Biology B
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Chapter 11 Vocabulary and Questions
MEIOSIS (be able to compare and contrast to MITOSIS)
Vocabulary
Asexual reproduction
Autosomes
Crossing over
Diploid
Fertilization
Gamete
Genetic variation
Germ cells
Haploid
Homologous chromosomes
Independent assortment
Meiosis
Mitosis
Parthenogenesis
Reproduction
Sexual reproduction
Somatic (Body) cells
Zygote
11.1 Questions
1. After asexual reproduction (mitosis) produces offspring; how does the offspring’s DNA
compare to the parents?
2. After sexual reproduction (meiosis)produces offspring; how does the offspring’s DNA
compare to the parents?
3. How does the chromosome number compare to the parent after mitosis? After meiosis?
4. Since humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes (46) in all our body cells – what is our diploid
number? What is our haploid number?
5. Why does the number of chromosomes need to be reduced in order for sexual
reproduction to make viable offspring?
11.2 Questions
6. What occurs during each stage of meiosis?
7. Why do the stages of meiosis seem to happen twice?
8. How does the function of mitosis differ from the function of meiosis?
9. Define crossing over.
10. Describe the Law of Independent Assortment (during meiosis only)
11. Describe the Law of Segregation (of chromosomes during cell division)
12. Why does independent assortment only apply to meiosis and segregation apply to both
mitosis and meiosis?
13. Explain at least 3 ways that genetic variation can occur.
14. Why is sexual reproduction an advantage to some species and situations?
15. Why is asexual reproduction sometimes an advantage?
16. List ways that mitosis and meiosis are alike
17. List ways that mitosis and meiosis are different.
18. Write a good paragraph (at least 5 points) that compare and contrasts (the process/ steps/
outcomes and functions of) mitosis and meiosis.