AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

CELL DIVISION AND CANCEROUS CELLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Another name for a sex cell is a:
A
gamete
B
embryo
C
bone cell
D
muscle cell
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -These sex cells are also called reproductive cells or gametes. Sperm cells are produced in men’s testicles and egg cells are produced in women’s ovaries.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gametes are an organism’s reproductive cells. They are also referred to as sex cells. Female gametes are called ova or egg cells, and male gametes are called sperm. Gametes are haploid cells, and each cell carries only one copy of each chromosome.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: Gametes are also called sex cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -The cells from each parent that combine to form the zygote are called gametes. In humans, the male gamete is called sperm, and the female gamete is called an egg.

Detailed explanation-5: -A human gamete has one sex chromosome. Human gametes, or sex cells, are haploid cells that contain 23 chromosomes total: 22 autosomes and exactly one sex chromosome.

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