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What does the survival of a species depend on?
Reproduction
Where do all cells come from?
Pre-existing cells
What are the two methods of reproduction?
Sexual and Asexual
What is the main disadvantage of asexual reproduction?
Lack of diversity
What does sexual reproduction involve?
A merging from the material from the nuclei from two cells
What is reproductive division?
A special kind of cell division that occurs only in sex cells
What are egg and sperm cells?
Single cells that contain only half the normal number of chromosomes
What happens in external fertilization?
Eggs are fertilized outside the body of the female parent
What happens in internal fertilization
Eggs are fertilized inside the body of the female parent
What is a stamen?
The male reproductive organ of a flower
What is an embryo?
An organism in early stages of development
What is another name for a newly hatched insect?
Larva
How do seed-bearing plants reproduce asexually?
By vegetative propagation
How do fish fertilize and develop?
Fertilize:External
Develop:External
How do Amphibians fertilize and develop?
Fertilize:External
Develop:External
How do Reptiles fertilize and develop?
Fertilize:Internal
Develop:External
How do birds fertilize and develop?
Fertilize:Internal
Develop:External
How do Mammals Fertilize and develop?
Fertilize:Internal
Develop:Internal
What is a gymnosperm?
Non-flowering plant
What is an angiosperm?
Flowering plant
What is a metamorphosis?
A series of changes some insects and amphibians go through as they mature
How many steps does Complete Metamorphosis have?
4
How many steps does Incomplete Metamorphosis have?
3
What is one animal that goes through complete metamorphosis?
Butterfly
What is one animal that goes through incomplete metamorphosis?
Grasshoppers
Reproduction in ferns with one parent
Spores
Stage that may form a cocoon
Pupa
What keeps an egg warm during development?
Incubation
What is another word for a sex cell?
Gamete
What does a zygote develop into?
Embryo
What is a fertilized egg?
Zygote
What is unicellular reproduction?
Fission
Runners, bulbs, cuttings are all part of ...
propagation
Immature stage without wings or reproductive parts
Nymph
What is asexual reproduction in worms called?
Regeneration
What is the time period from fertilization to birth?
Gestation
What is asexual reproduction in yeast?
Budding