Redproduction and Survival Flashcards

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Describe each method of sexual and asexual reproduction in detail.

A
Asexual: 
Binary Fission
Budding 
Vegetative Propagation
Spore Production 
Fragmentation 

Sexual:
Hermaphrodites
Separate Sexes
Conjugation

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What are the three methods of sexual reproduction?

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Conjugation

Special Sexes

Hermaphodites

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What are the 4 base pairs of DNA?

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Guanine

Cytosine

Adenine

Thiamine

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What advantages do hermaphodites have?

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Can mate with who ever they want.

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4
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What does DNA stand for?

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deoxyribonucleic acid

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5
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Read over the movie notes

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Okay

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What is the unique adaptation of the hatchet fish?

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They have flat bodies and highly silvered sides that mirror and reflect the blue water around them, making them invisible. They also have cells on their belly that carry photophores/ light producing cells that make their body invisible/transparent.

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What is the importance of variability?

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Variability is important if there is a sudden or drastic change in the environment, in which the species lives.

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What is the backbone of DNA?

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Sugar and Phosphate.

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What three scientists won the 1962 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their work in modelling the structure of DNA?

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James Watson
Francis Crick
Maurice Wilkins

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Define genetics.

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The study of heredity.

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Define heredity.

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The passing on of traits from one generation to the next/ traits inherited from parent to offspring

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