Reproduction and Growth Vocabulary

to move or carry pollen to a plant, causing the seeds to be fertilized.

• pollinate

• reproduction

• gene

• zygote

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

a cell formed by the union of two gametes or sex cells.

• ovule

• pollinate

• zygote

• gene

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

to start or cause to start growth; sprout.

• allele

• germinate

• reproduction

• pollinate

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

the process of passing characteristics to later generations by genes or the characteristics passed in this way.

• ovule

• inheritance

• trait

• allele

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

the way an organism reacts to changes in its internal conditions or external environment

• pollinate

• reproduction

• behavior

• gene

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

one of several forms of a gene responsible for hereditary variations, usually produced by mutation.

• pollinate

• inheritance

• allele

• reproduction

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

a characteristic or quality that makes a person or animal different from others.

• trait

• ovule

• allele

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

a tiny section of a chromosome. A ______ causes a particular characteristic, such as eye color or hair color, to be passed on from parent to offspring.

• zygote

• gene

• behavior

• allele

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

a very small plant part that develops into a seed when fertilized.

• ovule

• germinate

• reproduction

• trait

the process by which living things create young or offspring.

• zygote

• reproduction

• trait

• ovule

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2