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Reproduction Vocabulary
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7th Grade
04/06/2010

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Term
CELL DIVISION
Definition
THE PROCESS BY WHICH CELLS REPRODUCE.
Term
MITOSIS
Definition
THE DIVISION OF THE NUCLEUS
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CHROMOSOME
Definition
THE CELL PART THAT DETERMINES WHAT TRAITS A LIVING THING WILL HAVE.
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ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
Definition
THE PRODUCTION OF OFFSPRING FROM ONLY ONE PARENT CELL.
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SEXUAL REPRODUCTION
Definition
THE PRODUCTION OF OFFSPRING FROM TWO PARENT CELLS EACH GIVING HALF THE INFORMATION.
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GAMETE
Definition
SEX CELL
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EGG
Definition
GAMETE (SEX CELL) FORMED IN THE FEMALE
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SPERM
Definition
GAMETE FORMED IN THE MALE SEX ORGANS
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OVARY
Definition
WHERE THE EGGS DEVELOP IN THE FEMALE: THE OVIDUCT OF THE FEMALE PRODUCES NEW OFFSPRING
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TESTES
Definition
WHERE THE SPERM DEVELOPS IN MALES: MALE REPRODUCTION ORGAN THAT PRODUCES SPERM
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FERTILIZATION
Definition
THE UNION OF A MALE SEX CELL AND A FEMALE SEX CELL.
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ZYGOTE
Definition
A NAME FOR A FERTILIZED EGG THAT WILL LATER DEVELOP INTO AN EMBRYO.
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EXTERNAL FERTILIZATION
Definition
EGG AND SPERM CELLS UNITE OUTSIDE THE FEMALE TO PRODUCE NEW OFFSPRING.
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INTERNAL FERTILIZATION
Definition
EGG AND SPERM CELLS UNITE INSIDE THE OVIDUCT OF THE FEMALE TO PRODUCE NEW OFFSPRING.
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EMBRYO
Definition
A DEVELOPING YOUNG BEFORE IT IS EITHER BORN OR HATCHED.
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REGENERATION
Definition
THE ABILITY TO GROW LOST PARTS.
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PISTIL
Definition
THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN OF A FLOWERING PLANT.
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STAMEN
Definition
THE MALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGAN OF A FLOWERING PLANT.
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POLLINATION
Definition
THE MOVEMENT OF POLLEN FROM THE STAMEN TO THE PISTIL.
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POLLEN
Definition
TINY PARTICLES PRODUCED BY SEED PLANTS THAT CONTAIN THE CELLS THAT LATER BECOME SPERM CELLS.
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