Asexual Reproduction
What is the name of the way that bacteria reproduce?
binary fission
What are the names of the male and female gametes?
sperm and eggs
Does mitosis produce identical cells or different ones?
identical
What is formed during the process of meiosis?
gametes
What is the biggest difference between asexual and sexual reproduction? (think parent cells)
asexual has only one parent, and sexual reproduction has 2
What is the name of the form of asexual reproduction where a new organism grows off of the parent before breaking off?
budding
How many chromosomes do Haploid cells have before creating a Diploid cell which has 46 chromosomes?
23
What does having an injury where you have torn your skin have to do with mitosis?
You will need to grow identical skin cells over the wound which happens through mitosis.
How many chromosomes do the gametes have at the end of the second division stage of Meiosis?
23
Does asexual reproduction involve mitosis or meiosis?
mitosis
How do mushrooms and ferns reproduce asexually?
spore formation
How is sexual reproduction different between land and aquatic animals?
Land animals have to be close to each other for the gametes to be on or near each other for fertilization, and aquatic animals do not have to be close to each other for fertilization to happen.
What does PMAT stand for?
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telephase
What is a fertilized egg called before it turns into an embryo?
zygote
Why does a cell spend most of its time in interphase doing its regular activities and preparing to divide, and not actually dividing all the time?
It would result in continued uncontrolled growth
When certain species have eggs that can hatch without being fertilized by a male it is called....
parthenogenesis
What is sexual reproduction called with plants?
Pollination
What stage do the chromosomes line up in the middle?
Metaphase
During metaphase 1 the chromosomes line up in the middle in sister pairs, but during metaphase 2 the chromosomes....
are not in pairs anymore and get split into chromatids.
How many daughter cells are the result of meiosis?
4
What is the main advantage and disadvantage of reproducing asexually?
Pro...you can multiply fast
Con...there is no diversity making it harder to survive
If the anther is the male part of a flower, and the stigma and ovule is the female part of a flower, what is the pollen responsible for, and how does it get from plant to plant?
The pollen is what fertilizes the female part of the flower. It gets there by wind, water, or insects.
What stage do the chromosomes get pulled away from each other with help from the centrosomes?
Anaphase
Explain an important reason we should study meiosis when it comes to reproduction and the exchange of chromosomes.
Sometimes things go wrong during the exchange and the cells get too many or not enough chromosomes leading to defects.
Explain the biggest advantage of sexual reproduction when it comes to survival.
Sexual reproduction leads to diversity. Diversity brings better chances of survival during different environmental stresses.