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Heredity Unit 2
Term | Definition |
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Asexual Reproduction | Offspring's are created form a single organism and are exact copies of the parent. |
Binary Fission | Divide into 2 identical cells. |
Budding | An offspring grows out of the parents body, not an equal dividing like binary fission. |
Fragmentation/Regeneration | Offspring form out of broken off pieces of the parent. |
Sexual Reproduction | The genetic information from 2 parents is combined to create offspring with unique genetic traits. |
Internal Fertilization | Fertilization (egg+sperm) occurs withing the female. |
External Fertilization | fertilization occurs outside the female in a watery place. |
Angiosperm | Flowering plant. |
Anther | Produces pollen. |
Filament | Stalk holds anther up. |
Stamen | Filament and stalk (male part). |
Style | Stalk that supports. |
Ovary | Where fertilization occurs (pollen + egg = seed) seeds are formed and turn into fruit. |
Pistil | Female part. |
Pollination | The transfer of pollen to a stigma, ovary, flower, or plant to allow fertilization. |