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1.2 Cell division

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Question 31
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A student wrote three statements about cell division by mitosis.

Statement 1: Mitosis produces two cells that each contain half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell.

Statement 2: The chromosomes are copied after the nucleus has divided.

Statement 3: Mitosis produces cells that are genetically identical to the parent cell.

a.

Give the number of the statement that is correct.

[1]
b.

Write a corrected version of Statement 1.

[1]
c.

Write a corrected version of Statement 2.

[1]
d.

Meiosis is a different type of cell division. Give one way in which the cells produced by meiosis are different from the cells produced by mitosis.

[1]
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1.2 Cell division Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /1.2 Cell division

63 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 1.2 Cell division, covering 1.2.1 Chromosomes, 1.2.2 Mitosis and the cell cycle, and 1.2.3 Stem cells. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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