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Heredity Unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asexual Reproduction | Offspring are created from single organism and are exact copies of that parent |
| Binary Fission | Divide into two identical cells |
| Budding | An offspring grows out of the parents bodu. 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 two parents is combined to create offspring with unique genetic |
| Internal Fertilization | Fertilization occurs within the female |
| External Fertilization | Fertilization occurs outside the female in a watery environment |
| Angiosperm | Flowering plants |
| Anther | Produces pollen |
| Filament | Stalk that holds anther up |
| Stamen | Filament and anther |
| Stigma | Sticky part where pollen sticks |
| Style | Stalk that supports |
| Ovary | Where fertilization occurs, seeds are formed, and turned into fruit |
| Pistil | The female part of plant that takes in pollen and is needed to make a seed |
| Pollination | Pollen attaches to pollinator and brushes the sticky stigma |