QUESTIONS

1. What is mitosis?
2. What is meiosis?
3. Describe the 4 phases of the "cell cycle".
4. Describe cell division by mitosis.
5. Describe what happens at each of the following stages: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, interphase.
6. At which stage of mitosis can chromosomes be seen most easily under the light microscope?
7. Where does meiosis occur?
8. Describe cell division by meiosis.
9. What is a gamete?
10. What is a zygote?