Chapter Objectives

Chapter 7

The Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance

1.  Compare the cellular processes and cellular products of asexual and sexual reproduction.

2.  Explain how cancer cells are similar to and different from normal cells of the body.

3.  List the similarities and differences between mitosis and meiosis.

4.  Describe the key events of each stage of mitosis.

5.  Compare the processes of cytokinesis in animal and plant cells.

6.  Distinguish between the following pairs of terms:  sex chromosomes vs. autosomes, somatic cells vs. gametes, and diploid cells vs. haploid cells.

7.  Explain how independent assortment of chromosomes during meiosis, random fertilization, and crossing over contribute to genetic diversity in offspring.