1. what are some of the methods that scientists have used to study the components, processes, and outcomes of cell division?
2. in what ways does the structure of the chromosome provide clues to the transmission of genetic information?
3. what is a centromere, and how does it contribute to chromosomal inheritance during cell division?
4. how does asexual reproduction by mitosis contribute to the growth and/or survivial of the organism? what are the advantages and limitationsof mitotic division as a method of reproduction?
5. how does sexual reproduction by meiosis contribute to the growth and/or survivial of the organism? what are the advantages and limitations of meiotic division as a method of reproduction?
6. what are the steps of in mitotic cell division, and how do they differ from the steps in meiotic cell division?
7. what kinds of mechanisms contribute to the mixing of genetic information during meiosis, and when do they occur?
8. what are gamets, and how do they produce a diploid cell with the normal chromosome number?