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Shea Science Chap 3
Question | Answer |
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A threadlike strand of dna is a ? | chromosome |
What is Mitosis? | the process of cell division |
Reproduction by a simple cell is? | asexual reproduction |
When cells from 2 parents unite to form one it is ___ reproduction. | sexual |
Meiosis is? | the process that reduces the number of chromosomes in reproductive cells. |
The stages of life through which most organisms grow and mature is called a ? | life cycle |
what is metamorphosis? | the changes in the shape or characteristics of an organism's body as it grows. |
When organisms grow larger but they keep the same body features such as shape it is called? | direct development |
A characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring is ? | an inherited trait |
A trait that is strong is? | dominant |
A trait that is weak is? | recessive |
Genes are? | genes are on chromosomes and they contain dna codes for all the traits an organism inherits. |