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Science Test
Chapter 3 Test 12/15/11
Question | Answer |
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Sexual Reproduction | production of an offspring that results when the genetic materials from two different cells combine |
Asexual Reproduction | production of offspring by one parent withour a sperm and an egg joining |
Haploid | a cell that contains one chromosome from each homologous pair |
Diploid | a cell in an organism contains pairs of chromosomes that equal the chromosome number of that organism's species |
Egg | haploid reproductive cell produced by female reproductive organs |
Sperm | haploid reproductive cell produced by the male reproductive organs |
Fertilization | the fusing together of a sperm cell and an egg cell |
Zygote | the new cell that forms after fertilization |
Selective Breeding | producing groups of organisms with similar traits |
Testes | male gonads are called testes they produce sperm |
Ovaries | female gonads are called ovaries they produce eggs |
Mitosis | when the nucleus divides |
Meiosis | cell division that produces sperm or eggs from certain reproductive cell in an organism |
Homologous Chromosomes | each pair of similar chromosomes |
Metamorphosis | developmental process in which the form of the body changes as ananimal grows form the egg to an adult |
Gestation | the length of tim ebetween fertilization and birth of an animal |
Internal Fertilization | when the fertilization happens inside the body of an organism |
External Fertilization | when th efertilization happens outside the body of an organism |