1. Mitosis

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1. Mitosis

1. Why are most organisms made of many small cells
   rather than a few large cells?
2. Compare a whales cell size and number to the
   number and size of cells in your body.

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2. Mitosis

1. What are the three phases of interphase?
2. When are the chromosomes duplicated?
3. What is cytokinesis?

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3. Mitosis

• Identify the following
• Metaphase
• Telophase
• Anaphase
• What phase (or event) follows telophase?

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4. Mitosis

1. What are the two main phases of the cell cycle?
2. Which phase is longer?
3. List the four phases of mitosis in order.

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5.Meiosis

1. What is a somatic cell?
2. What kind of cell does meiosis take place? (one
   word)
3. What is a gamete?

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6. Meiosis

• A fly has 12 chromosomes in its somatic cells.
• What is its haploid number?
• What is its diploid number?
• How many chromosomes will each cell have after a
  mitotic division?

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7. Meiosis and Mitosis

• Why do gametes only have half the number of
  chromosomes of somatic cells?
• What is the purpose of mitosis?
• What is the purpose of meiosis?

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8. Meiosis and Mitosis

1. How many daughter cells result from meiosis?
2. Are the daughter cells identical?
3. Are the daughter cells haploid or diploid?

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9. Karyotype

1. Male or female?
2. What is the name of the disorder?
3. How are the chromosomes arranged? (3 ways)
4. What is the genotype for a female?

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10. Mutations

1. What type of mutation involves a piece of missing
   chromosome?
2. What type of mutation involves a portion of the
   chromosome being repeated?
3. What type of mutation involves a portion of the
   chromosome switching places?