Notes: Life of a Cell
Part 2: Cell Reproduction
Cell Reproduction
• According to the CELL THEORY, all CELLS come from PREEXISTING cells and have the capability of reproducing
• Life is based on the reproduction of cells or “CELL DIVISION”
I. What is Cell Division?
• PRODUCTION of DAUGHTER cells
II. What will happen because of cell division?• GROWTH and DEVELOPMENT: because
of an increase in cell number, cell size, and cell products, the organism grows in stages and shows developmental difference.
III. Two Types of Cell Division
Asexual Sexual
Set up a table Or tree map in space provided
Asexual
• Mother cell reproduces 2 IDENTICAL daughter cells
• Example: MITOSIS• Types of cells reproduced: body cells
(somatic)• Happens in both Eukaryotic and
Prokaryotic cells
Sexual
• After sperm and egg are produced, fusion of these cells produces a non-identical cell
• Example: Meiosis• Types of cells produced: sperm/egg• Only in Eukaryotic cells
IV. Eukaryotic Cell Division – Up Close
A. The CELL CYCLE: events of the cell that happen before, during, and after cell division
o THREE special events: Interphase (I), Mitosis (M), and Cytokinesis (C)
1. Interphase (I): 70-90% of cell’s life
• NO active cell division
• 3 phases: G1, S, G2
Make an Interphase flow map on the bottom of your paper:
Interphase
• 3 Phases
G1
• Growth• Metabolic
processes
S Phase
• DNA copies
G2
• Final growth
2. Mitosis (PMAT): DIVISION of the cell’s NUCLEUS
• Separation of CHROMOSOMES in a series of processes
• Resulting cell has 2 new NUCLEI• 4 distinct phases: PMAT
3. Cytokinesis (C): final DIVISION of the Cell’s CYTOPLASM
• 2 new DAUGHTER cells (Identical)• Animal cells pinch or cleave into 2 cells• Plant cells separate as new cell wall divides
the 2 cells
Mitosis Flow Map: