Meiosis Study Guide
1. What are the two major groups of cell types in the human body?
2. Where are gametes located?
3. How many chromosomes are in a typical human body cell? How many pairs?
4. How many chromosomes come from the mother, how many from the father?
5. Define sex chromosomes.
6. Define autosomes.
7. How many autosomes are present in the human body? How many sex chromosomes?
8. What are the two human sex chromosomes?
9. What is the chromosome combination for females?
10.What is the chromosome combination for males?
11.What is a haploid cell? Give an example.
12.What is a diploid cell? Give an example.
13.What are homologous chromosomes?
14.Are homologous chromosomes identical? Why or why not?
15.What are two differences between meiosis and mitosis?
16.During which phase do homologous chromosomes separate?
17.During which phase do sister chromatids separate?
18.What is/are the product(s) of meiosis?
19.What is gametogenesis? Is it the same for males and females?
20.What does an egg contribute to an embryo?
21.What does a sperm contribute to an embryo?
22.Where are polar bodies made, in the male or female?