1. Biology Unit Three D – Asexual Reproduction and Cell Functions
Mrs. Pearson’s First Semester Biology
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2. Lesson Objectives
Systems are comprised of smaller interacting parts working together to form a whole
Compare and contrast the two rounds of meiosis.

3. Tissues are groups of cells that perform a similar function.
Multicellular organisms depend on interactions among different cell types.
vascular
tissue
leaf
stem
lateral
roots
primary
root
SYSTEMS
root system
shoot system
Tissues are groups of cells that perform a similar function.
Organs are groups of tissues that perform a specific or related function.
Organ systems are groups of organs that carry out similar functions.
CELL
TISSUE
ORGAN

4. Always remember…
How will you remember the organization levels?
Cell – Tissue – Organ – Organ System - Organism

5. Specialized cells perform specific functions.
Cells develop into their mature forms through the process of cell differentiation.
Cells differ because different combinations of genes are expressed.
A cell’s location in an embryo helps determine how it will differentiate.
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Outer: skin cells
Middle: bone cells
Inner: intestines

6. What if…
What if you figured out how to get a cell in a lab to differentiate into a specific kind of cell and then could get it to replicate? What could you do with that ability? Who could that help?

7. Stem cells are unique body cells.
Stem cells have the ability to
divide and renew themselves
remain undifferentiated in form
develop into a variety of specialized cell types
**Those watching by recording, include in your two of the abilities stem cells have.

8. Controversial Science
Why is stem cell research controversial?
What could happen to remove the controversy?

9. Stem cells are classified into three types.
totipotent, or growing into any other cell type
pluripotent, or growing into any cell type but a totipotent cell
multipotent, or growing into cells of a closely related cell family

10. Stem cells come from adults and embryos.
Adult stem cells can be hard to isolate and grow.
The use of adult stem cells may prevent transplant rejection.
The use of embryonic stem cells raises ethical issues
Embryonic stem cells are pluripotent and can be grown indefinitely in culture.
First, an egg is fertilized by a sperm cell in a petri dish. The egg divides, forming an inner cell mass. These cells are then removed and grown with nutrients. Scientists try to control how the cells specialize by adding or removing certain molecules.

11. Stem cells are used to treat leukemia and lymphoma.
The use of stem cells offers many currently realized and potential benefits.
Stem cells are used to treat leukemia and lymphoma.
Stem cells may cure disease or replace damaged organs.
Stem cells may revolutionize the drug development process.
Stem cell and bone marrow donor registry:
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12. You have body cells and gametes.
Body cells are also called somatic cells.
Germ cells develop into gametes.
Germ cells are located in the ovaries and testes.
Gametes are sex cells: egg and sperm.
Gametes have DNA that can be passed to offspring.
body cells
sex cells (sperm)
sex cells (egg)

13. Your cells have autosomes and sex chromosomes.
Your body cells have 23 pairs of chromosomes.
Homologous pairs of chromosomes have the same structure.
For each homologous pair, one chromosome comes from each parent.
Chromosome pairs 1-22 are autosomes.
Sex chromosomes, X and Y, determine gender in mammals.

14. Body cells are diploid; gametes are haploid.
Fertilization between egg and sperm occurs in sexual reproduction.
Diploid (2n) cells have two copies of every chromosome.
Body cells are diploid.
Half the chromosomes come from each parent.

15. Haploid (n) cells have one copy of every chromosome.
Gametes are haploid.
Gametes have 22 autosomes and 1 sex chromosome.

16. Chromosome number must be maintained in animals.
Many plants have more than two copies of each chromosome.
Mitosis and meiosis are types of nuclear division that make different types of cells.
Mitosis makes more diploid cells.

17. Meiosis makes haploid cells from diploid cells.
Meiosis occurs in sex cells.
Meiosis produces gametes.

18. Cells go through two rounds of division in meiosis.
Meiosis reduces chromosome number and creates genetic diversity.

19. Pairs of homologous chromosomes separate in meiosis I.
Meiosis I and meiosis II each have four phases, similar to those in mitosis.
Pairs of homologous chromosomes separate in meiosis I.
Homologous chromosomes are similar but not identical.
Sister chromatids divide in meiosis II.
Sister chromatids are copies of the same chromosome.
homologous chromosomes
sister
chromatids
sister
chromatids

20. Meiosis I occurs after DNA has been replicated.
Meiosis I divides homologous chromosomes in four phases.

21. Meiosis II divides sister chromatids in four phases.
DNA is not replicated between meiosis I and meiosis II.

22. Meiosis differs from mitosis in significant ways.
Meiosis has two cell divisions while mitosis has one.
In mitosis, homologous chromosomes never pair up.
Meiosis results in haploid cells; mitosis results in diploid cells.

23. Haploid cells develop into mature gametes.
Gametogenesis is the production of gametes.
Gametogenesis differs between females and males.
Sperm become streamlined and motile.
Sperm primarily contribute DNA to an embryo.
Eggs contribute DNA, cytoplasm, and organelles to an embryo.
During meiosis, the egg gets most of the contents; the other cells form polar bodies.

24. Review
Binary fission is similar in function to mitosis
Asexual and sexual reproduction each have advantages and disadvantages
Multicellular organisms depend on interactions among different cell types
Specialized cells perform specific functions
Cells develop into their mature forms through the process of cell differentiation
Stem cells are cells that have not differentiated yet

25. Questions?