Mitosis
What is the main purpose of mitosis?
To produce identical cells for growth and repair.
What type of cells are produced by meiosis?
Gammetes
What stage of the butterflys life cycle eats the leaf it was born on?
Caterpillar
Does Mr. Washington really look like a tadpole?
Yes
List 2 things different between a frog and a human.
No Metamorphasis. No Tail
How many daughter cells are produced at the end of mitosis?
2
How many cells are produced at the end of meiosis?
4
List the Life Cycle Stages of the Butterfly in order.
Egg - Caterpillar - Chrysalis - Adult Butterfly
List the Life Cycle Stages of the Frog in order
Egg - Tadpole - Froglet - Adult Frog
What is the 4th Stage of the Human life cycle called?
Adulthood.
During which stage of mitosis do chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?
Metaphase
What process during meiosis increases genetic variation?
Crossing Over
It builds a cacoon and goes thru a metamorphasis
What is the second stage of a frogs life cycle?
Tadpole
Name 2 things that happens during the Adolescence stage of life?
Puberty and Getting Taller/Bigger
What happens during anaphase?
Sister chromatids are pulled apart to opposite sides of the cell.
How many chromosomes should each person have?
46
Why is metamorphasis important for the life of a butterfly?
They grow wings/ change from feeding stage to reproductive stage.
What major change happens when a tadpole becomes a froglet
It gains powerful legs for jumping
List the Life Cycle Stages of a Human in order.
Infant - Childhood - Adolescence - Adult - Elderly
What is the final stage of mitosis called, when two new nuclei form?
Tellophase
True or False: Meiosis is not used for reproduction.
False
Name 2 similarities between a butterfly and a frog
They both start as eggs and go through a metamorphasis.
List 3 things that happens during the Metamorphasis of a frog
It gains Legs, Lungs, and loses its tail
What is the process of cell division in prokaryotes called?
Binary Fission