Answers to AQA GCSE Meiosis(Biology)

Practice Questions

1.What is a gamete?

A gamete is a sex cell. In animals this would be a sperm or egg cell

2.During meiosis, how many times does the cell divide?

twice

3.Explain why gametes must contain half the number of chromosomes.

Each gamete is haploid, so it has half the normal number of chromosomes. During fertilisation, the diploid number is restored.