AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Meiosis produces gametes, therefore it occurs in the gonads or the reproductive organs. In particular, within the cells of the reproductive organs!

Detailed explanation-2: -Meiosis only occurs in reproductive cells, as the goal is to create haploid gametes that will be used in fertilization. Meiosis is important to, but not the same as, sexual reproduction. Meiosis is necessary for sexual reproduction to occur, as it results in the formation of gametes (sperm and eggs).

Detailed explanation-3: -Purpose: Meiosis is a special version of cell division that occurs only in the testes and ovaries; the organs that produce the male and female reproductive cells; the sperm and eggs.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the Body Because mitosis takes place throughout your lifetime and in multiple organs, it occurs more often than meiosis, which is limited to the reproductive organs during gamete formation.

Detailed explanation-5: -The difference between the two processes is that mitosis occurs in non-reproductive cells, or somatic cells, and meiosis occurs in the cells that participate in sexual reproduction, or germ cells.