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