“Mitosis and Meiosis I are very different, but Mitosis and Meiosis II are very similar. Therefore, Meiosis I must cause all the
key differences between gametes and normal body cells.” Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Support your claim with evidence and reasoning about cell division, body cells, and gametes.
Yes, I agree with statement b/c in meiosis I, specifically in prophase I the homologous chromosomes line and form tetrads in which they exhibit the act of ‘crossing over’ which allows for genetic diversity; This would not occur in mitosis as body cells are produced to repair or for growth so the division of cells must allow for the exact replication of DNA or it is not possible to repair the body or growth if there is genetic variation in each cell. Also, in Meiosis I, specifically when metaphase I occurs, it is impossible to predict how the homologous chromosomes will be split, therefore creating even more diversity of genes known as Independent assortment. None of these processes occur in meiosis II, as the exchange of DNA and act of genetic diversity has already occurred in Meiosis I, therefore Meiosis II simply has to go throwing regular cell division making it more similar to mitosis than Meiosis I; Independent assortment and crossing over are the processes that set Meiosis I to differ from the others. (Go into more depth about how body cells have to be completely identical whereas gametes have to have genetic diversity)
Receptors which provide animals with information from the external environment are located in ears, tongue, eyes, and the nose. These are all receptors that can be found in our sensory organs and provide us with feedback from our nearby environment and the stimuli on which we should be alerted towards.
The reason why we were unable to read the lab manual through the tubes containing isotonic and hypertonic solution is because the cells in those solutions remained intact, causing the solutions to be opaque, in the tonicity of red blood cells activity. The reason why we can't read the lab manual is because the cells in the solutions remained intact.
