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Meiosis‌‌Foldable‌‌Activity‌ ‌
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Procedures:‌ ‌
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Read‌‌Chapter‌‌11‌‌Section‌‌4‌‌in‌‌your‌‌textbook.‌ ‌
2. Fold‌‌your‌‌paper,‌‌as‌‌shown‌‌below.‌‌(hot‌‌dog‌‌style)‌ ‌
3. On‌‌the‌F
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4. On‌‌the‌‌inside,‌D
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VOCABULARY‌‌‌provided‌‌(use‌‌each‌‌word‌‌at‌‌least‌‌once).‌ ‌ ‌
5. Write‌‌a‌‌brief‌‌summary‌‌of‌‌what‌‌is‌‌happening‌‌during‌‌each‌‌phase.‌ ‌
6. Answer‌‌the‌‌questions‌‌and‌‌complete‌‌the‌‌table‌‌on‌‌the‌‌back‌‌of‌‌this‌‌sheet.‌ ‌
7. Once‌‌you‌‌are‌‌confident‌‌about‌‌each‌‌phase‌‌of‌‌meiosis‌‌and‌‌what‌‌is‌‌occurring,‌‌come‌‌up‌‌to‌‌your‌‌
teacher‌‌to‌‌“Check‌‌Out”.‌‌________________‌‌(teachers‌‌initials).‌ ‌
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Answer‌‌the‌‌following‌‌Questions:‌ ‌
1. What‌‌is‌‌the‌‌total‌‌number‌‌of‌‌chromosomes‌‌present‌‌in‌‌the‌‌human‌‌cell‌‌before‌‌
meiosis?‌‌_____‌ ‌
2. At‌‌the‌‌end‌‌of‌‌meiosis‌‌I‌‌how‌‌many‌‌cells‌‌are‌‌there?‌‌_______‌‌How‌‌many‌‌
chromosomes‌‌are‌‌present‌‌in‌‌each‌‌cell?‌‌________‌ ‌
3. How‌‌is‌‌meiosis‌‌I‌‌different‌‌from‌‌mitosis?‌‌_______________________________‌ ‌
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4. At‌‌the‌‌end‌‌of‌‌meiosis‌‌II‌‌how‌‌many‌‌cells‌‌are‌‌there?‌‌_______‌‌How‌‌many‌‌
chromosomes‌‌are‌‌present‌‌in‌‌each‌‌cell?‌‌________‌ ‌
5. Why‌‌is‌‌this‌‌chromosome‌‌number‌‌important?‌‌_____________________________‌ ‌
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8. What‌‌type‌‌of‌‌cell‌‌is‌‌formed‌‌during‌‌meiosis?‌‌______________________‌ ‌
9. Describe‌‌the‌‌difference‌‌in‌‌number‌‌of‌‌chromosomes‌‌and‌‌process‌‌used‌‌to‌‌make‌‌the‌‌
cell‌‌(mitosis‌‌or‌‌meiosis)‌‌between‌‌liver‌‌and‌‌sperm.‌ ‌________________________‌ ‌
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10. How‌‌does‌‌meiosis‌‌differ‌‌in‌‌males‌‌and‌‌females‌‌(page‌‌278).‌ ‌Draw‌‌a‌‌diagram‌‌to‌‌
explain‌‌your‌‌answer.‌‌ ‌
Diagram:‌ ‌
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Comparing‌‌mitosis‌‌to‌‌meiosis‌‌ ‌
Check‌‌the‌‌appropriate‌‌event(s)‌‌for‌‌each‌‌of‌‌the‌‌following‌‌statements‌ ‌
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Reproduction‌‌in‌‌autosome‌‌(somatic)‌‌cells‌
Reproduction‌‌in‌‌sex‌‌(gametic)‌‌cells‌
Results‌‌in‌‌haploid‌‌number‌
Results‌‌in‌‌diploid‌‌number‌
One‌‌division‌‌for‌‌completion‌
Two‌‌divisions‌‌for‌‌completion‌
Produces‌‌gametes‌
Tetrads‌‌form‌
DNA‌‌Replicates‌
Homologous‌‌chromosomes‌‌line‌‌up‌
Reduction‌‌division‌
Final‌‌product‌‌is‌‌identical‌‌daughter‌‌cells‌
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