Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
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kristinmlr on February 17, 2011
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Chapter 3, p. 9-13
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 asexual reproduction | one parent organism, offspring are identical to the parent |
| fission | type of asexual reproduction that occurs mainly in one-celled organisms |
| budding | type of asexual reproduction in which the new organism grows out from the parent |
| spores | specialized tiny reproductive cells that are produced and released by the parent in large numbers |
| regeneration | ability of an organism to replace lost body parts |
| vegetative propagation | process by which a complete new plant grows from a leaf stem, or root of the parent plant |
| sexual reproduction | reproduction in which there are two parents |
| egg | reproductive cell produced by a female |
| sperm | reproductive cell produced by a male |
| fertilization | uniting (joining) of the egg and sperm |
| stamen | male part of the flower |
| pollen | contains plant sperm |
| flowers | reproductive part of plants |
| pistil | female part of the flower |
| pollination | fertilization that happens when pollen is transfered from the male part of the flower to female part of the flower |
| germinate | begining to grow from a seed |
| ovary | organ where egg cells are produced |
| teste | organ where sperm cells are produced |
| life cycle | series of changes an organism goes through in its own development and in reproduction |
| embryo | early stage of development of organisms |
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