7.4 Study Guide

Question 1

What is Meiosis?

Answer 1

type of cell division that results in 4 daughter cells, each daughter cell has half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell, used in the production of gametes

Question 2

What are the diffrent varation types?

Answer 2

Crossing Over
Random Fertlization
Independent Assortment

Question 3

Are meiosis daughter cells haploid or diploid?

Answer 3

Haploid

Question 4

How many ¨rounds¨ of division does the Meiosis cycle have?

Answer 4

2 rounds instead of 1 like mitosis

Question 5

How many daughter cells does Meiosis produce?

Answer 5

4 daughter cells

Question 6

What is crossing over?

Answer 6

A new combination of traits
1. Breakage of DNA at a certain spot
2. Refusing of DNA

Question 7

What is random fertilization?

Answer 7

Any sperm cell + any egg cell =?

Question 8

What is independent assortment?

Answer 8

Random arrangments of chromosomes during Metaphase 1

Question 9

What type of cells go through meiosis?

Answer 9

Gametes (Reproductive cells)

Question 10

What type of cell goes through mitosis?

Answer 10

Stomatic cells (Body Cells)