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Biology Week #6
Dixon Biology Week #6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Somatic Cell | a body cell |
| Diploid | Having 2 copies of each chromosome: All cell except for sex cells |
| Cell | The basic unit of structure and function in living things |
| gamete | A sex cell |
| Cytokinesis | The division of cytoplasm, occurring after nuclear division (in both mitosis and meiosis) |
| Mitosis | Cell division. Results in 2 diploid daughter cells that are identical to the parent cell. |
| gametogenesis | The formation of gametes |
| organelle | "little organ" |
| haploid | having 1 copy of each chromosome; Sex cells |
| meiosis | a reduction cell division that creates gametes withc are haploid |