Ch. 9 Lesson 3 Review

why are cells that completed Meiosis I not diploid?

Because only homologous chromosomes pair and form in a tetrad together.

How do chromosomes during meiosis I change to cause unique offspring?

Chromosomes begin in meiosis I with prophase I, and in this phase the sister chromatids are joined together each one of them shrink.

Describe an egg cell, a sperm cell, and a somatic cell in these terms: diploid, haploid, male, female.

Eggs and sperms

Gametes are created during a dividing process called ______.

Fertilization

Sex cells have a total of ______ chromosomes, and all other cells have a total of ________ chromosomes.

Homologous chromosomes

Human cells that are not gametes are called ______ cells.

Somatic cells.

Tetrads form during ______.

a pair of homologous chromosomes together.

After completing meiosis II, human sex cells have a total of ________ chromosomes.

homologous chromosomes.

The main difference between meiosis I and meiosis II is that _____ in meiosis II.

the nuclei don't divide.