
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Quarter 4 - Module 2: Cell Division
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 Lesson Cell Division

Quarter : Fourth Quarter

Content Standard : The learners demonstrate understanding of how cells divide
to produce new cells
Performance Standard : The learners should be able to report on the importance of
variation in plant and animal breeding.
Competency : The learners should be able to compare mitosis and meiosis
and their role in cell-division cycle. (S8LT-IVd-16)
Duration : Week 2
Topic : Cell Division

What I Need to Know

Have you ever wondered why your hair grows, wounds are healed, sex cells like egg
cells and sperms cells are produced, and fertilized eggs grow and develop into a baby? These
miracles of life are explained through the basic unit of life which is the cell. All living things are
comprised of millions of cells.

Every living thing undergoes reproduction. The nutrients taken by an individual will
provide for energy for metabolic processes, for growth and development as well as
reproduction as hereditary traits called genes are handed down to the offspring. The cellular
level of reproduction, in the form of cell division, provides for the backdrop for the organismal
level of reproduction. This module will differentiate the two types of cell division, mitosis and
meiosis, as well as correlate heredity with the behavior of the chromosomes in the cell during
meiosis. In order to grasp understanding of this concept, let us be guided by the learning goals
in this session below.

Objectives

1. Identify the organelles of the cells that participate in the cell division.
2. Describe the different stages of cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis.
3. Compare mitosis and meiosis.

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 What I Know
Pre-assessment

Directions: Read and understand each question below. Write the letter of your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.
____1. In what stage of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?
A. G1 B. G2 C. M D. S
____2. What process takes place when the cytoplasm divides in half?
A. cytokinesis B. karyokinesis C. meiosis D. mitosis
____3. What happens during anaphase stage? Chromosomes __________.
A. replicate C. become single-stranded
B. align at the center D. are pulled to the opposite poles
____4. In the illustration on the right, what structure is labeled X?
A. centriole B. chromosome C. nucleus D. spindle fiber
____5. Which of the following does NOT occur in the prophase stage?
A. Nucleus disappears.
B. Spindle fibers appear.
C. Nuclear envelope disappears.
D. Chromosomes align at the center.

For numbers 6-7, refer to the diagram below.

1 2 3 4
_____6. Which cell is in the first phase of M phase or mitosis?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
_____7. What is the CORRECT arrangement of the stages of mitosis?
A. 1,2,3,4 B. 2,3,4,1 C. 3,2,1,4 D. 4,2,1,3,
_____8. Which is TRUE about mitosis and meiosis? Mitosis __________.
A. occurs in sex cells while meiosis occurs in body cells
B. occurs in body cells while meiosis occurs in sex cells
C. is for the reproduction while meiosis is for growth and repair
D. results to four daughter cells while meiosis results to two daughter cells
_____9. Joy accidentally cut her finger while slicing the onions. What type of cell division
is responsible for the healing process of her wound?
A. cytokinesis B. karyokinesis C. mitosis D. meiosis
_____10. How many chromosomes are in a normal human cell?
A. 23 B. 32 C. 46 D. 64
_____11. How many chromosomes would each daughter cell has after mitosis if the parent
cell has 18 chromosomes?
A. 9 B. 18 C. 36 D. 46
_____12. What type of cell contains two copies of each chromosome?
A. haploid B. diploid C. a gamete D. an oocyte
_____13. During which stage of meiosis does crossing-over occur between homologous
chromosomes?
A. anaphase I B. anaphase II C. prophase I D. telophase II
_____14. How many daughter cells are produced at the end of mitosis?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

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_____15. Suppose that a cell is unable to replicate its DNA. Which of the following would
NOT be present in this cell?
A. centromere B. DNA C. genes D. sister chromatids

What’s In
Review on the parts of plant and animal cells

A. Directions: Identify the parts of the plant and animal cells using the words below.
Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Golgi body centrioles cytoplasm vacuole nucleolus

mitochondrion chloroplast nucleus lysosome chromosome

ribosomes cell wall cell membrane vesicle

smooth endoplasmic reticulum rough endoplasmic reticulum

Figure 1 Plant Cell

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 Figure 2 Animal Cell

B. Directions: Identify the parts of the plant and animal cells that has the following
functions. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

____________1. serves as the powerhouse of the cell

____________2. helpers during cell division
____________3. serve as control center of the cell
____________4. serve as protein factory of the cell
____________5. A jelly-like substance that holds the organelles of the cell in place.
____________6. forms the outermost part of the plant cell
____________7. serve as storage tanks of water and food in the cell and function in
the excretion of materials
____________8. encloses the cell and separates what is inside it from its environment
____________9. transport system of the cell free from ribosomes
____________10. serves as suicidal bags of the cell since it releases digestive
enzymes that digests foreign bodies

What’s New
Have you ever watched a caterpillar turn into a butterfly? If so, you are probably familiar
with the idea of a life cycle. Butterflies undergo several changes or transitions from egg to a
very beautiful butterfly. Similarly, cells do undergo cell cycle and passes through dramatic
changes that promotes growth and development as well as perpetuation of life. What are the
different stages of the cell cycle that a cell undertakes? To answer this question, let’s do the
following activities.

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Let’s Get Started!

Activity
Cells Grow and Divide

Objectives:
1. Identify the different stages of the cell cycle and cell division.
2. Describe each stage of the cell cycle and cell division.

Directions: Study the diagram in A as well as the comic strips in B and C of the cell cycle.
Read and analyze the descriptions of each stage or phase. Answer the activities
or questions on a separate sheet of paper.

A. Cell Cycle

Figure 3 Cell Cycle

Identify what stage of cell cycle is described in each item below.

_______________1. Cell starts to replicate its chromosomal DNA.
_______________2. The cell grows physically larger.
_______________3. Cells are out of the cycle and stop dividing.
_______________4. DNA is copied or synthesized.
_______________5. Cell grows more, makes proteins and organelles.
_______________6. Two daughter cells are produced.
_______________7. Falls between the S phase and the next cell division

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_______________8. Cell does not increase in number.
_______________9. The chromosomes are duplicated in preparation for cell division.
_______________10. Takes in four stages: Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase and Telophase
_______________11. Cell copies organelles.
_______________12. Cell makes the final preparations to divide.

B. Cell Division: Mitosis

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Guide Questions:
1. What cell organelles are formed that can be observed during
prophase?______________________________________________________________
What cell organelle that disappears at this stage? _________________________
2. What happen to the chromosomes in the following stages of cell cycle?
a. Prophase - ___________________________________________________________
b. Metaphase - __________________________________________________________
c. Anaphase - ___________________________________________________________
3. What cell organelles are formed during telophase?
______________________________________________________________
What cell organelle that disappears at this stage? _________________________
4. What happens to the double stranded chromosome after the cell division?
______________________________________________________________________
5. How many daughter cells are formed after mitosis? Are they diploid or haploid? Why?
_______________________________________________________________________

C. Cell Division: Meiosis

Meiosis I

Hello there!!! May I tell you what’s

going on? Well, same as prophase of
mitosis, spindle fibers appear from
the centrosome and nucleolus
disappear and nuclear membrane
disintegrates giving way to the
chromosomes to move.
Chromosomes are in sister
chromatids and diploid (2n=46) as a
result of DNA replication during
interphase. Chromosomes find their
pair based on their similar
characteristics like the size, shape,
etc. This is what we call as
homologous pairing. Crossing over
takes place leading to the exchange
of genetic materials at chiasma.
Chromosomes now are no longer
identical since that they carry part of
the other genetic material then uncoil
and starts to move or disperse.

At this point
chromosomes, you are
already together with your
homologous pair and
spindle fibers attach to
your centromere leading
you both to the
metaphase or equatorial
plate.
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 At this stage, the spindle fibers disappear,
Sad to say, homologous indicating that the chromosome are no
chromosomes at this point longer moving. It’s because chromosomes
separate their ways and move which are unidentical are already inside the
to the opposite poles. Unlike nucleus. The nuclear membrane is already
anaphase of mitosis, there is enclosing them inside with the
no splitting of centromere that reappearance of the nucleolus. Another
happens. It’s only the interesting event that happen is that, the
homologous chromosomes cell pinches in at the middle part that
that separate. commence the cytokinesis that divides the
cell into 2 daughter cells which are haploid
(n=23) because only one chromosome
from each pair goes to the daughter cell as
the result of separation of homologous pair
during anaphase I. If you observed also that
the chromosomes are still in their sister
chromatids, that’s why second meiotic
division proceeds that is the same process
as mitosis.

Here, the two haploid daughter cells

in meiosis I enter prophase II.
Spindle fibers reappear and nuclear
membrane breaks down, giving way
the chromosomes to move in the
cell.

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Meiosis II

Here, the two haploid daughter

cells with the double stranded
chromosomes (sister The spindle fibers attach to
chromatids) in meiosis I enter the centromeres of the
prophase II. Spindle fibers haploid chromosomes of the
reappear, nucleolus disappear two daughter cells and align
and nuclear membrane breaks at the metaphase or
down, giving chromosomes the equatorial plate.
way to move in the cell.

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 The chromosomes in their sister The chromosomes in each of the cells are already
chromatids separate as their centromeres found inside the nucleus, enclosed by the
divide, allowing them to move to the reappearing nuclear membrane together with
opposite poles in each daughter cell. nucleolus. Spindle fibers disappeared. Each cell
pinches at the center initiating the cytokinesis to
occur, dividing the cytoplasm. Four haploid
daughter cells with non-sister chromatids are
produced after meiosis II.

Guide Questions:

1. Is the DNA replicated after meiosis I? Why or why not?

______________________________________________________________
2. State the phase where each of the following process occurs:
(a) Crossing-over and genetic recombination occur. ______________________
(b) Sister chromatids separate. _______________________
(c) Homologous chromosomes form pairs. _______________________
(d) Homologous chromosomes separate. _______________________
(e) Two haploid cells form. _______________________
(f) Four haploid cells form. _______________________
3. Describe the main difference between anaphase I and anaphase II.
______________________________________________________________
4. How many daughter cells are formed after meiosis I? meiosis II? Are they diploid
or haploid? Why?
______________________________________________________________
5. What important event in meiosis that causes the variation in the daughter cells?
Why?
______________________________________________________________

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 What is It
Do you know that….
All living things contain what we call the genetic material that serves as the set of
instructions that direct the activities and functions of the cells. These genetic materials, also
known as the deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA, are passed on from one generation to the next
to ensure the continuity of life. In eukaryotic cells (cells with organelles), the DNA are bound
with proteins and are organized as beads on strings to form chromosomes in the nucleus of
the cell (Figure 4).

Figure 4 The organization of the DNA as genetic material.

The number of chromosomes in a cell is characteristic of the species to which it

belongs. For example, humans have 46 chromosomes. The chromosomes of a cell change
form as the cell transitions from one stage to another in a typical cell cycle. The cell cycle may
be divided into two stages: the interphase where the chromosomes are long and extended
and are also referred to as chromatin, and the cell division phase where the chromosomes
become condensed or thickened.

The interphase refers to the period that follows one cell division and precedes another.
During this stage, the cell does not divide; it merely grows. The chromosome doubles or
replicates itself because the DNA molecule contained in the chromosome produces an exact
copy of itself.

The interphase is divided into three substages. The stage from the formation of a new
cell until it begins to replicate its DNA is called the first gap period or G1, during which time
the cell grows initially. This stage is characterized by protein and ribonucleic acid (RNA)
synthesis. RNA, which is synthesized based on the DNA, is then used to synthesize proteins.

The middle stage of interphase, called the synthesis stage or S, is the period of DNA
synthesis or replication. The chromosomes are duplicated in preparation for the next cell
division. The second gap period or G2, falls between the S period and the next cell division
or M (mitosis or meiosis, see discussion below) phase. G2 represents a period of rapid cell
growth to prepare for cell division.

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 During interphase, the nucleus is clearly visible as a distinct membranebound
organelle. In stained cells, this membrane can be clearly seen under the light microscope.
One or more nucleoli are visible inside the nucleus. On the other hand, the chromosomes
cannot be clearly seen. They appear as an irregular mass that is grainy in appearance
because the DNA they contain are stretched out thinly in the nucleus. This facilitates the
replication of DNA during the S phase.

Cell Division

Alternating with the interphase is the cell division phase. In eukaryotic cells, there are
two types of cell division: mitosis and meiosis.
Mitosis is a type of cell division produces two identical body or somatic cells with the
same number of chromosomes for growth and development. It involves one cell division only.
Mitosis is divided into four stages: prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase.

Stage A: Prophase. The nuclear membrane and nucleoli may still be present. The
chromosomes are thicker and shorter because of repeated coiling. At this stage, each
chromosome is made up of two identical sister chromatids as a consequence of replication of
DNA during the S phase. The two chromatids produced from one chromosome are still
attached at one point, called the centromere. The centromere may divide the chromosome
into the shorter arms, also called the p arms (‘p’ stands for petite in French) and the longer q
arms. If the chromosomes are stained using Giemsa, alternating dark and light regions will
appear. These are the heterochromatin and euchromatin, respectively. The heterochromatin
are more coiled and dense than the euchromatin (Figure 5).

Figure 5 Parts of a chromosome

Stage B: Metaphase. The nuclear membrane has disappeared while the highly coiled
chromosomes align at the metaphase plate, an imaginary plane equidistant between the cell’s
two poles. Spindle fibers are also formed. Each fiber binds to a protein called the kinetochore
at the centromere of each sister chromatid of the chromosome.

Stage C: Anaphase. The paired centromeres of each chromosome separate towards

the opposite poles of the cells as they are pulled by the spindle fibers through their

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kinetochores. This liberates the sister chromatids. Each chromatid is now regarded as a full-
fledged chromosome and is only made up of one sister chromatid.

Stage D: Telophase. The chromosomes are now at the opposite poles of the spindle.
They start to uncoil and become indistinct under the light microscope. A new nuclear
membrane forms around them while the spindle fibers disappear, opposite to the events that
happen in prophase. There is also cytokinesis or the division of the cytoplasm to form two
separate daughter cells immediately after mitosis

The number of chromosomes normally remains the same within the species. It does
not double or triple for every generation. This suggests that a different kind of cell division
must take place in an individual. This kind of cell division is called meiosis, from a Greek word
which means “to make smaller.” Meiosis reduces the chromosome number in half. It takes
place in plants and animals whenever gametes, or sex cells, are formed through the process
called gametogenesis.

Meiosis is a special type of cell division where the cell undergoes two rounds of cell
division to produce four daughter cells (sex cells) for the purpose of reproduction, each with
half the chromosome number (haploid) as the original parent cell and with a unique set of
genetic material as a result of exchange of chromosome segments during the process of
crossing over. Haploid refers to half of the number of chromosomes in cells.

The first round of meiotic division, also known as meiosis I, consists of four stages:
prophase I, metaphase I, anaphase I, and telophase I. Prophase I of meiosis I, unlike its
counterpart in mitosis, is more elaborate and should be understood well in order to grasp the
mechanisms of heredity

Stage A: Prophase I. Meiosis starts with this stage and includes the following
substages:
Leptotene. Each chromosome is made up of two long threads of sister chromatids as
a result of replication during the S phase of the cell cycle.

Zygotene. The chromosomes begin to pair off. Pairs of chromosomes are called
homologous chromosomes, and this pairing process is exact.

Pachytene. The chromosomes contract due to repeated coiling. Crossing over takes
place during this stage where a segment of a sister chromatid of one chromosome is
exchanged with the same segment of the sister chromatid of the homologous chromosome
through the formation of a cross-linkage of the segments called a chiasma (Figure 4). After
crossing over, the sister chromatids of each chromosome may no longer be identical with each
other based on the genetic material they contain.325 Figure 4. Crossing over of homologous
chromosomes during meiosis I.

Diplotene. The chromosomes begin to uncoil. Diakinesis. The paired chromosomes

disperse in the nucleus.

Stage B: Metaphase I. The paired chromosomes arrange themselves along the

equatorial plate.

Stage C: Anaphase I. Spindle fibers form and attach to the centromeres of the
chromosomes. The homologous chromosomes separate from each other completely and start

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their movement toward the poles of the cells as they are pulled by the spindle fibers. As the
centromere of each chromosome does not divide, the sister chromatids remain together.

Stage D: Telophase I. This is the stage when the chromosomes reach their respective
poles. Cytokinesis follows and two daughter cells are formed. Each cell now has only half the
chromosome number because only one chromosome from each pair goes to the daughter
cell. This is called the haploid condition, in contrast to the diploid condition at the beginning of
meiosis I where each chromosome pair is intact. Telophase I is followed by interphase II.

Note that each chromosome still has two sister chromatids; it is therefore necessary
for the cells to undergo another round of division. The second meiotic division, also known as
meiosis II, is mitotic in nature and consists of the following stages: prophase II, metaphase II,
anaphase II and telophase II; these stages are identical with the mitotic stages. The results
are four cells, two from each daughter cell from meiosis I, with one half the diploid chromosome
number and with only one sister chromatid for each chromosome.

What’s More
Directions: Do the following as directed on a separate sheet of paper.

A. Using the template below, draw the cell in the different stages of mitosis (PMAT and
cytokinesis). Label and describe each stage.

________________________ _______________________ ______________________

_______________________ ________________________

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B. Identify what stage of meiosis is being represented by each picture below
and give the highlights in each stage.

1. ____________________ 2. ______________________ 3. __________________

____________________ ______________________ __________________
____________________ ______________________ __________________

4. _____________________________ 5.____________________________
_____________________________ ____________________________

6. _____________________________ 7.____________________________
_____________________________ ____________________________

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 8. ____________________ 9. ______________________ 10. __________________
____________________ ______________________ __________________
____________________ ______________________ __________________

C. Compare mitosis and meiosis by filling in the table below.

Mitosis Meiosis
Purpose
Location where it occurs
Rounds of Cell Division
Number of daughter cells
produced
Haploid or Diploid
Daughter cells identical to each
other?

What I Have Learned

Directions: Read and understand the statements about mitosis and meiosis below. In a
separate paper, draw the Venn diagram using the template below. Write the similar
descriptions between mitosis and meiosis at the center of the Venn diagram. Then
classify the remaining descriptions under mitosis and meiosis. Write the remaining
descriptions under mitosis and meiosis.

only one cell division is involved two successive cell divisions are involved

produces two diploid (2n) daughter cells homologous pairing of chromosomes

produces four haploid (n) daughter cells undergo interphase stage

same basic steps (PMAT) daughter cells are genetically identical

cells undergo DNA replication starts with a diploid parent cell

produces all body (somatic) cells daughter cells are genetically different

for growth and development generates a human cell with 46 chromosomes

for reproduction generates a human cell with 23 chromosomes

produces new cells creates only sex cells (gametes) like egg and sperm cells

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 MITOSIS MEIOSIS

What I Can Do
Directions: Choose ONLY 1 from the things listed below as your expected output. The rubric
is provided below as your guide in doing your output.

1. Create a brochure showing the stages of cell division.

2. Illustrate what happens in each stage of mitosis in the form of dance and create a
video of your mitosis dance.

Rubric for the output:

Concept/Substance = 20 pts
Organization = 15 pts
Presentation = 15 pts
50 pts

Assessment
Directions. Read and understand each question below. Write the letter of your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

_____1. What series of events do cells go through as they grow and divide?
A. cell cycle B. meiosis C. mitosis D. spermatogenesis
_____2. What is the CORRECT order of the cell cycle?
A. G1 → G2 → S → M C. M → G1 → S → G2
B. S → G1 → G2 → M D. G1 → S → G2 → M
_____3. What process is involved when body or somatic cells undergo cell division?
A. meiosis B. mitosis C. oogenesis D. spermatogenesis

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_____4. During what stage do chromosomes align at the center of the equatorial plate?
A. anaphase B. metaphase C. prophase D. telophase
_____5. Tony is making a poster to describe the two ways of cell division. He draws an
outline of a human body on the poster. Peter wants to show diagrams of mitosis
and meiosis zooming out from the different parts of the body where they take place.
Which of these choices CORRECTLY shows a location for a type of cell division?
A. bone – meiosis C. ovaries – meiosis
B. testes – mitosis D. stomach - meiosis
_____6. Which of the following is NOT a difference between mitosis and meiosis? Mitosis__.
A. occurs in somatic cells, while meiosis occurs in sex cells
B. produces a diploid cell, while meiosis produces a haploid cell
C. produces two daughter cells, while meiosis produces four daughter cells
D. is needed in sexual reproduction, while meiosis is needed for the growth of an
organism
_____7. How many chromosomes would each daughter cell has after mitosis if the parent cell has 18
chromosomes?
A. 9 B. 18 C. 36 D. 48
_____8. Why is it necessary for the DNA to replicate prior to cell division? In order that each
daughter cell will have ____________.
A. 23 chromosomes C. 46 homologous chromosomes
B. sister chromatids D. a complete copy of the genetic material
_____9. What is the CORRECT order of the stages of mitosis?
I – metaphase III – anaphase
II – telophase IV - prophase

A. I, II, III, IV C. IV, I, II, III

B. II, III, I, IV D. IV, I, III, II
_____10. During which stage of meiosis do tetrad line up at the equator?
A. anaphase I B. metaphase I C. metaphase II D. telophase I
_____11. What process is involved when the nucleus divides into two nuclei?
A. cytokinesis B. karyokinesis C. mitosis D. prophase
_____12. What organelle of the cell that pull the sister chromatids during cell division?
A. asters B. centromeres C. membranes D. spindle fibers
_____13. Which of the following describes cytokines in plant cell? Cytokinesis in plant
cells is characterized by _______________.
A. the formation of cell plate in the cytoplasm
B. equal division of homologous chromosomes
C. pinching off of the cell membrane to divide the cell
D. the movement of chromosomes from the metaphase plate
_____14. Which of the following indicates the difference between anaphase of mitosis and
anaphase I of meiosis?
A. centromeres do not exist in anaphase I
B. crossing-over occurs only in anaphase of mitosis
C. the chromosomes line up at the equator in anaphase I
D. chromatids do not separate at the centromere in anaphase I
_____15. How many daughter cells are produced at the end of meiosis?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

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 Additional Activities

Directions: Do the following as directed and write your answers on a separate sheet
of paper.

A. Identify the stage of cell division being referred to in the following. Use the key
words below in answering the items 1-5.

Anaphase Metaphase Prophase Telophase

__________________1. Migration of the chromosomes to the opposite poles

__________________2. Splitting of the centromere into equal halves
__________________3. Appearance of the cleavage furrow or cell plate
__________________4. Alignment of the chromosomes at the equatorial plate
__________________5. Disappearance of the nuclear membrane

B. Write T if the statement is true, and write F if it is false.

__________1. In mitosis, the daughter cells are identical to the parent cells.
__________2. The prophase stage of mitosis is opposite to telophase stage.
__________3. In plant cells, cytokinesis is marked by the appearance of cleavage
furrow.
__________4. Meiosis occurs in the gonads that produce diploid daughter cells

C. Use the following key words for items 5 to 10.

A. Mitosis B. Meiosis C. Both

______5. Takes place in the ovaries and testes

______6. Involved in wound healing
______7. Involves the splitting of centromere
______8. Takes place in somatic cells
______9. Involves the synapsis of homologous chromosomes
______10. Produces four haploid daughter cells

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