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Life process that is crucial to the continuation of a
species
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Explain why a cell must undergo cell division when it reaches a certain
size.
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The production of offspring from one parent
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The formation of a new individual from the union of
two specialized parental cells
The simplest form of asexual reproduction
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What kinds of organisms reproduce by this method? (Refer #5
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Type of asexual reproductive cell that can remain
inactive until environmental conditions are favorable
for growth
8. List several organisms that reproduce by forming
spores.
9. Type of asexual reproduction in which a knoblike structure
forms on the parent and pinches off to become a new
individual
10. Type of asexual reproduction found in plants, in which
offspring separate from the parent plant to become
individual plants
11. The ability to develop lost body parts or even to form
new individuals from a single fragment
12. Term which refers to specialized sex cells
13.- Male gamete
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Female gamete
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The union of two gametes
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Another name for a fertilized egg
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Why doesn't sexual reproduction increase the number of
chromosomes in an organism?
18. Chromosomes in a pair that are alike in appearance and
in the type of genetic information they carry
19. The number of chromosomes in a human somatic cell
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Body cells are referred to as
cells.
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Cells that have a full set of homologous chromosomes
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Term which refers to a cell that has half the diploid
number of chromosomes
23. Type of nuclear division that forms gametes
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Nickname for meiosis
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Why does it have this nickname'
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How many cell divisions take place in meiosis?
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During which division do homologous chromosomes separate?
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During which division do the chromatids of each
chromosome separate?
What event precedes meiosis I?
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Term which means homologous chromosomes come together
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The key event of meiosis because it allows for genetic
variation
Structure formed when homologous chromosomes make
contact during synapsis
The number of chromatids that make up a tetrad
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Term which refers to the exchange of genetic material
that takes place during meiosis
Which division of meiosis is referred to as the
reductive division?
Division of meiosis that is similar to mitosis except
it is not preceded by DMA replication.
Term which means DNA makes a copy of itself
What happens to the number of chromosomes in a cell
when DNA replication occurs?
How many daughter cells result after Meiosis II?
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What is the chromosome number of the daughter cells
producedVfrom meiosis?
General term for reproductive organs
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Male reproductive organs
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Female reproductive organs
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Term which describes chromosomes that are similar in
size, shape, and gene arrangement
Each chromosome of a pair of homologous chromosomes
is called a(n)
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Haploid cells that develop and mature into sperm cells
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Haploid cell that develops into an egg cell
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Another name for an egg cell
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Refers to the pairing
chromosomes
Exchange of peices of
chromatid to another
Structure formed from
pair
Number of sperm cells
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Number of mature egg cells that form from one parent cell
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Small cells that are formed in egg formation that die
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The total number of chromosomes in a human somatic cell
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The total number of chromosomes in a human sex cell
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and twisting of homologous
genetic material from one
the four chromatids of a homologous
that are formed from one parent cell