Chapter 7: Mitosis and Meiosis

Question 1

gametogenesis

Answer 1

-formation of sperm and ova

Question 2

spermatogenesis

Answer 2

-formation of sperm

Question 3

spermatogonium

Answer 3

• diploid cell that will become sperm cell

- found in tiny tubules called seminiferous tubules in the testes

Question 4

oogenesis

Answer 4

-formation of female egg cells
-polar body: two daughter cells disintegrate (get no cytoplasm or organelles)
-occurs on a monthly basis (begins at puberty and ends at menopause)
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Question 5

primary oocyte

Answer 5

• initial cell that will form ova

- found in ovaries