Ch 10 Biology Vocab

Question 1

making of new offspring

Answer 1

reproduction

Question 2

behaviors/processes used to help organisms reproduce

Answer 2

reproductive strategies

Question 3

combining of genetic material through the union of reproductive cells

Answer 3

sexual reproduction

Question 4

another name for reproductive cells (sex cells)

Answer 4

gametes

Question 5

female reproductive cell

Answer 5

ovum (singular) ova (plural)

Question 6

male reproductive cell

Answer 6

sperm

Question 7

fusion of a sperm and ovum

Answer 7

zygote (a zygote has the potential to develop into a new organism)

Question 8

offspring produced from a single parent

Answer 8

clones

Question 9

reproduction where the offspring are genetically identical to the parent

Answer 9

asexual reproduction (asexual reproduction results in clones)

Question 10

cell division resulting in two identical cells

Answer 10

mitosis

Question 11

involves specific characteristics that one sex prefers in the other

Answer 11

sexual selection (examples include colors, scents, physical competitions, sounds, etc)

Question 12

reproduction

Answer 12

making of new offspring

Question 13

reproductive strategies

Answer 13

behaviors/processes used to help organisms reproduce

Question 14

sexual reproduction

Answer 14

combining of genetic material through the union of reproductive cells

Question 15

gametes

Answer 15

another name for reproductive cells (sex cells)

Question 16

ovum (singular) ova (plural)

Answer 16

female reproductive cell

Question 17

sperm

Answer 17

male reproductive cell

Question 18

zygote (a zygote has the potential to develop into a new organism)

Answer 18

fusion of a sperm and ovum

Question 19

clones

Answer 19

offspring produced from a single parent

Question 20

asexual reproduction (asexual reproduction results in clones)

Answer 20

reproduction where the offspring are genetically identical to the parent

Question 21

mitosis

Answer 21

cell division resulting in two identical cells

Question 22

sexual selection (examples include colors, scents, physical competitions, sounds, etc)

Answer 22

involves specific characteristics that one sex prefers in the other