Name:________________________________________________________Grade & Section:______________________

Act. No.___
MEIOSIS CELL DIVISION

I- OBJECTIVES
At the end of the session, you should be able to;
1. describe and discuss the stages of meiosis cell division; and
2. compare and contrast mitosis from meiosis cell division.

II-MATERIALS
- printed references/ fact sheets, coloring materials

III-PROCEDURE
1. Read and analyze the given text/fact sheets.
2. Have some sharing/brainstorming with your group mates
to generate ideas and concepts.
3. Answer the given questions.

IV-QUESTIONS

1. Give at the three events that take place in meiosis

but not in mitosis.
a.__________________________________
b.__________________________________
c.__________________________________

2. What happen to the homologous chromosomes during;

a. prophase 1 -______________________________
b. metaphase 1 -______________________________
3. How come that the chromosome’s number is reduced to half during meiosis 1?
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4. What is the significance that the chromosomal number is reduced to half?
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5. What is the importance of crossing over?__________________________________________________________
6. How many daughter cells are formed in meiosis cell division?_________________________________________
7. How would you differentiate the daughter cells produced from the parent cell?__________________________
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8. What kinds of cells undergo meiosis cell division?____________________________________________________
9. Compare mitosis and meiosis.
Characteristics Mitosis Meiosis
1.Number of daughter cells
2.Chromosomal number (daughter cell)
3.Cells that undergo this cell division
4.Importance of this cell division