Download Mitosis and Meiosis Webquest

Mitosis and Meiosis Webquest
Name: ________________________
Date: ___________ Period: _______
Biology
Meiosis
Please go to the following webpage: http://www.lewport.wnyric.org/jwanamaker/animations/meiosis.html
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What is the purpose of meiosis? _____________________________________________________
Start the animation. What is the first thing the chromosomes do? ___________________________
Crossing over occurs in Prophase I. What is the significance? _____________________________
When the cells divide again, what happens to the number of chromosomes? __________________
5. Label the following steps of Meiosis: http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/VL/GG/meiosis.html
Comparing and Contrasting Mitosis and
Meiosis
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/CELL_BIO/tutori
als/meiosis/problems.html
http://www.cellsalive.com/meiosis.htm
http://www.stolaf.edu/people/giannini/flashanimat
/celldivision/meiosis.swf
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/baby/divide.html#
After visiting the following web pages, compare
and contrast mitosis and meiosis.
Then, fill in the following Venn Diagram of the
terms listed below.
Terms: Sexual reproduction
Haploid
Asexual reproduction
Same Chromosome number
Different Chromosome number
Diploid
One part to cell division
Two parts to cell division (I and II)
Sex cells
Example: Bacteria reproduction
Example: Human reproduction
Asexual reproduction
PART C: Comparing and Contrasting Mitosis and Meiosis
Mitosis
Meiosis