Name________________________________________________________________________________ Date____________________________

Comparing Mitosis and Meiosis Directions: Read each description below. Determine if the description refers to mitosis,
meiosis, or both. Color all of the numbers on the picture the corresponding color.

3
by 3 3 3 Mitosis Meiosis Both
# Description
Color Color Color
4 4 4
1 Produces body cells White Pink Brown
5 5 5
8 8 8 Dark Dark
2 Produces sex cells Black
2 2 2 blue green

Light
9 9 9 3 Produces somatic cells Orange Yellow
green
8 8 8
4 Produces gametes Red Purple Orange
10 10 10

13 5 Makes 2 cells Red Yellow Purple

13 1 13 13
Light Dark Dark
6 Makes 4 cells
green green blue
6 6 6
Light Light
7 7 7 7 Divides once Pink
green blue
11 11 11
2 2 2 Light
11 8 Divides twice Orange Yellow
11 blue
12 12 12
9 Makes diploid cells Brown Black Red
11
10 Makes 2n cells Black Red Brown
14 14 14
13 11 Makes haploid cells Purple Pink Red
13 13 13
Dark Light
12 A type of cell division Purple
green green
4 4 4
At the end, a human
5 5 5 Dark
8 13 cell would have 46 Red Orange
8 8 blue
chromosomes
2 2 2
At the end, a human
Dark
9 9 9 14 cell would have 23 Red Yellow
8 green
8 8 chromosomes
15 15 15 Closely related to Light
3 3 15 Black Purple
3 3 sexual reproduction green
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Name________________________________________________________________________________ Date____________________________

Comparing Mitosis and Meiosis Directions: Read each description below. Determine if the description refers to mitosis, meiosis,
or both. Write the corresponding sequence of letters in the space provided at the bottom of the
by page.

# Description Mitosis Meiosis Both

1 Makes 2 cells H B K
2 Divides twice I E Y
3 Produces somatic cells Y E L
4 Produces gametes P S M
5 Makes diploid cells T E I
6 Makes 4 cells S O P
7 Divides once P L T
8 Makes haploid cells E C E
9 Produces body cells O A R
10 Makes 2n cells P S B
11 Produces sex cells E Y A
12 A type of cell division S E I
At the end, a human cell would have 46
13 N I B
chromosomes
At the end, a human cell would have 23
14 Y G S
chromosomes
15 Closely related to sexual reproduction E M T
16 Closely related to asexual reproduction E O A
17 Produces daughter cells R ? !

What did one sister cell say to the other sister cell during mitosis?
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