Sexual Reproduction

Question 0

Sexual reproduction

Answer 0

Egg fertilized by a sperm cell and a new unique organisms made

Question 1

Asexual reproduction

Answer 1

Reproduction resulting in offspring with exact copy of parent. ONLY one parent

Question 2

What are somatic cells?

Answer 2

Body cells that make up most of body’s tissues and organs

Question 3

How many chromosomes do somatic cells have?

Answer 3

46

Question 4

DNA in what cells are not passed to offspring?

Answer 4

Somatic cells

Question 5

What are gametes cells?

Answer 5

Sex cells that is a sperm cell and egg cell

Question 6

How many chromosomes do human gametes have?

Answer 6

23

Question 7

DNA in what cells are passed to offspring

Answer 7

Sex cells

Question 8

What is former when a sperm fertilizes an egg?

Answer 8

Zygote

Question 9

What is a diploid?

Answer 9

Cell that have 2 copies of each chromosome (2n) Di=2 “Diploid Double” all somatic cells diploid

Question 10

What is a haploid cell?

Answer 10

Cell that has only one copy of a chromosome (n) haploid half. All gametes are haploid

Question 11

What is a karyotype?

Answer 11

Map of 47 chromosomes

Question 12

Autosomes

Answer 12

Chromosomes that do NOT code for sex characteristics pairs 1-22

Question 13

Sex chromosomes

Answer 13

23rd pair determines sex

Question 14

What is the sex chromosome pair for males?

Answer 14

Xy

Question 15

What is the sex chromosomes pAir for females?

Answer 15

Xx

Question 16

What is a homologous chromosome?

Answer 16

Pair of chromosome (2 sets of sister chromatids) 1 maternal and 1 paternal. Same size and type of genes but NOT copies

Question 17

What type of chromosomes are divided in meiosis 1?

Answer 17

Homologous chromosomes

Question 18

Sister chromatids

Answer 18

Two copies of chromosomes held together at the centromere

Question 19

What type of chromosomes are divided in meiosis 2?

Answer 19

Sister chromatids