1. How do little elephants grow up to be BIG elephants?

3. Why do cheese cubes melt at different rates?

6. – The division of the cell nucleus into 2 equal parts -Produces 2 identical daughter cells from 1 single parent cell -10%

8. MeiosisMitosis Definition Sexual cellular reproduction in which the number of chromosomes are reduced in half. This allows for variation. Asexual reproduction in which the cell divides in half producing a genetic copy of the original cell. Crossing Over of Genetic Information YesNo Occurs in Sex Cells – egg and sperm All cells except sex cells and red blood cells. Creates Sex cells only: Female egg cells or Male sperm cells Makes everything other than sex cells and red blood cells Type of Reproduction SexualAsexual Genetically DifferentIdentical Number of Divisions 21 Mitosis X 2x X Meiosis X 2x 1/2x 1/2x 1/2x 1/2 x

9. MeiosisMitosis Definition Sexual cellular reproduction in which the number of chromosomes are reduced in half. This allows for variation. Asexual reproduction in which the cell divides in half producing a genetic copy of the original cell. Crossing Over of Genetic Information YesNo Occurs in Sex Cells – egg and sperm All cells except sex cells and red blood cells. Creates Sex cells only: Female egg cells or Male sperm cells Makes everything other than sex cells and red blood cells Type of Reproduction SexualAsexual Genetically DifferentIdentical Number of Divisions 21 Number of daughter cells42