Producing New Cells

Question 1

What is cell divison called

Answer 1

Mitosis

Question 2

What does the chromosome compliment mean

Answer 2

That every species has a definite and characteristic number of chromosomes in each cell

Question 3

How many chromosomes does a normal human cell have

Answer 3

46

Question 4

What does haploid mean

Answer 4

1 set of chromosomes

Question 5

What does diploid mean

Answer 5

2 matching sets of chromosomes

Question 6

What is mitosis used for

Answer 6

The growth and repair of damaged cells

Question 7

Why do we need the chromosome compliment

Answer 7

To not lose any information

Question 8

Stages in mitosis

Answer 8

Parent cells
Chromosomes make identical copies of themselves
Chromosomes line up along equator
Spindle fibles form from the poles attach to chromatid
Spindle fibres pull chromosomes apart
Cytoplasm divides
2 identical daughter cells form

Question 9

Sperm cells specialised feature and function

Answer 9

Long tail so it can swim fast to fuse with egg

Question 10

Nerve cells specialised feature and function

Answer 10

Connections at each end so it carries electrical signals around the body