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4.
List three ways in which meiosis in females differs from meiosis in
males.
Directions: Tape or glue this paper in your journal; write your answers
nearby.
5.
How many chromosomes are in a human fertilized egg (also called a
zygote)?
1.
What is the purpose of the type of cell division called meiosis?
6.
2.
Name the organ in which meiosis occurs (a) in females, (b) in males.
Think: if meiosis did NOT occur when gametes formed, what would
happen to the chromosome number every generation?
3.
How many chromosomes are in (a) a human egg cell? (b) a human
sperm cell?
7.
4.
List three ways in which meiosis in females differs from meiosis in
males.
Do the math: how many mature gametes does the average man and
the average woman make in their lifetimes? To solve this problem,
assume:
5.
How many chromosomes are in a human fertilized egg (also called a
zygote)?
Analysis Questions for “Cells of Genetic Continuity”
6.
7.
o
o
o
Sexual maturity begins at age 13
Men make sperm until they die, but women stop making eggs at
age 46
Men and women die at age 83
Think: if meiosis did NOT occur when gametes formed, what would
happen to the chromosome number every generation?
IHS Biology
Do the math: how many mature gametes does the average man and
the average woman make in their lifetimes? To solve this problem,
assume:
Directions: Tape or glue this paper in your journal; write your answers
nearby.
o
o
o
Sexual maturity begins at age 13
Men make sperm until they die, but women stop making eggs at
age 46
Men and women die at age 83
IHS Biology
Analysis Questions for “Cells of Genetic Continuity”
Directions: Tape or glue this paper in your journal; write your answers
nearby.
1.
What is the purpose of the type of cell division called meiosis?
2.
Name the organ in which meiosis occurs (a) in females, (b) in males.
3.
How many chromosomes are in (a) a human egg cell? (b) a human
sperm cell?
Analysis Questions for “Cells of Genetic Continuity”
1.
What is the purpose of the type of cell division called meiosis?
2.
Name the organ in which meiosis occurs (a) in females, (b) in males.
3.
How many chromosomes are in (a) a human egg cell? (b) a human
sperm cell?
4.
List three ways in which meiosis in females differs from meiosis in
males.
5.
How many chromosomes are in a human fertilized egg (also called a
zygote)?
6.
Think: if meiosis did NOT occur when gametes formed, what would
happen to the chromosome number every generation?
7.
Do the math: how many mature gametes does the average man and
the average woman make in their lifetimes? To solve this problem,
assume:
o
o
Sexual maturity begins at age 13
Men make sperm until they die, but women stop making eggs at
age 46
o
Men and women die at age 83
IHS Biology
Analysis Questions for “Cells of Genetic Continuity”
Directions: Tape or glue this paper in your journal; write your answers
nearby.
1.
What is the purpose of the type of cell division called meiosis?
2.
Name the organ in which meiosis occurs (a) in females, (b) in males.
3.
How many chromosomes are in (a) a human egg cell? (b) a human
sperm cell?
4.
List three ways in which meiosis in females differs from meiosis in
males.
5.
How many chromosomes are in a human fertilized egg (also called a
zygote)?
6.
Think: if meiosis did NOT occur when gametes formed, what would
happen to the chromosome number every generation?
7.
Do the math: how many mature gametes does the average man and
the average woman make in their lifetimes? To solve this problem,
assume:
o
o
o
Sexual maturity begins at age 13
Men make sperm until they die, but women stop making eggs at
age 46
Men and women die at age 83