16 Reproduction

Question 1

asexual reproduction

Answer 1

a process
resulting in the production of genetically
identical offspring from one parent

Question 2

sexual reproduction

Answer 2

a process
involving the fusion of the nuclei of two gametes
to form a zygote and the production of offspring
that are genetically different from each other

Question 3

fertilisation

Answer 3

the fusion of the nuclei of
gametes

Question 4

self-pollination

Answer 4

the transfer of pollen
grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma
of the same flower or a different flower on the
same plant

Question 5

cross-pollination

Answer 5

the transfer of
pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the
stigma of a flower on a different plant of the
same species