Thursday, January 20, 2011

Difference between Mitosis & Meiosis

Today we will begin by looking at a meiosis tutorial.   Click on this link and follow the instructions.

If you finish early you can continue working be examining the differences between Mitosis and Meiosis, with the help of the links below.  The picture above can be enlarged by clicking on it.

You can use these links to start your exploration:
Comparrison of Mitosis & Meiosis, with a quiz.
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter2/animation__comparison_of_meiosis_and_mitosis__quiz_1_.html
Part two of the comparrison of Mitosis & Meiosis, with another quiz
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter2/animation__comparison_of_meiosis_and_mitosis__quiz_2_.html

Step by step, side by side comparrisson of mitosis and meiosis: How Cells Divide NOVA We will look at this in class. 
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/baby/media/divi.swf

Genetic Science Learning Center fron Galaxo Smith Klein on mitosis and meiosis.  Good but no narration.  Also includes information on DNA, Genes, Chromosomes, inheritance and proteins. 
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/begin/tour/mitosis.swf

How Meiosis Works, from McGraw Hill publishers.
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=swf::525::530::/sites/dl/free/0072464631/291136/meiosis.swf::meiosis.swf

Meiosis narated animation from the book Life: The Science of Biology, Ninth Edition.  Includes a 4 question quiz.
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/meiosis.html

Feel free to search the internet for information to fill out the sheets.

If you have difficulty, ask Dr Bein for help.