Asexual
How many parents are required?
One
What type of offspring are produced?
Genetically diverse - 50/50 half from mother, half from father
What type of cells divide using mitosis?
Body cells
What type of cells divide using meiosis?
Reproductive cells
Chromosome
What type of offspring are produced?
Genetically identical
How many parents are required?
Two
Mitosis produces two _________ daughter cells with the same DNA as the parent cells
Identical
Meiosis is used for just one purpose in the human body. What is it?
To make reproductive cells
True or False: DNA is found in the nucleus
True!
What type of cell division takes place?
Mitosis
What type of cell division takes place?
Meiosis
How many cells are created in mitosis?
Two
Are daughter cells genetically identical in meiosis? Why?
No because they get half their information from each parent
Control center of the cell, contains DNA
Nucleus
What is a disadvantage to asexual reproduction?
Any of these responses: No diversity, cannot control population growth, low chances of evolution, parents pass on any disease or defect
What is an advantage to sexual reproduction?
Any of the following are correct: Genetically diverse, evolution can occur, lesser chance of parents passing down disease or defects
What is the purpose of mitosis?
To grow, replace worn out cells, and repair tissues
What is the purpose of meiosis?
Meiosis creates genetic variety in 4 haploid cells in order for the organism to reproduce.
Located on the chromosome- determines a trait, passed on from parent to offspring
Gene
What is an advantage of asexual reproduction?
Any of the following: faster reproduction, only one parent needed, majority of cases an offspring is produced, growth period is short, lower chance of mutation
What is a disadvantage to sexual reproduction?
Any of the following are correct: gametes must fuse together for reproduction to occur, only half of the population are capable of gestation (carrying a baby), very long time to produce offspring
What are the names of the genetically identical cells produced in mitosis?
Daughter cells
Why are there two Meiosis divisions?
To ensure the number of chromosomes
From smallest to largest, place the following words: DNA, Nucleus, Gene, Chromosome
Gene-> DNA-> Chromosome-> Nucleus