Why do immature human egg cells pause in prophase I of meiosis I and wait until puberty to mature? The most basic answer to this question is that the pause during prophase I helps to preserve the egg cell until
Why is cell division different in different types of organisms during gamete formation? What is the function of mitosis? Explain in detail. What is meiosis? What is mitosis? How and why are they different? Why is spore formation in bacteria not considered a form of reproduction?
Explain why it is important that meiosis produces haploid gametes instead of diploid gametes. Explain how meiosis can result in a chromosome in the gamete that has parts of both chromosomes in a parent's pair of homologous chromosomes....
Describe how reproduction/fertilization occurs (relevant details are required) for Bryophytes, seedless vascular plants, gymnosperms, and angiosperms. How is sunlight linked to plant reproduction? Why is cell division different in different types of organisms during gamete formation? Ho...