| A | B |
|---|
| Sex cells | An egg or sperm;a sex cell carries half the number of chromosomes found in other body cells |
| Homologous chromosomes | Chromosomes with matching information |
| Meiosis | Cell division that produces sex cells |
| Sex chromosomes | The chromosomes that carry genes that determine the sex of offspring |
| Mitosis | Nuclear division in eukaryotic cells in which each cell recieves a copy of the origional chromosomes |
| Chromotids | Identical chromosome copies |
| Cell membrane | A phospholipid layer that covers a cell's surface and ads as a barrier between the inside of the cell and the cell's environment |
| Lysosome | A special vesicle in a cell that digests food particles, wastes, and foreign invaders |
