Unit 4: Reproduction and Growth Vocabulary Review

Which method of reproduction involves a single organism producing offspring without genetic variation?

• Cross-pollination

• Budding

• Asexual reproduction

• Meiosis

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The fusion of male and female gametes is known as:

• Pollination
• Fertilization
• Germination
• Metamorphosis

A physical or behavioral characteristic that can be passed from parent to offspring is called a:

• Gene
• Zygote
• Pheromone
• Trait

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Which structure contains and protects seeds in flowering plants?

• Cones
• Ovules
• Fruit
• Pollen

Jacobi has stopped focusing on his new business. Now he is studying biology and learns that the segment of DNA that codes for a specific trait is called:

• Tropism

• Inheritance

• Gene

• Allele

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What is the name for a built-in behavior that occurs in response to a specific environmental trigger?

• Reflex

• Hibernation

• Instinct

• Camouflage

Different forms of the same gene are called:

• Alleles
• Traits
• Zygotes
• Hormones

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What are the chemical substances called that animals release to influence the behavior of other members of their species?

• Enzymes

• Pheromones

• Neurotransmitters

• Vitamins

The process by which seeds begin to grow into new plants is:

• Pollination
• Fertilization
• Dormancy
• Germination

What type of reproduction involves two parents and creates genetic variation?

• Binary fission
• Sexual reproduction
• Budding
• Cloning

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