Vocabulary
________________ is a process in which cells make exact copies of themselves.
Mitosis
Reproductive cells form through the process of ___________________.
Meiosis
Cells going through mitosis produce ____
identical copies of the original cell
How does the nucleus of a cell prepare for mitosis?
It makes exact copies of chromosomes
An example of incomplete metamorphosis is the life cycle of the ________
A. butterfly
B. rabbit
C. grasshopper
D. frog
C. Grasshopper
After the first division in mitosis, the nucleus of each new cell has the same number of ________________ as the nucleus of the parent cell.
Chromosomes
More complex organisms produce offspring through _____________ which requires two parents to reproduce.
Sexual reproduction
What does rapid mitosis allow lizard to do its tail is cut off?
Regenerate a new tail
In sexual reproduction, two cells combine to form a one-celled _____
A. gamete
B. pupa
C. egg
D. zygote
D. Zygote
Name the 4 stages of a butterfly's metamorphosis from youngest to oldest
egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, adult
Reproduction with only 1 parent cell is ____________
Asexual Reproduction
During the the process of ______________, a butterfly goes through four stages from egg to adult.
Metamorphosis
Through the process of metamorphosis, an insect ____
Changes the form of its body as it grows
Genes found on chromosomes contain the DNA codes for _______
Inherited traits
List the stages of incomplete metamorphosis from youngest to oldest
egg,nymph, adult
Young animals that have the same shape as their parents go through _________________ to become adults.
Direct development
Eye color is a(an) ____________________ trait.
Inherited
Egg, nymph, adult
In direct development, offspring _____
Have the same shape as adults
What is a hybrid?
The same trait with 2 different genes
Each species has its own _______________, a process in which an animal is born unable to reproduce and grows to become a reproducing adult.
Life cycle
If one parent has a _____________ trait, such as being short, it may be masked by the stronger _________________ trait of being tall.
Recessive
Dominant
Which of the following is required in sexual reproduction?
A. siblings
B. budding
C. two parents
D. one parent
C. Two parents
One human trait that is NOT inherited is _____
A. tongue curling
B. attached earlobes
C. balance
D. hair color
C. Balance
What is a purebred?
A trait with two identical genes