Chapter 6 Questions

  1. What are chromosomes?
    A structure in a cell nucleus that carries genes.
  2. What is DNA?
    Carries genetic information.
  3. What makes up the sides and steps of DNA?
    Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine, Thymine, Phosphate, Sugar
  4. What is fertilization?
    A process where an egg and sperm meet and form into a zygote.
  5. What is another name for sperm/egg cell?
    Gametes.
  6. Name an advantage for external fertilization.
    • -No energy required to find a mate.
    • -Lots of offspring
    • -Genetically different (applies to Internal as well.)
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