bio vocab t6

Question 1

Asexual reproduction

Answer 1

reproduction where offspring is produced by a single parent cell. They are genetically IDENTICAL

Question 2

Sexual reproduction

Answer 2

reproduction where offspring is formed by the combination of genetic info from 2 parent cells.

Question 3

chromosomes

Answer 3

thread-like structures that are located in the nucleus. Passed on from parents to offspring. they carry genetic info

Question 4

mitosis

Answer 4

cell division that results in two identical daughter cells with the same chromosome # as the parent cell

Question 5

cytokenesis

Answer 5

division of cytoplasm into two daughter cells after the nucleus’s division

Question 6

cancer

Answer 6

uncontrolled cell growth and division. Often form tumors

Question 7

centromere

Answer 7

the region where the chromatids are joined.

Question 8

telophase

Answer 8

the final phase of cell division, where the chromatids or chromosomes move to opposite ends of the cell and two nuclei are formed.

Question 9

centriole

Answer 9

a cylindrical organelle near the nucleus in animal cells, involved in the development of cell division.

Question 10

binary fission

Answer 10

a type of asexual reproduction typically observed in prokaryotes (bacteria), there is a separation of the parent cell into two new daughter cells.

Question 11

budding

Answer 11

a type of asexual reproduction in which a new organism develops from an outgrowth due to cell division at one particular site.

Question 12

DNA

Answer 12

genetic material containing instructions for cell functions. double helix structure

Question 13

RNA

Answer 13

Molecule involved in protein synthesis, translating genetic info

Question 14

nucleic acids

Answer 14

They are organic molecules that contain CHON+P and are base molecules of DNA & RNA

Question 15

gametes

Answer 15

reproductive cells with half the chromosome number