The cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis (CIE A-level Biology)

The three lessons included in this bundle describe the key events of the mitotic and meiotic cell cycles and cover the following points as detailed in topics 5 and 16 of the CIE A-level Biology specification:

Topic 5: The mitotic cell cycle

• Explain the importance of mitosis in the production of genetically identical cells, growth, cell replacement, repair of tissues and asexual reproduction
• Outline the cell cycle, including interphase, mitosis and cytokinesis
• The behaviour of chromosomes in plant and animal cells during the mitotic cell cycle

Topic 16: Inherited change

• Explain what is meant by a pair of homologous chromosomes
• The behaviour of chromosomes in plant and animal cells during meiosis
• Explain how crossing over and random assortment of homologous chromosomes during meiosis and random fusion of gametes at fertilisation lead to genetic variation

Each lesson is fully-resourced and the wide range of tasks found in the PowerPoint and the accompanying resources will check on current understanding and prior knowledge and engage the students with guided discussion points and quiz competitions.

If you would like to sample the quality of lessons in this bundle, then download the interphase, mitosis and cytokinesis lesson as this has been uploaded for free