16.4 Reproductive Strategies Flashcards

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What is Asexual Reproduction?

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The reproductive process in which a parent organism produces genetically identical offspring

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What does Sexual Reproduction involve?

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The production of gametes by meiosis, followed by fertilization between genetically distinct parental gametes to produce genetically distinct offspring

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Describe the chromosome of bacteria and other prokaryotes?

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Bacteria and other Prokaryotes have a singular, circle chromosome and no nucleus

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What form of cell division do Bacteria and other Prokaryotes undergo?

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Binary Fission

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What is the minimum amount of time that bacteria can divide in?

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20 minutes

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What is exponential growth?

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The sequence of repeated growth in binary fission

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What does exponential growth allow?

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Bacteria to produce huge populations in a short amount of time

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What is a downside to exponential growth?

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Because the offspring are identical, if one is vulnerable to a toxin they all are vulnerable

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What is another way that some bacteria are able to reproduce by?

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A process called Conjugation

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What is Conjugation?

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The transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by cell-to-cell contact through a bridging structure called a pilus

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How does Binary Fission occur?

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The circular chromosome attaches itself to the cell wall. As the new chromosome replicates, the new chromosome attaches to the cell wall. The cell elongates and the formation of a septum then separates the two chromosomes

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What does Binary Fission result in?

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Two completely identical daughter cells

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What does Conjugation create?

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Cells with new genetic combinations

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How does Conjugation work?

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One bacterium transfers all or part of its genetic material to another bacterium. The receiving bacterium then undergoes binary fission

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What are some Eukaryotes that are able to undergo Binary Fission?

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Algae and Fungi

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What can Conjugation only take place between?

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Non-identical bacterial cells

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What does Conjugation result in?

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A single genetically unique daughter cell that can undergo binary fission to create a new colony of cells

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What is Budding?

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A form of Asexual reproduction in which a complete miniature version of the parent grows out from the parents body. The new organism then separates to become an independent organism

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What is Vegetative reproduction?

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A form of asexual reproduction where a plant extends thin creeping stems that then creates roots and disintegrates the connecting stem

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What is Fragmentation?

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A form of asexual reproduction that involves the creation of new plants from a fragment of the parent plant

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What is Parthenogenesis?

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A form of Asexual reproduction in which an unfertilized egg develops into an adult ex. in honey bees

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What is different about spores?

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It’s asexual reproduction does not require offspring to develop close to the parent

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What is a spore?

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A structure that contains genetic material and cytoplasm surrounded by a protective sheath or wall that protects it until conditions are favourable

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What generations does the lifecycle of plants consist of?

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The haploid generation and the Diploid generation. This is called alteration of generations

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What is a sporophyte?

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The diploid generation of a plant

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How do Sporophytes create haploid spores?

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By meiosis

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What does each Haploid spore grow into?

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A plant body known as a gametophyte (still haploid)

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What do Gametophytes do?

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Produce male and female gametes

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What do the male and female gametes produced by the Gametophytes do?

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Fuse and develop into a sporophyte

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What is the dominant generation in vascular plants?

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The diploid sporophyte

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What is the dominant generation in non-vascular plants?

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The haploid Gametophyte

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What is the leafy green mat in mosses?

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The gametophyte

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What is the stalk that grows from the mosses?

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The sporophyte

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What are the Haploid gametophytes in conifers?

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The microscopic structures within the male and female cones that are produced by the tree

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Where is the female gametophyte produced in a cone?

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The top of the female cone that produces female spores

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Where is the male Gametophyte produced in conifers?

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It is produced by a structure found on the male cone

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What does the male cone release in conifers?

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They release pollen that is dispersed by the wind tht fertilize female cones

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What does the term alternation of generations refer to?

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The alternation of Haploid and Diploid generations

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What are the two distinct adult forms that characterizes animals that reproduce sexually and asexually?

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Non-motile polyp and free swimming medusa

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What are the 3 advantages to Sexual reproduction?

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  • Some offspring have greater ability to adapt to a changing environment and resist parasites or toxins
  • Competition amongst siblings may be reduced if they are genetically diverse
  • Pairing and the crossover of homologous chromosomes give opportunity to replace or repair damaged chromosomes
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What are the advantages of Asexual reproduction?

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  • Asexual reproduction often happens quicker that sexual reproduction and does not require a second parent
  • Asexual reproduction usually requires less energy than sexual reproduction
  • Many forms of sexual reproduction help to maximize the chances that the offspring will survive by not separating until it is capable of independent survival