Venn Diagram: Mitosis and Meiosis
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Standard:

BI2. a. Students know meiosis is an early step in sexual reproduction in which the pairs of
chromosomes separate and segregate randomly during cell division to produce gametes
containing one chromosome of each type.
 BI2. b. Students know only certain cells in a multicellular organism undergo meiosis.
Objectives:
 Describe the structure and function of DNA.
 Explain the genetic factors that influence the way we look.
 Recognize that DNA contains the genetic information that determines the way we look.
Directions:
 Compare and contrast Mitosis and Meiosis in the Venn diagram below.
 Click and drag the characteristics into the appropriate place in the Venn Diagram,
there should be 4 characteristics each for Mitosis and Meiosis, and 3
characteristics for the “Both” category.
Resources:
 http://www.albinoburmese.com/mitosis-meiosis.jpg
 http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/cell_cycle/cells3.html
 http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/meiosis/main.html
Mitosis
Meiosis
Both
Characteristics:
1 division
5 phases
Body
Cells
(somatic)
Produces two
genetically
identical
daughter cells
Replication of
chromosomes
Sex Cells
(gametes)
Produces four
genetically
different
daughter cells
Ways that cells
divide
Occurs in plant
and animal cells
2 divisions