Standard 6: The Cell Cycle- Mitosis: (Ch. 6: Sec. 1, 2, and 3) Meiosis: (Ch. 7: Sec. 1 and 2)
Objectives for Cell Replication and Genetic Variation: The student will - -understand that one parent cell of a somatic cell creates two identical daughter cells -understand that each somatic cell contains the same amount of chromosomes as the original cell -understand that meiosis reduces the amount of chromosomes by half when making gametes -understand that in meiosis, four non-identical daughter cells are made -understand that fertilization(joining of a sperm and an egg) restores the diploid number of chromosomes -understand the advantages and disadvantages of sexual reproduction or asexual reproduction -differentiate between sexual and asexual reproduction -differentiate between somatic and gamete cells -differentiate between mitosis and meiosis