Prophase 2, Metaphase 2, Anaphase 2, and Telophase 2
What are the names of the male and female sex cells?
What are the names of the male and female sex cells?
sperm and egg
Gametes are labeled N because they have one set of chromosomes. What word means N?
Gametes are labeled N because they have one set of chromosomes. What word means N?
Haploid
What is the number of chromosomes in humans?
What is the number of chromosomes in humans?
46
What is the number of chromosomes each parent gives you ?
What is the number of chromosomes each parent gives you ?
23
What is meiosis?
What is meiosis?
Reproductive process that produces four haploid sex cells
The name of the cell created by the fusion of a sperm cell and an egg is a ______.
The name of the cell created by the fusion of a sperm cell and an egg is a ______.
Zygote
The union of an egg and a sperm is known as
The union of an egg and a sperm is known as
Fertilization
What are the male gametes known as?
What are the male gametes known as?
Sperm
What are the female gametes known as?
What are the female gametes known as?
Egg
Males form how many haploid cells that then develop into sperm cells
Males form how many haploid cells that then develop into sperm cells
4
After fertilization occurs, the zygote grows by creating more cells. What process produces these new cells?
After fertilization occurs, the zygote grows by creating more cells. What process produces these new cells?
meiosis
Women have ___ copies of the X chromosome while men have __.
Women have ___ copies of the X chromosome while men have __.
2,1
What sex chromosome do female eggs always contain?
What sex chromosome do female eggs always contain?
X
What sex chromosomes do male sperm contain
What sex chromosomes do male sperm contain
X,Y
Who determines the sex of a baby?
Who determines the sex of a baby?
male or father
Parent cells of meiosis have ___ copies of each chromosome.
Parent cells of meiosis have ___ copies of each chromosome.
2
Does a sex cell have a haploid number or a diploid number of chromosomes?
Does a sex cell have a haploid number or a diploid number of chromosomes?
haploid
What is fertilization?
What is fertilization?
The joining of an egg and sperm
How many male sex cells are there at the end of a cell cycle?
How many male sex cells are there at the end of a cell cycle?
4
How many sex cells do females release every month ?
How many sex cells do females release every month ?
1
Not all of the cells created by females during meiosis are used during fertilization. What are these cells that are discarded called and how many are made from one cell undergoing meiosis?
Not all of the cells created by females during meiosis are used during fertilization. What are these cells that are discarded called and how many are made from one cell undergoing meiosis?
