Download The Cell Cycle, Mitosis, and Meiosis Goals and Objectives

The Cell Cycle, Mitosis, and Meiosis
Goals and Objectives
At the end of this unit, students will:
 Contrast cell division in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
 Identify the phases of the eukaryotic cell cycle.
 Explain how the cell cycle is controlled.
 Define cancer, and relate it to the cell cycle.
 Describe chromosomes and their role in mitosis.
 Outline the phases of mitosis.
 Compare and contrast asexual and sexual reproduction.
 Give an overview of sexual reproduction, outline the phases of
meiosis, and explain why sexual reproduction leads to variation
in offspring.
 Define life cycle, and identify different types of sexual life
cycles.