reproduction definitions

Question 1

the formation of a new individual from a single organism

Answer 1

asexual reproduction

Question 2

asexual reproduction process in which a bud forms on an organism, grows, and eventually breaks away

Answer 2

budding

Question 3

the process of producing a clone

Answer 3

cloning

Question 4

an organism having the reproductive organs of both sexes

Answer 4

Hermaphrodites

Question 5

a plant that produces exposed seeds, rather than seeds inside an ovary

Answer 5

Gymnosperm

Question 6

in a flower, the process by which pollen grains from the anther reach the stigma of the pistil

Answer 6

Pollination

Question 7

the process of repairing injured cells or growing lost body parts

Answer 7

regeneration

Question 8

an asexual reproduction process in which a small piece, or fragment, breaks away and grows into a new individual

Answer 8

fragmentation

Question 9

a form of fertilization in which sperm and egg cells meet outside the bodies of both parents

Answer 9

external fertilization

Question 10

in plants, a complete reproductive package containing an embryo, food supply, and seed coat

Answer 10

seed

Question 11

the seed-producing part of a flower

Answer 11

pistil

Question 12

the process in which a seed begins to grow

Answer 12

germination

Question 13

the splitting of an organism into two new organisms approximately equal in size

Answer 13

binary fission

Question 14

a haploid cell that can develop into a new organism without fertilization

Answer 14

spore

Question 15

fertilization a form of fertilization in which the sperm travels into the female’s body to meet the egg

Answer 15

internal fertilization

Question 16

a flowering plant that produces seeds inside an ovary, which ripens into a fruit

Answer 16

angiosperm

Question 17

the part of a flower that contains the pollen

Answer 17

stamen