Reproduction (Plants and Animals) Flashcards
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It is the biological or natural process by which new individual organisms, called
offspring are produced from a single parent or from two parents.
Reproduction.
It is an essential characteristic of all known life forms on Earth which allows living things to continue their lineage and ensure survival of species.
Reproduction
Where a living thing can reproduce without the involvement of another organism.
Asexual Reproduction
The resulting new organism is naturally a _____ of its parent. (in asexual reproduction)
Clone
Calls for the interaction of two specialized cells, referred to as gametes or sex cells.
Sexual Reproduction
The male gamete unites with a female gamete of the same species to create a fertilized egg, called _______.
Zygote
It is a reproductive cell which is
capable of developing into a new individual plant without combining with another reproductive cell.
Spore
The spore-bearing organs
Sporangia
A method of asexual reproduction which occurs in non-flowering plants.
Spore Formation
A mode of procreation that occurs through the body parts of a plant such as stems, leaves, and roots.
Vegetative reproduction
It is the male reproductive part of a plant.
Stamen (Anther and Pollen Grains)
It is the female reproductive part of the plant.
(stigma, style, & ovary)
The outermost whorls of a flower
Sepals
Whorl inner to the sepals
Petals
A flower that has both stamens and pistils; bisexual structure
Perfect Flower
A flower that has only either the stamens or the pistil; also known as a unisexual flower.
Imperfect Flower
A flower with sepals, petals, stamens and pistil.
Complete Flower
A flower that lacks one or more of the floral whorls
Incomplete Flower
Occurs when pollen is transferred from the anthers to the female organs by wind or by animals
Pollination
When the transfer of
pollen grains occurs
within the same plant
Self-Pollination
When it happens between two
different plants of the same species
Cross-Pollination
Parent cell divides into two equal halves called daughter cells
Binary Fission