Cell Division: An Essential Life Process
Cell Division: An Essential Life Process: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Mitosis, Meiosis, Cell Division, Metaphase, Cytokinesis, Prophase, Telophase, Anaphase, Significance of Meiosis, Significance of Mitosis, Karyokinesis, Second Meiotic Division and, First Meiotic Division
Important Questions on Cell Division: An Essential Life Process
Meiosis I is called heterotypic division.

Which of the following is called heterotypic division?

Write a short note on the first meiotic division.

Why is meiosis II called equational division?

Name the stages of Meiosis II.

The second division of meiosis is the Reductional division.

The second division of meiosis is

The nuclear membrane in a mitotically dividing cell remains intact up to the metaphase and disappears only in the telophase.

Which phase of mitosis is depicted in the diagram given below?

Which phase of mitosis is shown in the figure given below?

Nuclear membrane and _____ reappear in each of the two daughter nuclei formed after telophase.

The two sister chromatids are drawn apart towards opposite poles in _____.

In which phase do we find the chromosomes lined up in the equatorial plane?

Energy is required for cell division.

There are _____ pairs of chromosomes in human beings.

Metaphase stage comes after the _____ stage of mitosis.

During metaphase, the cell's chromosomes align themselves in the middle of the cell.

The spindle fibres start appearing from _____ stage of karyokinesis.

Give a reason for the following statement:
Red blood cells do not reproduce

Explain the difference between mitosis and meiosis.
