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Science Test
Chapter 3 Test 12/15/11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |