Question | Answer |
How many phases of meiosis is there? | 8. |
What is the difference between a diploid and a haploid cell. | A diploid cell has a complete set of chromosomes, or 46 whereas haploid cells only have half of a set of chromosomes, or 23. |
What are the male and females sex cells, respectively? | Sperm cell, egg cell. |
What is the advantage of sexual reproduction? | It allows for more genetic variation instead of all of the species being the same. |
What are the disadvantages of sexual reproduction? | It takes time and effort to find a mate, many organisms are not able to reproduce until adolescence. |
What is a tetrad? | A tetrad is two chromosomes connected it forms in Prophase I. They do not form in Prophase II. |
At the end of Meiosis how many cells are there? | 4. |
What is coiled up chromosome called? | Chromatin. |
How is an egg fertilized? | Sperm cells fertilize it and they form a zygote. |
What is meiosis? | It is how sex cells multiply. |
What are the two types of cells? | Sex cells and body cells. |
True or False. Every organism has the same amount of chromosomes. | False. They all have different amounts of chromosomes. |
What do chromosomes do every prophase? | Condense. |
How many chromosomes do humans have? | 46. |
True or False. Interphase is not a part of meiosis. | True. It is only before meiosis. |