B13 Reproduction Flashcards
How many chromosomes would you find in a human skin cell?
46
What does mitosis result in the formation of?
2 genetically identical daughter cells
What is the difference between a gene and a chromosome?
Chromosomes contain many genes. A gene is a small section of DNA that codes for a specific protein/characteristic
What is the main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus, prokaryotic cells do not
By which process to bacterial cells divide?
Binary fission
What is asexual reproduction?
Involves only one individual and the offspring is identical to the parent. There is no fusion of gametes or mixing of genetic information
What is sexual reproduction?
Involves the fusion (joining) of male and female gametes producing genetic variation in the offspring
what is meiosis?
2 stage process of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes of daughter cells. Involved in making gametes for sexual reproduction
describe the process of sexual reproduction
- Genes from two parents
- Inherit mixture of features from both parents, so variation occurs
- Females produce sex cells (gametes) called eggs and male gametes are called sperm
- Gametes are formed by meiosis
- A sperm and egg fuse together to make the offspring = fertilisation
- When gametes fuse a zygote forms
Process of asexual reproduction
- Genes from only one parent
- All are clones (genetically identical) to the parent
- Only mitosis is involved in asexual reproduction
- No gametes (sex cells) involved
Advantages of asexual reproduction
- Only one parent needed
- Many identical offspring can be reproduced when conditions are favourable
- Faster than sexual reproduction
- More time and energy efficient as do not need to find a mate
Disadvantages of asexual reproduction
- No variation
- Susceptible to environmental change
Advantages of sexual reproduction
- Produces variation in the offspring
- If the environment changes variation gives a survival advantage by natural selection
- Natural selection can be sped up by humans in selective breeding to increase food production
Disadvantages of sexual reproduction
- Two parents are required, makes reproduction difficult for endangered species
- More time and energy is required so fewer offspring are produced
- Slower than asexual reproduction
What is fertilisation?
- When gametes fuse to form a zygote
- Gametes join at fertilisation to restore the normal number of chromosomes
- The zygote then starts dividing through mitosis
What happens after fertilisation?
- The zygote then starts dividing through mitosis
- The number of cells increases
- As the embryo develops cells differentiate
compare the processes of mitosis and meiosis
Mitosis
- cell divides once
- 2 cells are produced
- 46 chromosomes, the same number as the original cell
- used to make new body cells
- occurs in all parts of the body
Meiosis
- cell divides twice
- 4 cells are produced
- 23 chromosomes, half the number of chromosomes as the original cell
- how gametes are made
- happens only in testes and ovaries
what are the gametes in plants and animals?
flowering plants: pollen and egg cells
animals: sperm and egg cells
what are gametes?
Sex cells produced in meiosis
Explain why mutations in sex cells may be more serious than mutations in body cells
Mutations in sex cells will also affect the offspring, while mutations in body cells will only affect one individual
By which cell division type does asexual reproduction rely on?
Mitosis
How are gametes formed?
Meiosis
How is a gamete different from a normal body cell?
A gamete only contains half of the genetic information
Name the structure formed by fertilisation
Zygote
How many divisions do a cell undergo in meiosis?
2
describe the structure of fungi
- Made up of a mass of thin threads called hyphae
- The mass of the hyphae form the structure of fungi
Reproduction in fungi
- Asexual most common
- Toadstools etc are asexual fruiting bodies full of spores
- In asexual reproduction the fungal spores are produced by mitosis and they are genetically identical to the parent
- Some fungi also reproduce sexually in unfavourable conditions.
- Two hyphae form different fungi join and the nuclei fuse
- The new hypha has 2 sets of chromosomes
- It then undergoes meiosis to make haploid spores, which are different from the original hyphae
- Some of the spores may produce fungi better adapted to survive the adverse conditions
Are fungi haploid or diploid most of the time?
Haploid
When do two hyphae join together?
When the environmental conditions are unfavourable
Is mushroom asexual or sexual?
Asexual
When do fungi undertake meiosis?
After two hyphae have joined together
Which type of pathogen is malaria?
Protist
Which two types of cells are targeted by malaria in humans?
Liver cells and red blood cells
Malaria lifecycle - Where does fertilisation take place?
In the stomach of the mosquito
Malaria lifecycle - Where does asexual reproduction take place?
In the human host
What are the effects of malaria on humans?
Fever, loss of blood, brain damage, coma, death
Reproduction in malaria parasites
- The malaria parasites has both sexual and asexual reproduction as part of its normal life cycle
- The parasites in the human host are haploid and reproduce asexually by mitosis
- When a female mosquito drinks blood containing these, the temperature drop makes them produce the sexual form, which burst out of the blood cells and fuse to form a diploid zygote
- This undergoes meiosis, which introduces variation. Instead of forming gametes they form the asexual version of the parasite, which eventually get passed on to another human host
Reproduction in plants
- Flowers are the sexual reproductive organs of plants
- They make haploid gametes (pollen and egg cells) by meiosis that fuse to form diploid seeds that are genetically different to their parents
- Many plants can also reproduce asexually, for example, strawberry plant runners or daffodil bulbs dividing
- This involves only mitosis so the offspring are genetically identical to the parent
- This is an advantage when flowers are destroyed or unfertilised or need to colonise areas quickly when conditions are good
What does the term haploid mean?
Each nucleus contains one set of chromosomes
What does the term diploid mean?
Each nucleus contains two sets of chromosomes
How many sets of chromosomes are there in each nucleus of normal fungal hyphae?
One
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic acid
What is DNA?
The genetic material of the cell found in its nucleus
Structure of DNA
Spiral shape called a double helix