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| a form of reproduction; combining genetic information in two different cells; producing an offspring |
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| Haploid reproductive call produced by female reproductive organs |
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| haploid reproductive cell produced by the male reproductive organs |
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| fusion of a sperm and an egg to produce a zygote |
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| diploid cell produces by one egg and one sperm; develops ino a new organism |
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| division of a cell and a nucleus that produces haplod cells |
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| Eukaryotic cell that contains a complete set of homologous chromosome pairs |
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| Eukaryotic cell containing only one chromosome from each homologous pair |
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| Haploid reproductive structure in plants. |
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| contains male haploid reproductive structure of a flower. produces sperm. |
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| portion of the ovary that contains eggs, develops into seeds. |
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| contains an embryo and a food suply. |
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| male reproductive structure of a flower; anther+filament |
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| tip of the stamen where pollen grains from |
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| long stalk that supports the anther. |
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| stigma, style, ovary, and ovules. Female reproductive organs of a flower |
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| Tip of pistil where pollen lands. |
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| long tube that connects the sigma and ovary. |
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| portion of the pistil that contains ovules |
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| the tube that delivers sperm to the ovule. |
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| Contains the seeds of a flowering plant |
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| the production of offspring by one parent without the joinin of the sperm and the egg. |
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| asexual reproduction in bacteria. Creates two genetically identical cells |
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| New organism grows on parent then breaks off. |
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| organism grows fom part of an animals body |
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| Produces new organism from cluster of cells taken from a multicellular organism. Usually done in laboratories. |
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| What is sexual reproduction? |
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| Reproductipon combining genetic information in two different cells. |
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| What are the advantages and disadvantages of sexual reproduction? |
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ADVANTAGES: Genetic variation, selective breeding
DISADVANTAGES: getting the egg and sperm together can be difficult. |
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| Why is meiosis important? |
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| Meiosis is important because it ensures a species inherits the correct chromosome number. |
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| How do seedless plants reproduce? |
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| spores fly throught the air from plant to plant |
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| How do flowering plants reprduce? |
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| seeds. fertilization with pollen. |
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| What is an angiosperms life cycle? |
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| Pollen travels from anther to stigma where a pollen tube grows fertilizing the egg. then a new plant is grown and the cycle repeats. |
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| What are some ways seeds are dispersed? |
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| gravity, animals, wind, and water |
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| What is asexual reproduction? |
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| th production of offspring with only one parent |
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| What are the advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction? |
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ADVANTAGES: no time wasted finding a mate, less time to produce offspring, and parent and offspring are equally well adapted.
DISADVANTAGES: lack of genetic variation and mutations can be passed on. |
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| mitosis followed by cell division; Eukaryote produces two identical cells. each cell is its own organism |
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| green stems cut and placed in water will grow leaves and roots |
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| How do flowerless seed plants reproduce? |
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| Female and male cones of gymnosperms and spores. |
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