Spermatogenesis and Oogenesis

Click here to view an animation about spermatogenesis. Take the quiz at the end. How did you do?

Click here to view an animation about oogenesis.

Meiosis

Click here to view a detailed animation about meiosis.

Click here to view an animation that describes nondisjunction. Nondisjunction occurs when there is a mistake during mitosis or meiosis. What happens to the cells that are made through nondisjunction?

More meiosis animations here and here.

Cancer - Uncontrolled Mitosis

Cancer is any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream.

Click on animation 1 to see how cancer occurs in body cells.

Click here for a more advanced explanation.

 

This week in current events

All Black Penguin Discovered

The World's Only Immortal Animal

Tuna, Polar Bear Protection Rejected

How does each article relate to Living Environment Curriculum? Explain?

Which article was your favorite?

**Special thanks to Michael Nguy!**

Mitosis Animation

Click here for a narrated animation of mitosis. Take the quiz when you are finished. How did you do?

Do you want to view the animations we watched during class? Click here to view the animation by CELLS alive and here to view the second animation.

Enjoy!

Karyotyping Activity

Click here to complete a karyotype for 4 different patients. Click on, "patient histories," at the bottom of the page to access their chromosomes.

What did you learn about each patient?

Click and Clone a Mouse

Click here to click and clone Mimi. This is the same animation we used in class.

Do you support cloning animals? Is it ethical? Why or why not?