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Heredity Unit 2
Term | Definition |
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Asexual reproduction | Only one parent is needed for successful reproduction meaning that the offspring will look identical to the parent. |
Binary fission | When one cell divides into two cells. |
Budding | When the offspring grows out of the parents body instead of equally dividing. |
Fragmentation/Regeneration | When the offspring grows of a fragment of a parent. |
Sexual reproduction | Two parents are needed to reproduce successfully. The offspring will look like a mix between the parents. |
Internal fertilization | Fertilization (egg + sperm) occurs most commonly within the female. |
External fertilization | when the eggs are fertilized outside of the female. |
Angiosperms | A flowering plant. |
Anther | Produces pollen (the sperm). |
Filament | The stalk that holds up the anther. |
Stamen | The male parts of a flower. |
Stigma | The sticky part of a female plant where the pollen sticks. |
Style | Stalk that supports the stigma. |
Ovary | Where fertilization takes place place creating seeds that turn into fruit. |
Pistil | The female parts of a plant. |
Pollination | When pollen is transferred to a stigma, ovule, flower, or plant in order for fertilization to occur. |