meiosis

Question 1

meiosis

Answer 1

cell division, which creates four daughter cells

Question 2

haploid

Answer 2

cell containing one copy of each chromosome

Question 3

diploid

Answer 3

cell containing two copies of each chromosome, maternal + paternal

Question 4

haploid cells in human body

Answer 4

gametes, created through meiosis

Question 5

gametes function

Answer 5

used in sexual reproduction, where gametes will fuse in a process called fertilization to create a zygote

Question 6

meiosis function

Answer 6

allows creation of gametes, and therefore allows sexual reproduction

Question 7

step 0 of meiosis: before cell division starts

Answer 7

parent cell replicates DNA

Question 8

step 1 of meiosis

Answer 8

nuclear membrane breaks down and homologous chromosomes line up at equator of cell next to each other

Question 9

step 2 of meiosis

Answer 9

fibres pull the chromosomes away from each other and to the poles of the cell

Question 10

step 3 of meiosis

Answer 10

fibres pull the chromosomes away from each other and to the poles of the cell

Question 11

step 4 of meiosis

Answer 11

cell membrane pinches apart the daughter cells

Question 12

step 5 of meiosis

Answer 12

nuclear membrane breaks down and chromosomes move to center of cell

Question 13

step 6 of meiosis

Answer 13

sister chromatids are pulled to poles of cell by fibres and separated

Question 14

step 7 of meiosis

Answer 14

cell membrane pinches apart daughter cells

Question 15

parent cells and daughter cells

Answer 15

parent cell carries different genetic information to daughter cells

Question 16

fertilisation

Answer 16

a process occurring in sexual reproduction, when gametes fuse to create a zygote

Question 17

why are gametes haploid

Answer 17

when the gametes fuse, they will combine to give the resulting zygote two sets of genetic information, one paternal and the other maternal, therefore turning the zygote into a diploid cell with the correct no. of chromosomes