Meiosis Worksheet Flashcards
1
Q
During which phase do chromosomes first become visible?
A
Prophase
2
Q
Diploid vs. Haploid
A
Diploid cells have the total number of chromosomes, haploid cells have half
3
Q
Germ cell
A
A cell that develops into a reproductive cell (either an egg or a sperm)
4
Q
How are chromosomes counted?
A
by the centromere
5
Q
What are homologous pairs?
A
Matching sets of chromosomes
6
Q
Process of making eggs (ovum)
A
oogenesis
7
Q
Process of making sperm
A
Spermatogenesis
8
Q
What do you call the 3 useless cells made during oogenesis
A
polar bodies
9
Q
What do you call the one useable egg cell
A
oocyte
10
Q
When does crossing over happen? What do you call chromatids that combine and chromatids that don’t?
A
Prophase, recombinant chromatids and non-recombinant chromatids
