click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Heredity Unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is asexual reproduction? | Offspring are created from a single organism (parent) and are exact copies of that parent. |
| Define Bianary Fission. | Divide into two identical cells |
| Define Budding. | An offspring grows out of the parents body. Not an equal dividing like binary fission. |
| Define Fragmentation/Regeneration. | Offspring form out of broken off pieces of the parent. |
| What is sexual reproduction? | The genetic information from two parents is combined to create offspring with unique genetic traits. |
| Define Internal Fertilization. | Fertilization (egg + sperm) occurs within the female. |
| Define External Fertilization. | Fertilization occurs outside the female in a watery medium |
| Define Angiosperm. | Flowering plant |
| Define Anther. | Produces pollen (sperm) |
| Define Filament. | Stalk holds anther up |
| Define Stamen. | Filament and stalk (male part) |
| Define Stigma. | Sticky part where pollen sticks |
| Define Style. | Stalk that support |
| Define Ovary. | Where fertilization occurs (pollen + egg = seed) seeds are formed, turned into fruit |
| What is pollination? | hummingbirds, birds and bees are a few animals that are attracted to pollen (pollinators) - pollinators are attracted by nectar.pollen attaches to pollinator and brushes sticky stigma |