the human life cycle

Question 1

sperm cell

Answer 1

spermatozoon

Question 2

egg cell

Answer 2

ovum

Question 3

cells contain only one (1) set of chromosomes

Answer 3

haploid

Question 4

contains two (2) sets of chromosomes

Answer 4

diploid

Question 5

regular body cells that repair & reproduce tissues

Answer 5

somatic cells

Question 6

cells responsible for sexual reproduction of new organisms

Answer 6

germ cells

Question 7

two (2) major groups of cells

Answer 7

somatic & germ cells

Question 8

process of combining the sperm & ovum

Answer 8

fertilization

Question 9

contains two (2) sets of chromosomes, one set from the mother, and the other from the father

Answer 9

zygote

Question 10

undergoes a series of cell division called mitosis

Answer 10

zygote

Question 11

what the zygote turns into after a series of mitosis

Answer 11

embryo

Question 12

formation of sex cells occuring in males

Answer 12

spermatogenesis

Question 13

formation of sex cells occuring in females

Answer 13

oogenesis

Question 14

pairs of chromosomes that have the same genes in the same order, but with mall differences in dna sequences

Answer 14

homologous chromosomes

Question 15

name of the first 22 pairs of chromosomes in humans

Answer 15

autosomes

Question 16

name of last pair of chromosomes in humans

Answer 16

sex chromosomes

Question 17

arrangement of 22 pairs of autosomes & sex chromosomes from biggest to smallest pairs

Answer 17

karyogram

Question 18

process of preparing a karyogram

Answer 18

karyotyping