Ch 6.1 and 6.2 test study guide – Flashcards
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Germ cells are found in these organs
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Reproductive
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These are body cells
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Somatic Cells
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Egg and sperm cells are called these
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Gametes
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Humans have this many pairs of chromosomes
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23
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This organism has more than 1200 chromosomes
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Fern
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Humans have a total of this many chromosomes
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46
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Every human and mammal has this many sex cells
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2
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Chromosomes that are not sex chromosomes are called these
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Autosomes
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This is the process that divides a diploid cell into a haploid cell
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Meiosis
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Gametes are considered to be this, meaning they have only one copy of each chromosome
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Haploid
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This process of cell division takes place throughout an organisms lifetime
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Mitosis
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This process of cell division produces genetically unique cells
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Meiosis
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This process takes place only at certain times in an organisms life
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Meiosis
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This process produces genetically identical cells
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Mitosis
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These chromosomes carry the same genes in the same order
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Homologous
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Homologous chromosomes are separated in this stage of meiosis
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Meiosis 1
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Sister chromatids are separated in this stage of meiosis
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Meiosis 2
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In telophase 1 of meiosis, this process separates the cells
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Cytokinesis
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This final stage of meiosis results in 4 haploid cells with a combination of chromosomes from both parents
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Telophase 2
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Sperm and eggs are formed through this process during meiosis, which is the production of gametes
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Gametogenesis
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This is the male gamete
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Sperm
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This is the female gamete
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Egg
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For egg formation, one of the cells resulting from meiosis becomes an egg and the others become one of these
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Polar Bodies
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This gamete will form a compact shape with a long tail or flagellum, that the cell uses to move
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Sperm
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This gamete receives most of the cytoplasm and organelles during Gametogenesis
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Egg
