BIOLOGY
Mrs. Stolipher
Chromosomes & Cell Reproduction
Ch 6 – all; Ch 7 – pg. 146-151
VOCABULARY
Quiz 1 - Gamete, binary fission, gene, chromosome, chromatid, centromere, homologous chromosome,
diploid, haploid, zygote, autosome, sex chromosome, karyotype
Quiz 2 - cell cycle, interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis, cancer, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase,
meiosis, crossing-over, independent assortment, asexual reproduction, sexual reproduction
OBJECTIVES
A. Identify four examples of cell division in eukaryotes and one example in prokaryotes.
B. Differentiate between a gene, a DNA molecule, a chromosome, and a chromatid.
C. Differentiate between homologous chromosomes, autosomes, and sex chromosomes.
D. Compare haploid and diploid cells.
E. Predict how changes in chromosome number or structure can affect development.
F. Identify the major events that characterize each of the five phases of the cell cycle.
G. Describe how the cell cycle is controlled in eukaryotic cells.
H. Relate the role of the cell cycle to the onset of cancer.
I. Summarize the events of the four stages of mitosis.
J. Differentiate cytokinesis in animal and plant cells.
K. Summarize the events that occur during meiosis.
L. Relate crossing-over, independent assortment, and random fertilization to genetic
variation.
M. Differentiate between asexual and sexual reproduction.
N. Compare & contrast mitosis & meiosis