AP BIOLOGY

LABORATORY REVIEW

MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After meiosis is complete:a) how many egg cells are usuable (viable)? b) how many sperm cells are viable?
A
1b) 1
B
4b) 1
C
1b) 4
D
4b) 4
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At the end of meiosis, four haploid cells have been produced, but the cells are not yet gametes. The development of haploid cells into gametes is called gametogenesis. Spermatogenesis produces four haploid sperm cells, while oogenesis produces one mature ovum.

Detailed explanation-2: -Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the number of chromosomes in the parent cell by half and produces four gamete cells. This process is required to produce egg and sperm cells for sexual reproduction.

Detailed explanation-3: -Four sperm result from each primary spermatocyte that goes through meiosis.

Detailed explanation-4: -The unequal cytoplasmic division ensures that the egg has ample nutrients. Thus, due to unequal division, only one egg develops during oogenesis compared to four sperms after meiotic division in oocytes and spermatocytes, respectively.

Detailed explanation-5: -Once cytokinesis is complete there are four granddaughter cells, each with half a set of chromosomes (haploid): in males, these four cells are all sperm cells. in females, one of the cells is an egg cell while the other three are polar bodies (small cells that do not develop into eggs).

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