The text discusses the fundamental aspects of biology, focusing on the role and function of gametes in creating genetic diversity among offspring. It categorizes different types of cells, including eukaryotic and prokaryotic, and further elaborates on their specific roles, such as somatic cells, animal cells, and plant cells.
The purpose of gametes are to create diversity in the offspring. These sex cells allow for the mixing of genetic information from one generation to the next
The endoplasmic reticulum is the organelle that makes and produces protein
Plant and Prokaryotic cells are the only kinds of cells that have a cell wall
A phenotype is the physical characteristics that are a results of the genotype. Traits are an overall representation of an individuals phenotype.
Red Blood cells are critical for the lungs because they supply the lungs with oxygen
Both White and Red Blood Cells travel through blood vessels.
In the same process of meiosis in metaphase 1, homologous pairs preform a step called crossing over. The pairs swap parts of their DNA.
In meiosis chromosomes preform independent assortment in the second metaphase. This is part of what gives us a unique genetic code
Both meiosis and mitosis are the processes of the division of cells. Despite meiosis being the division of sex cells and mitosis being the division of somatic cells, they still carry out the same function with the steps of PMAT.
DNA is in macromolecules, which is a source of nutrients for our bodies. In inheritance, we get our own set of DNA. DNA is an essentially factor of life
