Meiosis

Question 1

where are homologous pairs found

Answer 1

the body cells

Question 2

how are the two chromosomes of each pair are similar

Answer 2

size shape and genetic trait

Question 3

what is a diploid number

Answer 3

the number of the chromosomes in each body cell

Question 4

how many body cells do humans have

Answer 4

46

Question 5

haploid number

Answer 5

the number of gametes or sex cells

Question 6

how many haploid cells are there in humans

Answer 6

23

Question 7

egg cell

Answer 7

cells formed by females during meiosis

Question 8

sperm cell

Answer 8

a cell formed by males during miosis

Question 9

fertilization

Answer 9

a union of egg and sperm to make a new organism

Question 10

zygote

Answer 10

a female egg cell

Question 11

what happens in mitosis

Answer 11

the resulting cells have
the exact number and kind of chromosomes as the original
parent cell

Question 12

what If mitosis was the only way to reproduce cells,

Answer 12

then fertilized
eggs would have double the
amount of chromosomes.

Question 13

miosis

Answer 13

is a special type of cell
division that produces cells with half the number of chromosomes

Question 14

meiosis only occurs in what

Answer 14

gametes, bc
when they are produced, they have
half the number of chromosomes.

Question 15

what is a zygote

Answer 15

is a fertilized egg which
will then have the correct number of chromosomes.

Question 16

what happens during meiosis

Answer 16

Cells divide 2 times and up to 4 cells can be produced. If a human female has 46 chromosomes in a
somatic (body cell), then 23 would
be found in a human egg cell.

Question 17

Spermatogenesis

Answer 17

is the male version of Meiosis and produces four new cells that are NOT identical to the parent cell or each
other.

Question 18

Spermatogenesis produces what

Answer 18

2
sperm with an X chromosome and
2 sperm with a Y.

Question 19

oogenesis

Answer 19

is the female version of
Meiosis it is unlikely that Oogenesis will produce more than one egg.
They will all have an X chromosome.