Biology B Learning Targets
Unit 2: Mitosis and Meiosis
1. Define:
Asexual reproduction
Cancer
Cell cycle
Centromere
Chromatin
Chromosome
Crossing over
Diploid
Equator (of cell)
Fertilization
Gamete
Gamete
Gene
Haploid
Homologous chromosomes
Meiosis
Mitosis
Replication
Sexual reproduction
Spindle fiber
Tumor
2. I can compare and contrast mitosis with meiosis
3. I can define crossing over and know in which phase it occurs & that it leads to variation within gametes
4. I know the 3 ways variation is provided by meiosis
Random lining up of chromosomes at the equator before Anaphase 1 or 2
Crossing over in Prophase 1
Fertilization when a random sperm meets an egg
5. I can evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of asexual and sexual reproduction.
6. I understand the reason why cells are small and divide
7. I can identify the stages of cell division in order
Interphase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Cytokinesis
8. I understand that if the cell cyle does not proceed correctly or an error occurs there are many
consequences, including a benign tumor, a malignant tumor (cancer), and cell death (apoptosis)