Meiosis

Science 902
2020-2021
Food for Thought

What cellular processes allow such little miracles to be born?

Introduction

Read p. 102-103 and conduct a small research to answer the below questions:

1. How do sex cells differ from body cells?

2. What are homologous chromosomes? What do they have in common? What can differ
between them?
3. What are sex chromosomes? Are they always homologous? Explain.
4. Why do organisms need sex cell? How are they made?
5. Draw an illustration of fertilization.
Introduction
Read p. 102-103 and conduct a small research to answer the below questions:
1. How do sex cells differ from body cells? Sex cells have half the amount of genetic material as
body cells
2. What are homologous chromosomes? What do they have in common? What can differ
between them? They have same structure, size, and genes. But may differ in the versions of
the genes.
3. What are sex chromosomes? Are they always homologous? Explain. Sex chromosomes
determine the sexual characteristics of an organism. Males have XY – non-homologous.
Whereas females have XX – homologous.
4. Why do organisms need sex cell? How are they made? They need sex cells to prevent
increasing the number of chromosomes during every reproduction event. They are made by
meiosis.
5. Draw an illustration of fertilization. sperm + egg  zygote
Haploid vs Diploid Cells

Watch the following video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yu1Zuy_uEQ&t=23s) then draw

a table that compares haploid and diploid cells.
Haploid vs Diploid Cells
Meiosis Steps: Flipped Lesson

Meiosis I:
Watch the following video (
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) then solve its quiz.

Meiosis II:
Watch the following video (
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2684916
) then solve its quiz.
Recombination during Prophase I
Synapsis:
It is the tight pairing of homologous chromosomes
so that their genes (DNA segments) become
aligned.

Crossing Over:
After synapsis, a chromosomal exchange occurs
between non-sister chromatids of homologous
chromosomes.
Crossover is the first source of genetic variation
produced by meiosis.
Meiosis I Steps
Meiosis II Steps
Lesson Summary
Mitosis vs Meiosis
End of Lesson Reflection Form
I can Very Good Understanding Good Understanding Needs More Practice

Define sex cells.      

Explain how sex cells differ from body cells.      

Define homologous chromosomes.      

Define meiosis.      

Identify the relationship between meiosis and sexual      

reproduction.

Identify the results of meiosis I and meiosis II.      

Identify the steps of crossing over.      

Identify the significance of crossing over.      

Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis.      

Define karyotypes and their uses.      

Analyze a karyotype.