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Grade 5 - Animal Reproduction Flashcards

1
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All living things reproduce. Animals can reproduce either _______ or ______.

A

asexually
sexually

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2
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Reproduction by one parent is called?

A

asexual reproduction

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3
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What are the different types of asexual reproduction?

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fission
budding
fragmentation

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4
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Is a type of asexual reproduction that happens when one organism splits into two identical parts of the same size?

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fission also called binary fission

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5
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Example of a fission?

A

A planarian flatworm

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6
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Is a form of reproduction wherein a small part of the body separates to form a new organism.

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Budding

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7
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Sample of a budding reproduction.

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Sponges, hydra

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8
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How do sponges reproduce through budding?

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First, they form groups of cells called buds. When the buds break off from the parent, they develop into new sponges.

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A form of asexual reproduction where a fragment of the parent breaks off and develops into an entirely new but genetically identical individual.

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Fragmentation

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10
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Is the ability of an organism to regrow certain parts of its lost body parts.

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Regeneration

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Is a type of reproduction that involves fertilization of sex cells from two organisms?

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Sexual reproduction

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12
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Is the fusion of the egg cell and the sperm cell from two individuals?

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Fertilization

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13
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The fusion of the sperm and the egg forms a fertilized cell called?

A

zygote

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14
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Is an aquatic animal with stinging cells and a hollow body. These animals reproduce both sexually and asexually?

A

jellyfish

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15
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Animal fertilization can be done either _______ or _______.

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externally or internally

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16
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Is a type of fertilization that is the union of the egg and the sperm cells outside the body?

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External fertilization

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17
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Is a process wherein animals release a mass of egg cells and sperm cells into the water?

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spawning

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18
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The larvae of frogs are called?

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tadpoles

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19
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What do you call the mating position of the male and female frog?

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amplexus

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20
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Animals that lay eggs, such as fish and frogs, are called?

21
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Other fishes, such as sharks, have eggs that develop inside the female’s body are called?

A

ovoviviparous

22
Q

In other animals, fertilization takes place inside the body. This is called _______.

A

internal fertilization

23
Q

Animals that reproduce through internal fertilization?

A

reptiles, birds and mammals

24
Q

Insects go through a series of changes as they develop from eggs to adults. This series of changes is called ________.

A

metamorphosis

25
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What are the types of metamorphosis?

A

complete and incomplete

26
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Examples of insects that go through incomplete metamorphosis?

A

grasshoppers, crickets and dragonflies

27
Q

The egg of a dragonfly hatches into a larva, which is called a?

28
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Examples of insects that go through complete metamorphosis?

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bees, wasps, butterflies and moths.

29
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What are the growth stages of a complete metamorphosis?

A

the egg
the larva
the pupa
the adult

30
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A wormlike larva is called?

A

caterpillar

31
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The mosquito larva is commonly known?

32
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Are birds also oviparous?

33
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The white part of the egg and a yolk that serves as food for the developing bird are called?

34
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Keeping the eggs warm until they hatch is called?

A

incubation

35
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How many days for incubation?

A

Incubation time may vary, depending on the type of bird. It may be as long as 80 days or as short as 12 days.

36
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A chicken egg develops in how many days?

37
Q

Cats and dogs belong to a group of animals called ______. And they are viviparous.

38
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Is viviparous means that they bear their young alive and feed them with milk? Their milk is produced from their mammary glands.

39
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Mammals are grouped according to how their young develop. They are classified as ________, _________, and ________ mammals.

A

monotremes
marsupials
placental

40
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A group of living mammals that lay eggs are classified as?

A

monotremes.

41
Q

Examples of monotremes?

A

duck-billed platypus
echidna

42
Q

Mammals with pouches on their abdomens are classified as?

A

marsupials

43
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Examples of marsupials?

A

kangaroos
opossums

44
Q

Mammals that are those whose young develop completely inside their mother’s body.

45
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Is an organ that attaches the unborn young animal to the mother?

46
Q

The young mammal is attached to the placenta by the ______.

A

umbilical cord

47
Q

What do you call an animal that have both male and female reproductive organs?

A

hermaphrodites

48
Q

Is it true that most snails and worms are hermaphrodites?

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