Meiosis (gametes) Flashcards
1
Q
What is a gamete?
A
A cell with half the amount of chromosomes
2
Q
What cells create gametes through gametogenesis?
A
GERM cells
Oocytes (female)
Spermatocytes (male)
3
Q
What is the product of combining two gametes?
A
A zygote (first cell of life)
4
Q
What are the names of each gamete?
A
Ova (Oogenesis) - Female
Spermatozoa (Spermatogenesis) - Male
5
Q
How does Oogenesis and Spermatogenesis differ?
A
Oogenesis produces one ovum and three polar bodies.
Spermatogenesis produces four sperm.
6
Q
Why are sperm small?
A
To be agile and mobile for fertilization
cytoplasm is split evenly between male gametes
7
Q
Why does Oogenesis only produce one ovum?
A
Because all cytoplasm/organelles go to one cell
