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A term that applies to an organism whose body shape,form,or characteristics change during it's lifecycle...
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metamorphosis
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In humans, hair color is an example of an____?
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inherited trait
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The process which reduces the number of chromosomes in certain cells is called _____?
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meiosis
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An organism in the adult stage of its ____ is able to reproduce.
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life cycle
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The offspring of some animals are just like the adult, except for size. This is an example of ____?
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direct development
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During _____, duplicated ____ in the cell's nucleus seperate, and the cell pinches into two cells.
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mitosis ---chromosomes
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In order for a _____ to be seen , an offspring must receive a factor for the trait from each parent.
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recessive trait
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In order for a ____ to be seen, an offspring needs to recieve a factor from only one parent.
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dominant trait
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A ____ carries the DNA code for a particular trait.
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gene
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Reproduction without the joining of cells from the female parent and the male parent is called ____.
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asexual reproduction
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Reproduction in which cells from two parents unite to from a zygote is called ____.
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sexual reproduction
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Genes are structures on chromosomes in a cell's ____.
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nucleus
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Neuclius controls a cell's shape and ____?
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function
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Genes tell a cell when to begin ____.
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mitosis
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In order for a new cell to function just like its parent cell, it must recieve an exact copy of it's parent cell's ____?
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chromosomes
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Your bones and muscles grow larger as a result of ____
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mitosis
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what does NOT happen during mitosis?
A. The chromosomes duplicate B. A spindle fiber forms C. The number of chromosomes is halved D. The nuclear membrane disappears |
C. The number of chromosomes is halved
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All the traits that parents pass to their offspring are called ___
F. recessive trait H. physical traits G. dominant traits J. inherited trait |
J. inherited traits
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If an offspring recieves two genes, one from each parent, for a particular recessive trait , that trait will ____
A. Be seen C. be seen half way B. Not be seen D.none of the above |
A. be seen
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Which sequence illustrates incomplete metamorphosis?
F. egg, larva,pulpa,butterfly G. kitten , cat H. egg, numph, adult J.young racoon, adult racoon |
H. egg, numph, adult
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When meiosis occours, the number of chromosomes____
A. is doubled C. stays the same B. is halved D. is tripled |
B. is halved
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