🧫Reproduction Rumble
This process lets living things make mini versions of themselves.
What is reproduction?
Mitosis makes two identical cells, but meiosis makes these special cells.
What are gametes (sperm and egg)?
This monk with a green thumb is known as the Father of Genetics.
Who is Gregor Mendel?
DNA stands for this tongue-twister.
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
When sperm and egg meet for the first time—awkward!
What is fertilization?
Name the four stages of meiosis, or sound like you’re casting a spell in Harry Potter.
What are Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase?
Mendel studied this plant that’s now famous for more than being “split” in soup.
What is the pea plant?
These tiny bonds keep the bases together—kind of like friendship bracelets for nucleotides.
What are hydrogen bonds?
Asexual reproduction creates offspring that are.
What is genetically identical?
How many times does a cell divide in meiosis?
What is twice (2)?
Mendel probably said “peas be with you” after discovering this field of science.
What is genetics?
Watson and Crick built the DNA model and probably high-fived after discovering this shape.
What is the double helix?
In this type of reproduction, there are separate male and female species.
What is dioecious?
Meiosis makes cells that are haploid, which means they have this fraction of the chromosomes.
What is half?
Dominant traits are the loud, sassy ones. Recessive traits do this instead.
What is hide quietly in the background?
A always pairs with T, and G always pairs with C. It's almost like a dating app for bases?
What is base-pairing?
When ONE flower handles both egg and sperm, it’s called this… (Talk about independence!)
What is self-pollination?
If mitosis is like cloning yourself, meiosis is like doing this—creating unique versions of you.
What is making genetically different offspring?
Mendel’s Law of Segregation says your genes do this when gametes form.
What is separate?
DNA replication is called “semi-conservative” because one strand does this
What is gets kept (conserved) in each new DNA molecule?