passing on charactaristics

Question 1

what is a sexual reproduction

Answer 1

when only one parent is involved in creating offspring

Question 2

whats a runner

Answer 2

when a plant produces a new stem at the end of its base this new stem is called a runner and grows away from its parent plant

Question 3

whats the disadvantage for the parent of a runner

Answer 3

-doesnt get all the nutrients
-competing for water sunlight and nutrients

Question 4

what are the disadvantages for the daughter plant

Answer 4

-has a higher chance of getting a disease
-runner could end up in a spot with no sunlight

Question 5

what is sexual reproduction

Answer 5

the creation of offspring involving two parents

Question 6

what are charactaristics

Answer 6

traits passed down from both parents meaning they are not identical to their parents

Question 7

whats a variation

Answer 7

difference in a population

Question 8

what are generic variations

Answer 8

inherited from parents and are controlled by genes

Question 9

what are non inherited variations

Answer 9

differences that are not controlled by genes

Question 10

what are chromosomes

Answer 10

thread like structures found in the nucleus of a cell made up of a chemical called dna

Question 11

what are genes

Answer 11

short sections of dna located in chromosomes they control the production of inherited genes

Question 12

whats a dominant gene

Answer 12

always expressed over the recessive gene

Question 13

whats a recessive gene

Answer 13

only expressed if there is two copies

Question 14

whats a homozygous

Answer 14

when two copies of a gene are the same

Question 15

whats a hetrozygous

Answer 15

when tow copies of the gene are different