Lesson 1
The passing of traits from parents to offspring.
What is Heredity?
A type of reproduction in which only one parent produces a new organism.
What is Asexual Reproduction?
A behavior that is inherited rather than learned.
What is Innate Behavior?
The process that occurs when pollen grains land on the reproductive structure of a plant that is the same species as the pollen grains.
What is Pollination?
How a trait appears or is expressed.
What is Phenotype?
A section of DNA that has genetic information for one trait.
What is a Gene?
A form of asexual reproduction where an organism grows on the body of its parent.
What is Budding?
A behavior that develops through experience or practice.
What is a Learned Behavior?
The response of a plant to gravity.
What is Gravitropism?
A different form of a gene.
What is an Allele?
What is genetics?
A type of reproduction where the genetic material from two cells combine, producing an offspring.
What is Sexual Reproduction?
Behaviors that animals exhibit in order to attract a mate.
What is Courtship Behavior?
The growth of a plant toward or away from light.
What is Phototropism?
A genotype in which the two alleles of a gene are the same. (RR or rr)
What is Homozygous?
A genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor.
What is Dominant?
A type of asexual reproduction that occurs when an offspring grows from a piece of its parent.
What is Regeneration?
Factors such as diet, availability of water and space, and interactions with other organisms that affect how an animal will grow.
What are Environmental Factors?
The response of a plant to touch.
What is Thigmotropism?
A genotype in which the two alleles of a gene are different. (Rr)
What is Heterozygous?
A genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor.
What is Recessive?
A form of asexual reproduction in which offspring grow from a part of a parent plant.
What is Vegetative Reproduction?
Factors such as hair color and eye color that are passed down through the genes of an animal's parent.
What are Genetic Factors?
The organism that was the topic of a video we watched about their role in plant reproduction.
What are Bees?
A model that shows genetic traits that were inherited by members of a family.
What is a Pedigree?