Reproduction
Genes
Animal Behaviors
Plant Behaviors/Structures
Growth
100
Involves one parent and produces genetically identical offspring.
Asexual reproduction
100
A sequence of DNA that determines a trait.
Gene
100
Seasonal yearly journey from one place to another & back.
Migration or migrating behavior
100
The ______ serve as seeds of the plant.
Spores
100
A chemical that helps an animal to grow; found naturally in the body
Hormone
200
Pros: better chance of survival & more genetic diversity
Cons: Need to find a mate
Sexual reproduction
200
Errors in the DNA sequence.
Mutation
200
A behavior that an animal is born knowing how to do (it is NOT taught).
Instinct
200
TRUE or FALSE
Most flowers rely on wind for pollination.
False
200
A plant's growth response toward or away from a stimulus.
Tropism
300
Binary fission, fragmentation, budding
Asexual reproduction
300
Traits that are not passed down from parent to offspring.
Acquired traits
300
Animals fighting for food or mating.
Competition
300
Stigma, style, and ovary
Pistil
300
Sunlight, water, available space
Environmental factors
400
Codominance
400
Gene that is expressed only in the homozygous state
Recessive
400
When sperm and egg join outside of the female
External fertilization
400
Once the seed has been planted and begins sprouting.
Germination
400
Plants turn yellow/orange without this structure.
Chlorophyll
500
Some traits are controlled by more than one gene.
Polygenic Inheritance
500
When the dominant and recessive traits mix and result in a trait in between the two.
Incomplete dominance
500
A chemical released by a species for attracting mates
Pheromone
500
The fruit develops here.
Ovary
500
Type of growth process that frogs and butterflies go through from infant to adulthood.
Metamorphosis