{ "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "name": "Brainscape", "url": "https://www.brainscape.com/", "logo": "https://www.brainscape.com/pks/images/cms/public-views/shared/Brainscape-logo-c4e172b280b4616f7fda.svg", "sameAs": [ "https://www.facebook.com/Brainscape", "https://x.com/brainscape", "https://www.linkedin.com/company/brainscape", "https://www.instagram.com/brainscape/", "https://www.tiktok.com/@brainscapeu", "https://www.pinterest.com/brainscape/", "https://www.youtube.com/@BrainscapeNY" ], "contactPoint": { "@type": "ContactPoint", "telephone": "(929) 334-4005", "contactType": "customer service", "availableLanguage": ["English"] }, "founder": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andrew Cohen" }, "description": "Brainscape’s spaced repetition system is proven to DOUBLE learning results! Find, make, and study flashcards online or in our mobile app. Serious learners only.", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "159 W 25th St, Ste 517", "addressLocality": "New York", "addressRegion": "NY", "postalCode": "10001", "addressCountry": "USA" } }

Mitosis, Meiosis, SEX Flashcards

(22 cards)

0
Q

What occurs when an egg is released from the ovary?

A

Ovulation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
1
Q

Examples of asexual reproduction?

A

Budding
Vegetative propagation
Regeneration
Binary fission

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Another name for oviduct is?

A

Fallopian tubes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

__________ occurs approximately every 28 days in females?

A

Menstruation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

During fertilization a ______ cell enters an ______ cell

A

Sperm cell enters an egg cell

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What is created when the sperm cell fertilizes the egg cell?

A

A zygote

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Definition of Penis

A

Delivers sperm to vagina

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Definition of Vagina

A

Receives sperm and acts as birth canal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Definition of Fallopian tubes

A

Brings mature egg from ovaries to uterus if fertilized

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Definition of urethra

A

Takes sperm and urine out of body

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Phases of mitosis in order?

A

PMAT prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Ways that meiosis is different from mitosis

A

Meiosis happens twice

Meiosis creates haploid cells while mitosis creates diploid cells

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Sexual reproduction advantage and disadvantage

A

Advantage: You choose when to have kids (most of the time)
Disadvantage: you need a partner to reproduce with

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Asexual advantage and disadvantage

A

Advantage: you don’t need a partner disadvantage:everything’s the same cause there copied (no variation)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

________ cells are produced by meiosis

A

Sex cells

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Mitosis produces how many daughter cells?

16
Q

The daughter cells of meiosis are identical… True or false?

17
Q

Pairs of chromosomes with similar genetic information are called?

A

Homologous chromosomes

18
Q

Mitosis produces _________ cells

a. Haploid
b. diploid

19
Q

Three ways humans, plants, or animals have adapted to enhance reproductive success?

A

Plants smell good to attract animals and insects to spread their pollen
Animals have courtship dances to attract each other
Sea turtles lay hundreds of eggs so at least a few survive

20
Q

Why does menstruation occur?

A

To get rid of the uterin lining that was there ready to hold a fertilized egg

21
Q

What happens during menstruation?

A

You shed your uterin lining