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What is Parthenogenesis Please give an example Parthenogenesis is asexual reproduction where an egg develops without fertilization Ex komodo dragon
Give an example of mating behavior that increases reproductive success Courtship displays, like elaborate dances or colourful plumage, attract mates
What is sexual selection what are the two types give an example for each. Intersexual selection female chooses (peacocks feathers) Intrasexual selection male competition (deer fights)
Advantages and disadvantages of asexual and sexual reproduction. Asexual advantage quick, disadvantage low diversity. Sexual advantage diversity disadvantages slower.
What are the two types of asexual reproduction Budding, Binary fission
Give a example of a physical trait that is likely to increase reproductive success. Bright feathers in male birds
How can plants reproduce both sexually and asexually give examples Plants reproduce sexually through seeds(flowering plants) and asexually through runners(strawberries) Plants use Anther (male) Stigma (female) Plants use pollinators like bees
What is a train and how does an organism inherit it? A trait is a characteristic, such as eye colour, inherited through genes.
Are inherited diseases contagious No they are not.
Does sexual reproductions yield offspring that are identical to their parent. No they are diverse
Give 3 examples of organism that reproduce sexually Humans, Dogs and Tigers
What are haploid cells cells with a set of chromosomes
What are diploid cells cells with two sets of chromosomes
What is an egg Female sex cell
What is a sperm Male sex cell
How many chromosomes are in the human sex cell why is this different from the rest of the cells Sex cells have 23 (haploid) while others have 46 (diploid)
Give 3 examples of organism that can reproduce both sexually and asexually Sea stars, Certain fungi, Some plants like dandelions
How are cells, nucleus, DNA, chromosomes, and genes related Cells contain a nucleus, which houses DNA organized into chromosomes that carry genes.
What are phenotypes Observable traits of an organism
What are alleles different versions of a gene that determines specific traits
What are traits Characteristics inherited from parents, such as hair colour or disease resistance
What did Mendel study Mendel studied inheritance patterned in pea plants
What happened if u cross Homozygous Dominant with a recessive All offspring will be heterozygous and show the dominant trait
What does Homozygous and heterozygous mean Homozygous means AA and heterozygous mean Aa
What do punnett squares tell about the offspring Possible genetic combinations
How many chromosomes do humans have 46
What is a stem cell A stem cell is a undifferentiated cell capable of developing ito cell types
What is a zygote A zygote is the fertilized egg formed when a sperm merges with an egg
What is a blastula Early stage of embryonic development or a hollow ball of cells
what is the differences between inherited and acquired traits please give an example of each inherited ex eye color is genetic, passes from parents. acquired traits develop from environmental influences
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