meiosis homework

Watch the Bozeman Science video about mitosis and meiosis, and then answer the questions listed below. Write your answers on a paper and bring it to the next class meeting.


Here's the video


Here are the questions:

1. What is the centromere?
2. What do the beads represent in this simulation?
3. What's the goal in mitosis?
4. What two things does a cell do before it divides?
5. What happens during prophase 1 that leads to variability?
6. Why is independent assortment important?
7. What is "a little bit different" about egg formation during meiosis?

Chapter 11

Here's the link to get the PDF of chapter 11.