Chapter 4 Lesson 1 & 2

1. Know the phases of meiosis
2. 2. the process of producing genetically identical individuals from cells in a laboratory is?
3. the joining of an egg cell and a sperm cell
4. the process of an offspring growing on the body of its parent by mitosis and cell division is called?
5. many ___ eukaryotic organisms reproduce asexually by mitotic cell division.
6. cell division in prokaryotic organisms is called?
7. the body cells of a sexually producing organism are called ___ cells because of the number of chromosomes they contain.
8. the process of ___ produces egg cells and sperm cells.
9. During meiosis I, the pair of ___ separates
10. the process of ___ produces egg cells and sperm cells.
11. the sex cells of a sexually reproducing organism are called ___ cells because of the number of chromosomes they contain.
12. Know the diagram on page 117 and be able to explain each stage
13. using the diagram on page 117; which cells in the diagram are haploid and which ones are diploid?
14. using the diagram on page 117; what would happen if meiosis did not occur in your diagram
15. predict what would happen if mistakes occurred in the replication or separation of chromosomes during meiosis
16. Evaluate wheither the advantages of sexual reproduction for mammals outweigh the disadvantages
17. invent a new form of asexual reproduction.  Justify how it qualifies as asexual reproduction.  Explain the benefits of this form of asexual reproduction
18. choose two types of asxual reproduction.  compare and contrast them