Meiosispacketanswer PDF
Meiosispacketanswer PDF
Meiosispacketanswer PDF
Situational Vocabulary Circle the letter of the situation that most closely relates to each vocabulary word.
1) fertilization: a) union of gametes; b) division of chromosomes
2) diploid: a) a dollar; b) fifty cents
3) sexual reproduction: a) produces genetically identical offspring; b) produces genetically unique offspring
4) trait: a) inheriting your father’s laugh; b) inheriting your father’s watch
5) homologous chromosomes: a) carry the same genes; b) carry identical alleles
6) genome: a) like a computer hard drive; b) like a computer screen
7) polar body: a) becomes a baby; b) becomes broken down by the body
8) meiosis: a) preserves chromosome number; b) reduces chromosome number
Comparing Mitosis and Meiosis
Number of chromosomes in
daughter cells
Process of nuclear division Chromosomes condense, line up, are pulled to the poles,
and the nucleus reforms and DNA relaxes.
The relationship between DNA, genes and chromosomes. DNA is made up of nucleic acids. Genes are made up a
selected set of DNA. Chromosomes are many genes put together.
Analogy – It is like a bookcase – The words in the book are like DNA – made up of letters (nucleic acids) to tell a
story or give directions. A book is a gene. It is a set of DNA that is put together and all works together to give one
big set of directions. The chromosome is the whole bookcase. It is many genes put together.
Make up your own analogy for DNA, genes, and chromosomes. It can’t be a bookcase. Tell what part of your
analogy corresponds to the DNA, the gene and the chromosome and explain why that works. (It should look just
like the one above)
The cell model used in this exercise has two pairs of homologous chromosomes, one long pair and one short pair.
Match the descriptions to the letters beneath each picture in the following sketches.
Meiosis is like in some ways, but the result is different. As in mitosis, a(n) cell
duplicates its DNA in . The two DNA molecules and associated protein stay attached at the
, the notably constricted region along their length. For as long as they remain intact we call them
.
With meiosis, however, the chromosomes go through consecutive division
that end with the formation of four nuclei. The germ cell does not enter
between the two nuclear divisions, where are known as meiosis I and meiosis .
In meiosis I, each duplicated chromosome aligns with its , homologue to . After
the two chromosomes of every pair have lined up with each other, they are moved apart. Next, during meiosis
, the sister chromatids of each are separated from each other.
Matching: Match the terms with the appropriate statement
1) Haploid A) A pair of chromosomes that have the same assortment of genes
2) Diploid B) Duplicated chromosomes that are attached at the centromere
C) Occurs when off spring inherit the same number and kids of
3) Sister chromatids genes from a single parent
4) Homologous chromosomes D) A cell that contains one of each type of chromosomes
E) A cell that contains two of each type of chromosome
5) Asexual reproduction F) Involves meiosis, gamete formation, and fertilization
6) Sexual reproduction