5.1 - Reproduction Basics and Cell Cycle

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Your task in this preview to research basics on the two major forms of reproduction. 

You will pick (VIA research) one sexually reproducing organism and one asexually reproducing organism. For each, do the following: Please cite (Full URL) your information!!

- Type of Reproduction:

1)  Advantages /disadvantages

-  What are the advantages and disadvantages for this type of reproduction?

2) Parental Contributions

- How many parents contribute genetic information to the offspring? What are the relative parental contributions in caring for offspring?

3) Variation in offspring

- How much genetic variation is present in the offspring when compared to parent(s)?

4) Energy

- How does this organism obtain and process energy? Is it a producer or consumer?

Lesson: 

Vocab: cell division, chromosomes, asexual reproduction, sexual reproduction, binary fission, chromatin, sister chromatids, centromere, kinetochore, spindle fibers, nucleus 

Text Pages:

8.1-8.4

(p. 123-129)

Cell Division Basics 

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Cell Cycle 

Learning Targets: 

1) I can describe the phases of the cell cycle and identify the significance of each phase

2) I can compare and contrast sexual and asexual reproduction