Asexual And Sexual Reproduction Flashcards

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1
Q

Organisms with a ________ reproduce asexually through mitosis and name two examples

A

Nucleus

  1. Budding
  2. Regeneration
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2
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Organism that do not have a nucleus can reproduce by ________

A

Fission

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3
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A new individual develops from an outgrowth from the body of a parent and eventually splits off and lives independently

A

Budding

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4
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A form of asexual reproduction where genetic information is copied and the organism divides into two new identical organisms

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Fission

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5
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Occurs when a body part has broken off the organism and a new one grows through mitosis

A

Regeneration

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6
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What is an example of fission?

A

Bacteria and protists

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7
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What is an example of budding?

A

Hydra plant

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8
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What is an example of regeneration?

A

Sea stars
Planaria
Sponges

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9
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A mean of asexual reproduction whereby a single parent breaks into parts that regenerate into whole new individuals

A

Fragmentation

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10
Q

Give an example of fragmentation

A

Flatworms or sea star

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11
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Requires two parents that each share 50% of the genetic information

A

Sexual reproduction

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12
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What is the female sex cell called?

A

Egg

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13
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What is the male sex cell called?

A

Sperm

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14
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When an egg and a sperm cell combine it is called _______________

A

Fertilization

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15
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The cell that forms when fertilization occurs is called a _______

A

Zygote

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16
Q

What are the reproductive organs of plants?

A

Flowers

17
Q

What are the two ways sexual reproduction occurs?

A

Internally and externally

18
Q

When the egg is fertilized by the sperm inside the female

A

Internal fertilization

19
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When the egg is fertilized outside the female

A

External fertilization

20
Q

Body cells that have body cells that have 23 identical chromosomes, or 46 total chromosomes per body cells

A

Diploid cells

21
Q

What parts of your body do diploid cells make up?

A

Brain, skin, bones, and other tissues

22
Q

“Single form” sex cells containing 23 total chromosomes

A

Haploid

23
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Division of somatic(body) cells, where the nucleus divides to form two new nuclei

A

Mitosis

24
Q

Division of gametes(sex cells) produces haploid cells when fertilization occurs

A

Meiosis

25
Q

Chromosomes that are similar in size, in shape, and in kinds of genes

A

Homologous chromosomes

26
Q

The process of separating the organelles and cytoplasm is called

A

Cytokinesis

27
Q

If the organism doesn’t have the right number of chromosomes, what happens?

A

The organism may not develop or function properly

28
Q

What process makes new cells that are used during growth, development, repair, and asexual reproduction?

A

Mitosis

29
Q

What process makes cells that enable to an organism to reproduce sexually and happens only in reproductive structures?

A

Meiosis

30
Q

What process make two genetically identical diploid cells?

A

Mitosis

31
Q

What process produces four haploid cells

A

Meiosis

32
Q

When a new organism is produced from only one organism

A

Asexual reproduction