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Mitosis and Meiosis: Understanding the Stages of Cell Division, Study notes of Biology

An overview of mitosis and meiosis, two types of cell division. It covers the definition of each process, the phases involved, and where they occur in the cell cycle. Note cards are suggested for studying these concepts. The document also touches upon the cell cycle, regulation of cell division, and the impact of uncontrolled cell division on health.

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Uploaded on 08/31/2009

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Station 1à Mitosis
Mitosis is ___________________division
Cytokinesis is ________________ division
Mitosis is (a) sexual or (b) asexual reproduction?
In what phase of the cell cycle does division occur?
What are the five phases of mitosis?
Where/in what types of cells does mitosis occur in?
Mitosis creates __________ cells
Station 2 à Note cards
On one side of the note care write the name of the mitotic phase. On the other side write
what happens in the phase. You can use these as flash cards to study at home.
Station 3 à The Cell Cycle
What are the four main phases of the cell cycle? List one thing that happens in each phase.
What is interphase?
When does the cell decide if it is going to divide?
What are some factors that regulate if a cell is going to divide?
___________ (a disease) occurs when cells lose the ability to control growth and rapidly
divide.
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Station 1‡ Mitosis

  • Mitosis is ___________________division
  • Cytokinesis is ________________ division
  • Mitosis is (a) sexual or (b) asexual reproduction?
  • In what phase of the cell cycle does division occur?
  • What are the five phases of mitosis?
  • Where/in what types of cells does mitosis occur in?
  • Mitosis creates __________ cells

Station 2 ‡ Note cards

  • On one side of the note care write the name of the mitotic phase. On the other side write what happens in the phase. You can use these as flash cards to study at home.

Station 3 ‡ The Cell Cycle

  • What are the four main phases of the cell cycle? List one thing that happens in each phase.
  • What is interphase?
  • When does the cell decide if it is going to divide?
  • What are some factors that regulate if a cell is going to divide?
  • ___________ (a disease) occurs when cells lose the ability to control growth and rapidly divide.

Station 4 ‡ Meiosis

  • Meiosis is (a) sexual or (b) asexual reproduction
  • Meiosis ends in what type of cells: diploid or haploid?
  • In Meiosis I, ______________ are separated. In Meiosis II, _______________ are separated.
  • What is crossing over?
  • In which meiosis, I or II, do genes get mixed up?

Station 5 ‡ Genes and Inheritance

  • The homunculus theory of reproduction said what?
  • Who is the father of modern genetics? What did her study? Why was this a good choice?
  • What did the blending theory say? What is the problem with the blending theory?
  • What do the following mean: P generation, F1 generation, F2 generation, heterozygous, homozygous.