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Biology
Name ____________________________
Mitosis: Chapter 5 Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 – DAY 1
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What is the purpose of mitosis?
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How many cells does mitosis start with? How many daughter cells does it end with?
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How does the original parent cell compare to the daughter cells at the end of mitosis?
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How does the number of chromosomes in the parent cell compare to the number of chromosomes in the daughter cells at the end of mitosis?
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What happens during cytokinesis? How is it different in plant and animal cells?
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What happens during G1 of Interphase?
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What happens during S phase of Interphase?
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What happens during G2 of Interphase?
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What is the difference between a benign tumor and a malignant tumor?
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What are examples of carcinogens?
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What disorder results when the cell cycle is not regulated?

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What is asexual reproduction? Name all 4 forms of asexual reproduction & state whether it is used by prokaryotes (bacteria) or eukaryotes).
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What kinds of organisms reproduce asexually? Which of these are eukaryotic.
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Put the following words in order from least to greatest: organ, cell, tissue, organism, organ system
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What is cell differentiation? What determines how a cell in an embryo will differentiate?
16. Starting with Gap 1, put the following portions of the cell cycle in order: Gap 1, Prophase,
Cytokinesis, Metaphase, Anaphase, Gap 2, Synthesis, Telophase.
17. A cell’s diploid number is 20. If this cell goes through mitosis, how many chromosomes will be in each daughter cell?
18. Below are onion cells in various stages of the cell cycle. Identify cells by number that are in each stage.
Interphase:__________________________________
Metaphase:_______________________
Telophase:________________________
Prophase:____________________________
Anaphase:___________________________

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Chapter 6 Sections 1, 2, 6
You have body cells and gametes.
Do gametes come from germ cells or somatic cells?
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Your cells have autosomes and sex chromosomes.
Chromosome pairs 1-22 are ___________________ and pair 23 is _______________________.
Body cells are diploid; gametes are haploid.
What is the difference between the cells that result from mitosis and the cells that result from meiosis?
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Vocabulary Check
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When the nucleus of an egg joins the nucleus of a sperm _____________________
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A body cell ___________________________
3.
An egg or sperm cell ________________________________
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Any chromosome except a sex chromosome _____________________________
The Big Picture
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If a diploid cell with 8 chromosomes goes through meiosis, how many chromosomes will the resulting haploid daughter cells have? How many daughter cells will there be?
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Circle the sex of a person with the sex chromosomes XX: male / female
Cells go through two rounds of division in meiosis. – You should be able to recognize pictures of the stages of meiosis & put them in order.
Homologous chromosomes and sister chromatids – DRAW AND LABEL:

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Vocabulary check
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Sperm and eggs are formed through the process of _________________________.
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In oogenesis, one of the cells resulting from meiosis becomes an egg and the others become three
_________________________. In spermatogenesis, _____ cells from meiosis become sperm.
The Big Picture
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What is the result of meiosis?
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4. Explain the differences between the terms diploid and haploid.
5. Draw a venn diagram comparing and contrasting mitosis and meiosis – HINT: REVIEW THE VENN
DIAGRAM WE ALREADY DID IN CLASS. You should know all similarities & differences!
6. In one sentence, explain what happens in meiosis 1(What is separated?).
7. In one sentence, explain what happens in meiosis 2 (What is separated?).
8. What do sperm cells donate to the zygote?
9. What do egg cells donate to the zygote?
Study your diploid/haploid table on the back of your Venn Diagram