Learning Objective and Success Criteria

LO: - Explain what are mitosis and meiosis

Progress Step 1: Recall the difference between mitosis and Meiosis in terms of cell division Progress Step 2:

Progress Step 3:

Correctly use key words such as haploid, diploid, gametes, mitosis and meiosis

Explain the step by step process of mitosis and meiosis

Increasing Difficulty

Chromosomes
Long strands of genetic info (DNA) found in nucleus

In cell division chromosomes can be seen to look like a cross

Chromosomes come as identical homologous pairs. (Except sex chromosomes)

23 pairs in the human body (46 all together)

- How many from Mum, how many from Dad?

Chromosomes

Making New Cells

New cells are needed for an organism of part of an organism.
When are new cells needed? They are needed to replace worn out and repair damaged cells.

What needs to be achieved from cell division?

The new cells must be the same as the originals, so they can do they can do the same job.

Mitosis
This is the type of cell division that happens in normal body cells. It results in a cell splitting into two identical cells. (daughter cells) In some parts of a plant or animal it happens rapidly all of the time skin.

Mitosis
The diploid cell has two sets of chromosomes

Each chromosome is copied

When the cell divides in two each cell gets one copy of each chromosome

The nuclei contain two copies of each chromosome. They are diploid cells!

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Chromosomes line up ready for division.

Chromosomes in nucleus are copied.

Cell division starts and chromosomes start to separate.

2 identical diploid daughter cells produced.

Summary...

Learning Checkpoint
Using the worksheet describe what Mitosis is.

Chromosomes Nucleus Cell division Diploid Daughter Cells

Meiosis is EVERYTHING to do with the production of sex cells! How many chromosomes do you inherit from Mum and how many from Dad?

Meiosis
This occurs in the sexual organs to produce gametes.

The chromosome number is reduced by half.

Each of the 4 gametes produced are slightly different from each other.

Chromosomes are copied by a cell in the reproductive organs.

The cell divides into two new cells 4 gametes are genetically different. There is variation.

The cells divide to produce 4 haploid daughter cells (gametes)

Meiosis is EVERYTHING to do with the production of sex cells!

Learning Checkpoint
Using the worksheet describe what meiosis is.

Sexual reproduction Gametes Haploid Chromosomes

Comparison: Mitosis vs. Meiosis

Feature Where in the body it takes place Number of chromosomes in daughter cells compared to original cell Mitosis Meiosis

Variation?

Review: - Mitosis and Meiosis Card Sort

Can you sort the cards into the correct pile to demonstrate your understanding of mitosis and meiosis?