Review questions for: compare and contrast Mitosis and Meiosis

Place the following sequence in the correct order and state weather it occurs in mitosis or meiosis: (1)formation of the egg, (2)formation of the sperm, and (3)growth of the embryo

1,2,& 3

Many organisms reproduce sexually wow others reproduce asexually. Which process below would be MOST dangerous for a species during extreme environmental changes and why?

Milos is as this process exchanges genetic information and creates the possibility of variety of alleles in the gene pool. Genetic variation assists the survival of the species.

Which of the following best compares the process of mitosis and meiosis?

Mitosis involves one division cycle and results in diploid daughter cells while meiosis consist of two divisions cycles and results in haploid gametes.