Chapter 11 -1 Flashcards
1
Q
How do cells reproduce?
A
Cell division
2
Q
What is cell division?
A
the process of distributing DNA and cytoplasm to new daughter cells
3
Q
What are the two types of cell division?
A
Mitosis and Meiosis
4
Q
What type of cells do Mitosis produce?
A
Somatic (body) cells
5
Q
What do somatic cells do?
A
Maintain chromosome # at 46…through 1 division that makes 2 cells
6
Q
What type of cells do Meiosis produce?
A
Gametes
7
Q
What do gametes do?
A
Chromosome # is reduced to half (23)…through 2 divisions that makes 4 cells
8
Q
What is mitosis?
A
sum of all chromosomes in a cell
9
Q
What is the function of mitosis?
A
Growth
Repair
Asexual reproduction
10
Q
What does Mitosis do?
A
Make 2 daughter cells that are genetically identical
& maintains the chromosome # (2n)
