Life Cycle Terms Flashcards
1
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Alternation of generation
A
Alternation between a multicellular haploid generation and a multicellular diploid generation
“Haplodiplontic”
Usually between meiosis and fertilization
Plants
2
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Diplontic life cycle
A
Life cycle in which only the diploid phase is multicellular
Us - animals only haploid stage is gametes
3
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Haplontic life cycle
A
Life cycle in which only the haploid generation is multicellular
Nitella (charophyte)
Fungi - only diploid stage is zygote
4
Q
Meiosis
A
Genetic recombination
Begin with diploid cell, produce haploid cells
5
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Mitosis
A
Growth and production of asexual spores
Produce identical cells
6
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Fertilization
A
Fusion of gametes (haploid) to form a zygote (diploid)
