Vocab
What is the definition of tropism?
A plant's response to stimuli
What is the goal of all plants?
To reproduce to make more plants
What is genetic variation?
The difference in traits among individuals or the differences between populations
What occurs when only one parent organism or part of that organism produces a new organism?
Asexual reproduction
What occurs when the genetic material from two different cells combine, producing offspring?
Sexual reproduction
What is the definition of innate behavior?
A behavior that is learned rather than inherited
Plants reproduce asexually through what methods?
Spores, budding, runners, and vegetative reproduction
What is a learned behavior?
Something you have to learn/study/ work at
ex: Dancing, walking, hunting, flying
What is a type of asexual reproduction wherein a parent organism breaks into fragments, each capable of growing independently into a new organism
Fragmentation
If an organism is produced by sexual reproduction, what percentage of its genes come from its mother?
50%
What is the definition of adaptation?
the behavioral or physical traits of an animal that helps them survive better in its ecosystem
Plants reproduce sexually how?
seeds and pollination
What is an example of an adaptation in animals?
Poison in frogs and snakes
Animals that have patterns/colors to either hide or deter predators
What is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?
No genetic variation
Weakness passed down
Mutations only occur rarely and due to copying errors
How does a population benefit from reproducing sexually instead of asexually?
Reproducing sexually introduces variation in the species
What is a type of asexual reproduction that occurs when an organism grows back a missing limb that has been detached or injured?
Regeneration
Potatoes reproduce by growing sprouts on their surfaces as shown. When planted, these sprouts grow into new plants. This is an example of what?
Vegetative reproduction
What are some ways for animals to attract mates?
Dances, Smell, fancy plumage, calls
If an organism is produced by asexual reproduction, what percentage of its genes come from its mother?
100%
In seahorses, which parent carries the offspring?
The male
What is an innate behavior?
An instinct- Breathing, or spiders webs, fish swimming
What is one of the tropisms that we discussed in this unit?
Gravitropism
Phototropism
Thigmotropism
What are two of the categories of animal behaviors that we discussed in our Card Sort Activity?
Environmental
Hormonal
Visual
Auditory
Olfactory
Parental Care
Post-Fertilization Care
Courtship
What is one animal that we discussed reproducing asexually?
Flatworms
Sea Stars
etc
What is the one of the processes that creates gametes?
Mitosis
Meiosis