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Cell Reproduction
OBJECTIVES:
1. Define and describe mitosis as asexual cell
reproduction.
TASK:
1. When a cell is going to reproduce, what might it
need to do first?
Mitosis = ________
Reproduction
• __________ is a type of cell
_________that results in
two daughter cells that are
___________to the original.
• Asexual reproduction is
reproduction of a
_________ organism.
Why Mitosis is Needed
• In ________________eukaryotes, mitosis is how
organisms usually ______________.
• In _________________organisms, mitosis produces
_________________________for growth, or to
replace cells that have died.
Asexual Reproduction: The Real Single
Parents
• Microorganisms,
___________,
and even some
__________ca
n reproduce
asexually!
Mitotic Twins are Identical
Mitosis made • Identical twins
my twin brother result from
and me!
mitosis of a
single zygote
(fertilized egg
cell)
Mitosis can Regenerate Lost Parts
• This newt’s arm and spinal cord can regenerate
because of _____________.
________________are in the Nucleus
• DNA in a eukaryotic cell’s nucleus is organized into a
number of ________________. Each chromosome
is a big piece of ________.
• During mitosis, the chromosomes divide, so that
each new cell receives one copy of each from the
parent.
Recap
• ____________is how eukaryotic cells reproduce
_____________.
• In ______________organisms, mitosis
_________________dead cells and tissues.
• ______________reproduction is reproduction of a
single parent organism. The offspring are
____________ to each other and the parent
• __________________ are the form DNA takes in
the nucleus before and during reproduction.