Chapter 10 Vocabulary

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)