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Mitosis, Meiosis, SEX Flashcards

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What occurs when an egg is released from the ovary?

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Ovulation

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Examples of asexual reproduction?

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Budding
Vegetative propagation
Regeneration
Binary fission

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Another name for oviduct is?

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Fallopian tubes

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__________ occurs approximately every 28 days in females?

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Menstruation

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During fertilization a ______ cell enters an ______ cell

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Sperm cell enters an egg cell

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What is created when the sperm cell fertilizes the egg cell?

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A zygote

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Definition of Penis

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Delivers sperm to vagina

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Definition of Vagina

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Receives sperm and acts as birth canal

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Definition of Fallopian tubes

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Brings mature egg from ovaries to uterus if fertilized

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Definition of urethra

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Takes sperm and urine out of body

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Phases of mitosis in order?

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PMAT prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

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Ways that meiosis is different from mitosis

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Meiosis happens twice

Meiosis creates haploid cells while mitosis creates diploid cells

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Sexual reproduction advantage and disadvantage

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Advantage: You choose when to have kids (most of the time)
Disadvantage: you need a partner to reproduce with

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Asexual advantage and disadvantage

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Advantage: you don’t need a partner disadvantage:everything’s the same cause there copied (no variation)

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________ cells are produced by meiosis

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Sex cells

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Mitosis produces how many daughter cells?

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Two

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The daughter cells of meiosis are identical… True or false?

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False

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Pairs of chromosomes with similar genetic information are called?

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Homologous chromosomes

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Mitosis produces _________ cells

a. Haploid
b. diploid

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Diploid

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Three ways humans, plants, or animals have adapted to enhance reproductive success?

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Plants smell good to attract animals and insects to spread their pollen
Animals have courtship dances to attract each other
Sea turtles lay hundreds of eggs so at least a few survive

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Why does menstruation occur?

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To get rid of the uterin lining that was there ready to hold a fertilized egg

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What happens during menstruation?

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You shed your uterin lining

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