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Heredity Unit 1
Reviews asexual reproduction, sexual reproduction, and plant reproduction.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asexual Reproduction | offspring are created from a single organism (parent) and are exact copies of that parent |
| Binary Fission | single-celled organisms divide into two identical cells |
| Budding | an offspring grows out of the parents body, not an equal dividing like binary fission |
| Fragmentation/Regeneration | offspring form out of the broken off pieces of the parent |
| Sexual Reproduction | the genetic information from two parents is combined to create offspring with unique genetic traits |
| Internal Fertilization | fertilization (egg and sperm) occurs within the female |
| External Fertilization | fertilization occurs outside the female in a watery medium |
| Angiosperms | flowering plant |
| Petals | attract pollinators, protect inner structures |
| Sepal | to protect and support flower from dying out |
| Stem | to provide support, transport water and nutrients, and store water and food |
| Anther | produces pollen (sperm) |
| Filament | stalk holds anther up |
| Stamen | filament and stalk (male part) |
| Stigma | the sticky part where pollen sticks |
| Style | the stalk that supports stigma |
| Ovary | where fertilization occurs (pollen + egg = seed), seeds are formed, turned into fruit |
| Pistil | female parts |
| Pollination | the transfer of pollen to a stigma, ovule, flower, or plant to allow fertilization, pollinators are attracted by nectar, pollen attaches to pollinator and brushes the sticky stigma |