Ch. 10 Reproduction of Organisms: Lesson 1 Flashcards
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Egg
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The female sex cell, it forms in an ovary.
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Sexual Reproduction
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A type of reproduction in which the genetic materials from two different cells combine, producing an offspring.
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Sperm
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Male sex cell. Forms in a testis.
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Fertilization
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An egg cell and a sperm cell joined together.
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What is the new cell that forms from fertilization?
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Zygote
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What are diploid cells?
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Cells that have pairs of chromosomes.
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What are homologous chromosomes?
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Pairs of chromosomes that have genes for the same traits and are arranged in the same order.
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What are haploid cells?
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Cells that have only one chromosome from each pair.
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Meiosis
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One diploid cell divides and makes four haploid sex cells.
