Reproductive System Flashcards
What is a gamete?
sex cell
What is the name of a gamete in a female?
oocyte
What is the name of a gamete in a male?
spermatocyte
Where are the gametes produced?
The gonads
Where are spermatocytes produced?
The testes
Where are oocytes produced?
The ovaries
What type of cell are gametes produced by?
Germ cells
When a gamete matures, how many times does the cell divide?
Twice
When the gamete divides the first time, what process is used?
Mitosis
When the gamete divides the first time, how many cells are produced?
Two
When the gamete divides the first time, how many chromosomes are in the two new cells?
The whole set of chromosomes: 46
What process is used for the second division of the gametes?
Meiosis
When the gamete divides the second time, how many resulting cells (gametes) are produced?
Four gametes
When the gamete divides the second time, how many chromosomes are in each of the resulting cells?
Half of the set of chromosomes: 23
a haploid
What types of cells utilize mitosis?
ALL cells utilize mitosis
What types of cells utilize meiosis?
Reproductive cells are the only type of cells that utilize meiosis
How many chromosomes are in a gamete?
23 chromosomes
What is a zygote?
when the sperm gamete and the egg gamete combine to form a fertilized egg
when the sperm gamete and the egg gamete combine to form a fertilized egg
46 chromosomes
How does a zygote divide?
Mitosis
How are the characteristics of the offspring such as eye color and skin color determined?q
The 46 chromosomes
How is the offspring’s gender determined?
From the father’s sperm cell
How many X and Y chromosomes do males and females have?
Females have two X chromosomes, and Males have one X and one Y chromosome
What are the four internal organs of a female’s reproductive system
Ovaries
Oviducts
Uterus
Vagina