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1
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Define: Solute

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A substance that is dissolved in a liquid

(solvent)

ex. Sugar

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Define: Solvent

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A liquid that has dissolved or can dissolve one or more solutes

ex. H2O

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Define Solution

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A liquid (solvent) and its dissolved solutes

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Plasma membranes are selectively permeable; they allow certain kinds of sm molecules to pass through freely by _______ and ______ which are both _________ processes

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Plasma membranes are selectively permeable; they allow certain kinds of sm molecules to pass through freely by diffusion and osmosis which are both passive transport processes

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What is Diffusion?

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The random movement of molecules of a substance from an area of high concentration of that substance to and area of low concentration of that substance

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What is Osmosis?

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Osmosis is the movement of a solvent (water) through a selectively permeable membrane from an area of low solute (Hypotonic) concentration to an area of high solute (Hypertonic) concentration

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What are isotonic conditions?

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When solute concentrations are the same inside and outside of the cell

= equal movement of water in and out of the cell

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Define Hypertonic

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When the cell has a higher solute concentration than their environment

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Define Hypotonic

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When the cell has a lower solute concentration than its environment

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If the cell is Hypertonic and the environment Hypotonic, which way is the water moving?

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The water is moving into the cell by osmosis

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If the cell is Hypotonic, and the environment is Hypertonic, which way will the water move?

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The water will move out of the cell by osmosis

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The cell has an internal solute of 0.9%

It is placed in a salt solution of 3%

Hypotonic? Hypertonic?

Movement in or out of the cell?

Will the cell burst or shrink?

A

Cell = hypotonic

Solution = hypertonic

The water will move out of the cell by osmosis

The cell will shrink

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The cell has an internal solute of 0.9%

It is placed in distilled water

Hypotonic? Hypertonic?

Movement in or out of the cell?

Will the cell burst or shrink?

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The cell is Hypertonic

The solution is Hypotonic

The water moves into the cell by osmosis

The cell will burst

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The normal environment for a red blood cell is the liquid component of blood called plasma.

Is the cytoplasm of the red blood cell hypertonic, hypotonic or isotonic to the plasma?

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Isotonic;

It has the same concentration inside and outside of the cell

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Tradescantia

Plant cells have a large central vacuole, where the water is stored. If you water a plant like Tradescantia with tap water, which is a hypotonic solution, water enters the plant’s cells causing the central vacuole to swell. What prevents the plant cells from bursting?

A

The cell wall

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Amoeba

The contractile vacuole, which functions in osmoregulation (control of water balance within the cell). The contractile vacuole removes excess water that continuously flows into the cell. Is the cytoplasm of Amoeba hypotonic or hypertonic to its environment?

A

Hypertonic

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Define Osmoregulation

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The control of water balance within the cell.

Removes excess water that continously flows into the cell.

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Define tugor pressure

In what type of cells?

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In plant cells, the net movement of water into the cell forces the plasma membrane to push it outward

**Prevents from bursting for an elastic but rigid cell wall

  • This is where the crispness of leaf tissue and general rigidity of plants comes from
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Define Plasmolysis

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The cell vacuole decreases in size and the plasma membrane pulls away from the cell wall

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What is the difference between the turgid cell aand the plamolysed cell?

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The turgid cell - has a central vacuole, cell wall and plasma membrane are attached

Plasmolysed cell - the cell membrane pulled away from the cell wall (you can see the solution)

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21
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How do Prokaryotic cells divide?

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By binary fission

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Describe the cell division process of a Prokaryotic cell

3 steps

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1) The cell’s single chromosome, which is in the form of one circular loop of DNA, will replicate
2) The 2 resulting chromosomes then seperate and the plasma membrane and cell wall grow inward to divide the original cell into two identical daughter cells.
3) Plasmids are also duplicated and move into the 2 daughter cells

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23
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What is the Escherichia coli bacteria?

Every how often can they duplicate?

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It is the bacteria responsibl for intestinal problems (food poisoning)

Can double every 20 mins

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What are chromosomes composed of?

And where are they located?

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Chromosomes are composed of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and proteins

They are located in the cell, and carry the genetic material

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25
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There are many specific nucleotide sequences in the DNA and these discrete units of hereditary information are called _____

A

Genes

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26
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The combination of DNA and associated proteins is called ________

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Chromatin

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27
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Well before cell divsion in eukaryotes the ___________ duplicate to form _________.

this happens during which stage?

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Well before cell divsion in eukaryotes the single-stranded chromosomes duplicate to form double stranded chomosomes

This happens during the S stage

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28
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The two identical copies of the DNA structures are called _______________

A

Sister chromatids

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29
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What are the steps of Eukaryotic cell division?

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1) Mitosis
2) Cytokinesis

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30
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Define Mitosis

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It is the division of the nucleus, resulting in the formation of two genetically identical daughter nuclei

*Includes PMAT

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

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Define Cytokinesis

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The division of the cytoplasm between the 2 resulting daughter cells

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What are the 3 major functions of mitosis?

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1) The production and maintenance of multicellularity

2) Asexual reproduction (no mating or fusion of cells)
- Ex. Volvox

3) Replacement of old and/or damages tissues

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33
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What is the longest phase of cell division?

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The interphase

G1, S, G2 stages

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What happens during the interphase?

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The cell grows, synthesizes new organelles and proteins, and replicates its DNA

*this prepares the cell for the next cell division*

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35
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What happens during the G1 stage?

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Also called Cell Growth stage

New organelles and proteins are synthesized, and the cell membrane increases in size

* a single chromosome*

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36
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What happens during the S stage?

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Also called the DNA Synthesis

Each single chromome produces an exact copy of itself by DNA replication, forming a duplicated chromosome (each copy is a chromatid)

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37
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What happens during the G2 stage?

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There is a second period of cell growth

*Now a duplicate chromosome*

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38
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What happens by the end of the Prometaphase?

*Between prophase and metaphase*

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The spindle apparatus is completely formed and the microtubules are attached to the centomeres

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39
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Which phase is this?

  • duplicated chromosomes condense and become visible under the microscopep
  • Nuclear membrane (enveloppe) disintegrates
  • Spindle microtubules begin to form
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Prophase

40
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Which phase is this?

  • Spindle apparatus is completely formed
  • Spindle microtubles are attached to the centromere regions of the duplicated chromosomes
  • Duplicated chromosomes line up at mid-point of the spindle
A

Metaphase

41
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What phase is this?

  • Centromeres of each duplicated chromosome seperate
  • Single chromosomes are pulled by their centromeres to opposite poles
A

Anaphase

42
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Which phase is this?

  • Single chromosomes arrive at poles and begin to uncoil
  • Nuclear membrane begins to form around each group of chromosomes
  • Cytokinesis begins (cell plate forms between the two nuclei and grows outward until it forms a complete cell wall that seperates the two daughter cells)
A

Telophase in a plant

43
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Which phase is this?

  • Single chromosomes arrive at poles and begin to uncoil
  • Nuclear membrane begins to form around each group of chromosomes
  • Cytokinesis begins (cleavage furrow forms between the two nuclei and pinches the cell into two seperate daughter cells)
A

Telophase in an animal cell

44
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How do each of these cells divide?

1) Prokaryotic cell
2) Plant cell
3) Animal cell

A

1) Prokaryotic cell - Binary fission
2) Plant cell - Cell plate formation
3) Animal cell - Cleavage furrow

45
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In a duplicated chromosome, how many Centromeres, Chromosomes, or Chromatides are there?

A

2 Centromeres

1 Chromosome

2 Chromatides

46
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When viewing the Allium (onion) root tip, which part did we look at?

Was the cell stained?

A

We were looking at the root apical meristem (region of rapidly dividing cells- near the bottom)

Yes the cell was stained

47
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What is the blastodisc stage?

A

When a fertilized fish egg that has undergone many divisions to produce a multicellular embryonic stage

*Whitefish Blastodisc - stained black*

48
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Define a colony

A

It is composed of individual cells or organisms that adhere to each other and may communicate with each other.

49
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Define Multicellular organisms

A

They are single organisms that have specialized cells that perform different functions

*The differentiation of the specialized cells occurs during the initial development of the organism and is not normally reversible*

50
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What type of cells are these?

1) Chlamydomonas
2) Gonium
3) Eudorina
4) Volvox

A

1) Chlamydomonas - unicellular
2) Gonium - Colonial
3) Eudorina - Colonial
4) Volvox - Multicellular

51
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Chlamydomonas:

What does the red eyespot do?

A

It orients the alga towards the light

*sm o size*

52
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Chlamydomonas:

Define the pyrenoid

A

It is contained within the chloroplast and is responsible for the synthesis of starch from the sugars produced by photosynthesis

*bigger O then the eyespot*

53
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What is the structure of the Chlamydomonas?

A

It has 2 flagellum, an eyespot, a pyrenoid, and cup shaped chloroplast

54
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Gonium:

What is the small colony group of cells held together by?

A

The gelatinous matrix

55
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What is the structure of a Gonium?

How many cells?

A

Has a cup-shaped chloroplast

An eyespot

A pyrenoid

Gelatinous matrix

2-8 cells

56
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How do adjacent cells communicate with each other?

Why is it essential?

A

Via cytoplasmic bridges

*It is essential for coordination of flagellar movement which propels te colony towards the light*

57
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What is the structure of a Eudorina?

Made up of how many cells?

A

Gelatinous matrix

Communicates via cytoplasmic bridges

8-32 cells

58
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What is the structure of a Volvox?

A

Cells

Gelatinous matrix

Cytoplasmic bridges

Daughter organisms (sm green spheres)

59
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What are the 2 types of Volvox cells?

Describe them

A

(which are formed during the early development of the organism)

Somatic cells - make up the wall of the organism

Reproductive cells - undergo repeated cell division to produce the sm spheres your observed within the larger parent organism

60
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What happens to the parent organism once its mature?

A

It will rupture and release the sm sperical daughter organisms

61
Q

T or F:

Uncellular –> Colonial –> Multicellular

A

True

62
Q

Which type of reproducing organisms are able to reproduce quicker?

A

Sexually reproducing organisms are able to evolve more raapidly to adapt to a changing environment

63
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Define Meiosis

A

A type of nuclear division involved in gamete (egg and sperm) production in animals, and spore production in plants

64
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Define Ploidy

A

The number number of ‘sets’ of chromosomes found in a cell

65
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Define Diploid

A

Organisms which have two identical sets of chromosomes in their cell

*Eukaryotic cell = for every chromosome in the nucleus of the cell, there is another chromosome of the same size, shape, and carrying the same gene*

2n = # of chromosomes(2x23 = 46 chromosomes)

66
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Define homologous chromosomes

A

Similar looking chromosomes

67
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Define haploid

A

If there is only one of each type of chromosome in the nucleus

n= # of chromosomes

(humans = 23 chromomes)

68
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The particular form in which a gene exist (termed an ____) is either ________(represented by____________) or _______(represented by __________)

A

The particular form in which a gene exist (termed an allele) is either Dominant(represented by a capital letter) or recessive (represented by a lower case letter)

69
Q

Aa, AA, AaBb are all examples of what?

A

The genotype;

Simply an ordered list of the alleles

70
Q

What happens during Meiosis I?

A

IT halves the number of chromosomes

Diploid –> Haploid

71
Q

Which phase does this happen during?

  • diploid cell
  • Duplicated chromosomes condense
  • nuclear membrane disintegrates
  • spindle microtubles begin to form
  • Homologous chromosomes move toward each other to form bivalents
  • Genetic exchange occurs between homologous chromosomes during a process called crossing over
A

Prophase I

of Meiosis I

72
Q

Which phase does this happen during?

  • Spindle microtubules attach to the centromeres of each duplicated chromosome
  • bivalents line up along the midregion (equatorial plate) of the cell
A

Metaphase I

of Meiosis I

73
Q

Which phase does this happen during?

  • The homologous chromosones seperate from each other and are moved to opposite poles of the cell by the spindle apparatus
A

Prophase I

of Meiosis I

74
Q

Which phase does this happen during?

  • Duplicated chromosomes arrive at poles and begin to uncoil
  • spindle apparatus disappears
  • nuclear membranes start to form
  • Cytokinesis I is completed
  • At the end of this stage, each daughter cell contains the haploid # of duplicated chromosomes (n=2)
A

Telophase I

of Meiosis I

75
Q

What happens during Meiosis II?

A

Seperates duplicated (haploid) chromosomes into single chromosomes

76
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What phase does this happen during?

  • Duplicated chromosomes condense again
  • Nuclear membranes disintegrate again
  • New spindle apparatus forms
A

Prophase II

of Meiosis II

77
Q

What phase does this happen during?

  • Spindle microtubules attach to the centromeres of each duplicated chromosome
  • Duplicated chromosomes line up individually allong the equatorial plate of each of the daughter cells
A

Metaphase II of Meiosis II

78
Q

What phase does this happen during?

  • Centromeres of each duplicated chromosome seperate and the resulting single chromosomes are moved to opposite poles by the spindle apparatus
A

Anaphase II of Meiosis II

79
Q

What phase does this happen during?

  • Single chromosomes arrive at opposite poles and start to uncoil
  • Spindles disappear
  • nuclear membranes will reform
  • nucleoli will become visible
  • cytokinesis II is completed
  • there will be 4 daughter cells, each containing the haploid number of single chromosomes (n=2)
A

Telophase II of Meiosis II

80
Q

In plants, meiosis occurs in diploid cells called _____ within reproductive organs called ______ to form haploid ______

A

In plants, meiosis occurs in diploid cells called sporocytes within reproductive organs called sporangia to form haploid spores

81
Q

In a chive flower (Allium tuberosum) what is the type of stain used?

A

Aceto-orcein stain

82
Q

Plants have a complex life cycle called ______

A

Alternation of generations

*meaning they have distinct multicellular haploid and diploid stages*

83
Q

Alternation of generations:

The haploid generation produces ______ and is therefore called the ________

The diploid generation produces _____ and is called the _________

A

The haploid generation produces gametes and is therefore called the gametophyte

The diploid generation produces spores and is called the sporophyte

84
Q

In plants, meiosis occurs in diploid cells within structures called _____ in the sporophyte plant, and results in the production of haploid ________

A

In plants, meiosis occurs in diploid cells within structures called sporangia in the sporophyte plant, and results in the production of haploid spores

85
Q

Fern plant:

The leaves grow out from a horizontal underground stem called ______ which bears many roots. The brown spots called _____ develop on the undersides of mature leaves

A

The leaves grow out from a horizontal underground stem called rhizome which bears many roots. The brown spots called sori develop on the undersides of mature leaves

86
Q

When the ____ are mature, they are discharged from the _____

A

When the spores are mature, they are discharged from the sporangia

87
Q

Inside each sporangium, diploid cells called ______ undergo meiosis to form haploid cells called spores

A

Sporocytes

88
Q

The fern is a sm heart shaped plant called ______ that develops fine, root like structures called ____

A

Prothallus

Rhizoids

89
Q

How does the gametophyte obtain food (sugar)?

A

Spores

90
Q

How does the fern gametophyte obtain water from the soil?

A

Stalk

91
Q

What is the difference between antheridia and archegonia?

A

Antheridia = male- gives rise to flagellate sperm cells

Archegonia = female - only a single egg cell is developped

92
Q

_______ emerges from a gametophyte

A

Sporophyte

93
Q

In animals, meiosis occurs in diploid cells in reproductive organs called ____ or _____

This nuclear division results in the production of ________

A

Ovaries (female)

Testes (males)

Haploid gametes (eggs or sperm)

94
Q

What 2 events occur in Prophase I of meiosis that do NOT occur in Prophase of mitosis

A

Prophase I:

  • Homologous chromosomes move toward each other to form bivalents
  • Genetic exchange occurs betwwen homologous chromosomes during a process called crossing over
95
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How do the products of mitosis in one diploid cell differ from the products of meiosis in one diploid cell?

A

Mitosis = 2N = diploid = each cell has 2N

Meiosis = N=2 = 4 cells = each 1N

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