BIO Flashcards
Female parts of a flower
Stigma, Style, Ovary, Ovule, Pistil
Male parts of a flower
Anther, Filiment, Stamen
2 Non gender parts of a flower
Petal, Sepal
fertilization Definition
The act of fertilizing an egg {1st step}
Zygote Definition
When Sperm comes into contact with the egg {2nd step}
Embryo Definition
Unborn Offspring {3rd step}
Mitosis Definition
a type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.
Meiosis Definition
a type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell
steps of pollination
Pollination, germination, penetration of the ovule, fertilization.
{poll, germ, penetration of the ovule, fert.}
sexual reproduction Definition
2 parents, 2 sexes make offspring
Asexual reproduction Definition
one parent make a copy of themselfs as a offspring
advantages and disadvantages of Sexual reproduction
Advantages: Variation
Disadvantages: more time, more energy
advantages and disadvantages of Asexual reproduction
Advantages: less time, less energy
Disadvantages: No Variation
types of asexual reproduction
biannary fission, budding, spores
bacterial conjugation
the process by which one bacterium transfers genetic material to another through a bridge like connection