Name: ______________________________
Date ________________________________
Unit 2 ~ Learning Guide
Cell Division
1. In the space provided below, create your own graphic organizer to identify the
phases and events of mitosis.
Refer to the examples of how to make graphic organizers. Feel free to
graphically organize the information in a concept map, table, flow chart, cycle
map or any visually attractive method that will help you remember the main
events that occur during Mitosis.
2. Create a Mitosis versus Meiosis comparison chart by filling in the table below.
Mitosis
Meiosis
Phase
Description of what
happens during this phase
Phase
P
P1
M
M1
A
A1
T
T1
P2
M2
A2
T2
Description of what
happens during this phase
Fill in the Blanks
3. ______________________________ produces two daughter cells, each with the same
number of Chromosome as the original parent cell. ______________________________
also produces two daughter cells, but each Cell has half the number of
chromosomes of the original cell. ______________________________ produces four
daughter Cells, each with the number of chromosomes of the original cell.
4. In mitosis prophase and meiosis prophase I, ______________________________ coil and
become visible.
5. Both ______________________________ and ______________________________ result in the
formation of new cells.
6. Both processes also involve ____________________________________replication.
7. Meiosis results in the formation of ____________________________________. These are
specialized sexually reproductive cells that contain half the number of
chromosomes of other body cells.
8. A ___________________________ is a permanent change in an organism's DNA.
9. A _____________________________ is a change in the normal base sequence of a gene.
Gene mutations involve one or more base changes in a single gene, and take
place when _______________________________________________ duplicate
during interphase.
10. In biology, a _____________________________is really just a change in the sequence of
bases within a gene.
11. As you will see, mutations have different causes and effects on living things, and
not all mutations are bad! However, since _____________________________code for
_____________________________), any mutation in _______________________ can lead to
faulty proteins. This can result in diseases such as cystic fibrosis, muscular
dystrophy and sickle cell anemia.
12. Uncontrolled cell division or cell growth is the cause of
___________________________________