Meiosis

Step 1: 
finish Quiz & Notebook Check
Step 2:
Ameoba Sisters & Video Recap (Previous Blog)
Step 3: GQ page 77
1.  What is the purpose of Meiosis? 
2.  What are three main differences between Mitosis and Meiosis?
Step 4:
Self assess your Quizzes.   
Step 5:
Look at the slides for Meiosis under the microscope.  Start with the Plant Meiosis 1, Plant Meiosis 2 and then onto the animal Meiosis.   
Step 6:
Click on the link for sexual and asexual reproduction and investigate how each organism reproduces.  And then also watch the sources of variation video.  As you watch the video, list the possible sources of variation in organisms.  

Sexual & Asexual Reproduction

Sources of Variation video

Learning Targets
1.  Develop and use a model to describe why asexual reproduction results in offspring with identical genetic infromation and sexual reproduction results in offspring with genetic variation.