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Ecology Chap 08
Life History Patterns
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
10/26/2009

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Asexual Reproduction
Definition
Any form of reproduction, such as budding, that does not involve the fusion of gametes.
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Parthenogenesis
Definition
Development of an individual from an egg that did not undergo fertilization.
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Sexual Reproduction
Definition
Two individuals produce haploid gametes (egg and sperm) that combine to form a diploid cell.
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Dioecious
Definition
Having male and female reproductive organs on separate plants.
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Monoecious
Definition
Having male and female reproductive organs separated in different floral structures on the same plant.
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Hermaphrodite
Definition
Organism possessing the reproductive organs of both sexes.
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Simultaneous Hermaphrodite
Definition
An individual organism that possess both male and female sex organs at the same time in its life cycle (animal only).
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Sequential Hermaphrodite
Definition
An individual organism that changes sex at some time in its life cycle.
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Mating System
Definition
Pattern of mating between individuals in a population.
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Monogamy
Definition
In animals, mating and maintenance of a pair bond with only one member of the opposite sex at a time.
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Promiscuity
Definition
Member of one sex mates with more than one member of the opposite sex, and the relationship terminates after mating.
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Polygamy
Definition
Acquisition by an individual of two or more mates, none of which is mated to other individuals.
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Sexual Selection
Definition
Selection by one sex for an individual of the other sex based on some specific characteristic(s); usually takes place through courtship behavior.
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Life History
Definition
An organism’s lifetime pattern of growth, development, and reproduction.
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Principle of Allocation
Definition
If organisms use energy for one function such as growth, the amount of energy available for other functions is reduced; leads to trade-offs between functions such as number and size of offspring.
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