Meiosis

Question 1

where is sperm made

Answer 1

the testes

Question 2

where are ova made

Answer 2

the ovum

Question 3

what is the formation of sperm called

Answer 3

spermatogenesis

Question 4

what is the formation of ova called

Answer 4

oogenesis

Question 5

how do both spermatogenesis and oogenesis occur

Answer 5

due to a type of cell division called meiosis

Question 6

what type of cell division is meiosis known as

Answer 6

reduction division

Question 7

why is meiosis known as reduction division

Answer 7

Because it reduces the number of daughter cells by half

Question 8

what is a diploid cell

Answer 8

consists of 46 chromosomes

Question 9

what is a haploid cell

Answer 9

consists of 23 chromosomes

Question 10

what acronym do we use for meiosis

Answer 10

IPMATM2A2T2

Question 11

what acronym do we use for mitosis

Answer 11

IPMAT

Question 12

what is the chiasma

Answer 12

the chiasma is where each homologous chromosome touch and joins together

Question 13

Draw diagrams to describe the process of mitosis and meiosis

Answer 13

check

Question 14

how is meiosis different to mitosis

Answer 14

1. Parent cell divides twice
2. Four daughter cells are reproduced (instead of 2)
3. Chromosomes number is halved (diploid cells divide to become haploid cells
4. The daughter cells are not genetically identical
5. only occurs in sperm and ova

Question 15

what cells are produced through mitosis

Answer 15

somatic cells (body cells)

Question 16

what cells are produced through meiosis

Answer 16

sex cells (gametes)

Question 17

what is meiosis

Answer 17

a type of cell division in sperm or eggs. The sperm or eggs have half the chromosomes number of the parents cell