Meiosis (8-3)
Read pages 161-164 in your text and answer the questions below. Write out the question and answer it, on your own paper.
1) Define meiosis.
2) What are gametes?
3) What is a zygote?
4) What occurs during Interphase?
5) How many divisions occur during meiosis?
6) Describe what occurs during prophase.
7) Define synapsis.
8) Define tetrad.
9) Define crossing over.
10) What is genetic recombination?
11) Describe what occurs during metaphase I
12) Describe what occurs during metaphase I
13) What is independent assortment?
14) Describe Telophase I and Cytokinesis I
15) How many cells are formed after Meiosis I? Are they haploid or diploid?
16) Describe Prophase II, metaphase II, and anaphase II.
17) Describe Telophase II.
18) How many total cells are produced after meiosis II?
19) Where does meiosis occur in humans?
20) Define spermatogenesis.
21) Describe oogenesis.
22) What occurs during the formation of egg cells? (see fig.8-14)
23) Define sexual Reproduction.
24) Describe the offsprings that are produced.
25) What is the evolutionary advantage of sexual reproduction?