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WorksheetsReproduction, Heredity and Growth
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Does not involve the union of sex cells and in which one parent organism produces offspring with identical genetic information.
asexual reproduction
sexual reproduction
fertilization
allele
Reproduction in which sex cells from two parents unite to produce offspring that shares traits from both parents.
asexual reproduction
sexual reproduction
fertilization
allele
A coiled-up section of DNA .
sexual reproduction
fertilization
chromosome
allele
The combination of two specialized sex cells.
chromosome
gene
allele
fertilization
A section of DNA containing instructions for making a specific protein.
gene
allele
dominant allele
chromosome
A version of a gene.
chromosome
allele
fertilization
gene
A version of a gene that needs only one copy to produce its trait
allele
gene
dominant allele
recessive allele
A version of a gene that needs two copies to produce its trait.
dominant allele
gene
allele
recessive allele
A diagram that predicts the chances of an offspring having a trait.
geneticist
Punnett square
gene
chromosome
A scientist who studies genes and their inheritance through reproduction.
herpetologist
botanist
geneticist
biologist
A genetically determined characteristic.
gene
allele
trait
DNA
A molecule that is made up of amino acids and that is needed to build and repair body structures and to regulate processes in the body.
fat
gene
muscle
protein
The process by which a characteristic is passed from parent to offspring.
offspring
inheritance
gene
seed
A new organism that results from sexual or asexual reproductions.
gene
allele
gamete
offspring
A haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote.
allele
zygote
gamete
seed
The transfer of pollen from the male reproductive structures to the female structures of seed plants.
hibernation
fertilization
procrastination
pollination
A plant embryo that is enclosed in a protective coat.
seed
gene
allele
leaf
