Meiosis Diagrams Worksheet

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During this activity you will draw the diagrams on these sheets using colored pencils or markers. Your diagrams must be
legible when submitted by scan or photo.
Procedure: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN FULL SENTENCES AND MAKE YOUR DRAWING LEGIBLE!
MEIOSIS I
1. Draw four homologous chromosomes in the cell for prophase on the meiosis I sheet using complimentary colors like
red/pink or light blue/dark blue etc. Each cell should have four chromosomes 1 red, 1 pink, 1 blue, 1 dark blue (you may
substitute other complimentary colors like yellow/orange etc. as long as they are paired.
 Homologous chromosomes (below) are:
2. Draw in how a nuclear envelope (membranes) would look and other structures that appear during Meiosis I prophase.
 What is the cell doing at this stage? List all of the important parts of the cell in the diagram
 . If the cell’s cyclin concentration was high enough, the cell will enter S phase before it went into prophase I what
happened during S phase?
3. During Prophase I, exchange of DNA can occur: Use one pair of homologous chromosomes to simulate crossing over.
draw this in the Meiosis I cell by using the colored pencils to match homologous chromosomes red/pink with pieces
exchanged between chromosomes.
 What is crossing- over and what phase does it occur in?
How does crossing over increase genetic diversity?
1. 4. Create each of the stages of meiosis I in the cellular worksheet diagram for meiosis I, using the paired colors
to show how the homologous chromosomes line ups and separate during metaphase, anaphase and telophase.
Use the paired colors to represent homologous chromosomes, how they pair, line up and separate. Don’t
forget to add centromeres and spindle fibers. In the boxes list the activities and specific structures that are
available or unavailable at that phase for example: spindle fibers appear or membranes disappear. MAKE SURE
YOU HAVE CHROMOSOMES VS. CHROMATIDS CORRECT
5  Does a Meiosis cell go through cytokinesis?
6.  How many cells result from Meiosis I ? _____ are they haploid or diploid cells? ____________
 Are the resulting cells of Meiosis I identical? Why or why not?

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MEIOSIS II
Meiosis is a reduction of the number of chromosomes called a _____________________. The name of the process that
produces these cells in males is called _____________ and similarly in females is called _________________. This
reduction in chromosomes results in _________ cells that _________ (are or are not) identical. These resulting four
daughter cells are haploid or diploid: ________________.
2. Complete the phases of Meiosis II using the same colored chromosomes, continue with the same colors of
chromosomes into the separated cells and carry them through prophase, metaphase and anaphase displaying
the correct colors and separation of the chromatids. You need to mix the colors to represent how independent
assortment can result in the final cells from random sorting of the chromosomes. In the boxes list the
activities and specific structures that are available or unavailable at that phase for example: spindle fibers
appear or membranes disappear. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE CHROMOSOMES VS. CHROMATIDS CORRECT
3.  Meiosis reduces a cell’s chromosome number from diploid to haploid. What does this mean?
4.  Define Independent assortment: and say when it occurs:
5.  How is this process similar to mitosis?
6. How is this process different from mitosis?
7. What type of cells generally undergo mitosis? What type of cells undergo meiosis?
8. For a human cell, 2N = 46. How many chromosomes will there be in a daughter cell produced from mitosis in
humans? How many chromosomes will there be in a human gamete?
9. Tell how many cells, identical or nonidentical and haploid or diploid?
_____Mitosis ______________daughter cells = __________________________
_____Meiosis ______________daughter cells = __________________________
10. Why is it crucial that gametes reduce their number of chromosomes by half?
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11. Why do homologous chromosomes separate during meiosis (as opposed to randomly dividing the chromosome
number in half)?
12. Do you see any places in meiosis where problems could arise? Explain
13. Make a VENN diagram of Mitosis Vs. Meiosis Below and include at least 7 differences and 5 similarities:
Mitosis ONLY Meiosis ONLY
Common
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 Homologous chromosomes (below) are:

 What is crossing- over and what phase does it occur in?

How does crossing over increase genetic diversity?

5  Does a Meiosis cell go through cytokinesis?

 Are the resulting cells of Meiosis I identical? Why or why not?

daughter cells are haploid or diploid: ________________.

4.  Define Independent assortment: and say when it occurs:

5.  How is this process similar to mitosis?

6. How is this process different from mitosis?

9. Tell how many cells, identical or nonidentical and haploid or diploid?

_Mitosis daughter cells = ________________

_Meiosis daughter cells = ________________

Mitosis ONLY Meiosis ONLY

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