Learning Objectives

1. Explain how asexual reproduction & sexual reproduction are different from one another (in their purposes & in how they work).

2. Explain how diploid & haploid cells are different from one another.

3. Explain how mitosis & meiosis are different from one another.

4. Describe what occurs in each phase of meiosis.

5. Explain how independent assortment increases diversity in offspring.

6. Explain how crossing over increases diversity in offspring.

7. Explain how the fertilization event increases diversity in offspring.

8. Explain why diversity generated through sexual reproduction is beneficial to offspring.

9. Describe the roles of meiosis & mitosis in the life cycle of a human.