Egg and Sperm, Involved in Sexual Reproduction, are Formed Through

Question

Egg and sperm, involved in sexual reproduction, are formed through a process called
A) binary fission.
B) meiosis.
C) fertilization.
D) mitosis.

Accepted Answer

Meiosis is the process of cell division that produces gametes (egg and sperm) with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell. This allows for the joining of two gametes during fertilization to form a zygote with the correct number of chromosomes. Binary fission is a form of asexual reproduction used by bacteria, and mitosis is the process by which somatic (non-reproductive) cells divide to create more somatic cells. Fertilization is the process of the fusion of gametes, not the formation of gametes themselves.