Question | Answer |
If an organism undergoes binary fission is the genetic makeup the same or different from the parent? | it would be the same because it is asexual reproduction |
Budding is which type of reproduction? | asexual |
What is heredity? | the passing of traits from offspring to offspring |
What are 5 examples of genetic instructions in humans? | - hair color- eye color- face shape- obesity- height |
From where does an organism get its generic instructions? | the parents or parent |
What are the differences between learned and inherited traits? | learned- has to be taught to by parent or parents
Inherited- taught to self |
What are 3 disadvantages to asexual reproduction? | - only one parent (have to do it alone)- all children look the same- can wipe out entire population |
In sexual reproduction how many genes does an offspring receive? | two- one from mom and one from dad |
What are some advantages to sexual reproduction? | - no kids are the same- there are two parents |
How does an organism reproduce diverse offspring? | the animals reproduce sexually |
What are some scenarios that can produce a uniform offspring? | when a copperhead snake wants to create an evil army of snakes she ________ reproduces |
Where is genetic material located in the eucaryotic cell? | in the nucleus |
What parts of a cell are responsible for an organisms inherited traits? | DNA chromosomes in the nucleus |
What is the function of chromosomes? | to store DNA |