Chromosomes: Mitosis vs Meiosis
Problem: How do the number of chromosomes in body cells compare to the number of
chromosomes in reproductive cells?
Directions: Read the data chart. Try to determine the pattern. Use that pattern to fill in
the blank spaces.
Chromosome Count
Organism
Body Cell
Egg
Sperm
Human
46
23
23
Pea
14
7
7
Tomato
24
12
____
Corn
20
____
10
Rabbit
___
22
22
Chicken
78
____
____
Mouse
40
____
____
Crayfish
200
____
____
1. What is the relationship between the number of chromosomes in the body cells
and the number of chromosomes in the reproductive cells?
2. Body cells reproduce by copying themselves through MITOSIS. How do you
think reproductive cells form?
Chromosomes: Mitosis vs Meiosis
Problem: How do the number of chromosomes in body cells compare to the number of
chromosomes in reproductive cells?
Directions: Read the data chart. Try to determine the pattern. Use that pattern to fill in
the blank spaces.
Chromosome Count
Organism
Body Cell
Egg
Sperm
Human
46
23
23
Pea
14
7
7
Tomato
24
12
____
Corn
20
____
10
Rabbit
___
22
22
Chicken
78
____
____
Mouse
40
____
____
Crayfish
200
____
____
Chromosomes: Mitosis vs Meiosis
Problem: How do the number of chromosomes in body cells compare to the number of
chromosomes in reproductive cells?
Directions: Read the data chart. Try to determine the pattern. Use that pattern to fill in
the blank spaces.
Chromosome Count
Organism
Body Cell
Egg
Sperm
Human
46
23
23
Pea
14
7
7
Tomato
24
12
____
Corn
20
____
10
Rabbit
___
22
22
Chicken
78
____
____
Mouse
40
____
____
Crayfish
200
____
____
1. What is the relationship between the number of chromosomes in the body cells
and the number of chromosomes in the reproductive cells?
2. Body cells reproduce by copying themselves through MITOSIS. How do you
think reproductive cells form?
1. What is the relationship between the number of chromosomes in the body cells
and the number of chromosomes in the reproductive cells?
2. Body cells reproduce by copying themselves through MITOSIS. How do you
think reproductive cells form?