6.1.1 sexual and a sexual reproduction

Question 1

what is mitosis

Answer 1

type of nuclear division that gives rise to cells that are genetically identical, used for growth, repair of damaged tissues, replacement of cells and asexual reproduction

Question 2

what is meiosis

Answer 2

Meiosis is a type of nuclear division that gives rise to cells that are genetically different
It is used to produce gametes (sex cells)

Question 3

what is sexual reproduction

Answer 3

a process involving the fusion of the nuclei of two gametes (sex cells) to form a zygote (fertilised egg cell) and the production of offspring that are genetically different from each other

Question 4

what are gametes

Answer 4

sex cells

Question 5

what is a zygote

Answer 5

fertilised egg cell

Question 6

what are gametes from animals

Answer 6

sperm cells and egg cells

Question 7

ae gametes from flowering plants

Answer 7

pollen cells and egg cells

Question 8

what is fertilisation

Answer 8

the fusion of gamete nuclei, and as each gamete comes from a different parent, there is variation in the offspring

Question 9

what does the formation of gametes involve

Answer 9

meiosis

Question 10

does asexual reproduction involve sex cells or fertilisation

Answer 10

nope

Question 11

why is only one parent required for asexual reproduction

Answer 11

so there is no fusion of gametes and no mixing of genetic information

Question 12

what is the result of only one parent being used

Answer 12

the offspring are genetically identical to the parent and to each other (clones)

Question 13

what is asexual reproduction defined as

Answer 13

process resulting in genetically identical offspring from one parent

Question 14

what is mitosis involved in

Answer 14

asexual reproduction

Question 15

is meiosis involved in

Answer 15

sexual reproduction