reproduction

Question 1

sexual reproduction

Answer 1

involves the fusion of male and female gametes to produce genetically different offspring

Question 2

what are the gametes in animals?

Answer 2

sperm and egg cells

Question 3

what are the gametes in plants?

Answer 3

pollen and egg cells

Question 4

how many chromosomes do gametes have?

Answer 4

23

Question 5

what provides variation?

Answer 5

mixture of genetic information

Question 6

why do gametes have 23 chromosomes?

Answer 6

as during fertilisation the both gametes fuse to form a cell with 46 chromosomes (the full number)

Question 7

asexual reproduction

Answer 7

involves only one parent and no fusion of gametes, leading to genetically identical offspring

Question 8

what does the formation of gametes involve?

Answer 8

meiosis

Question 9

identical v non identical daughter cells, mitosis or meiosis?

Answer 9

meiosis leads to non-identical daughter cells
mitosis lead to identical daughter cells

Question 10

which process is involved in asexual reproduction?

Answer 10

mitosis