6065491031 | Cell Cycle | The life cycle of a cell. | 0 | |
6065508179 | Chromosomes | The structures in the nucleus that contain DNA. | 1 | |
6065515077 | Binary Fission | Cellular reproduction in prokaryotic cells. Means "Splitting into two parts" | 2 | |
6065524801 | Homologous Chromosomes | Each chromosome of a pair of similar chromosome | 3 | |
6065532374 | Chromatids | The two copies of the chromosome once it is duplicated | 4 | |
6065541590 | Centromere | Where the chromatids are connected | 5 | |
6065553527 | Mitosis | The process of separating duplicated chromosomes in order to create a new cell. | 6 | |
6065560800 | Cytokinesis | The process where the cytoplasm splits in two | 7 | |
6065568263 | Budding | A type of asexual reproduction, where a piece of the parents body develops into an independent organism | 8 | |
6065574409 | Regeneration | A type of asexual reproduction, where the organism breaks into two or more parts, each growing into a new organism that is genetically identical to the parent | 9 | |
6065581799 | Sexual Reproduction | The production of offspring by combining the genetic material of more than one parent | 10 | |
6065586212 | Asexual Reproduction | A single parent has offspring that are identical to itself | 11 | |
6065594928 | Sperm | The male sex cell | 12 | |
6065598433 | Egg | The female sex cell. | 13 | |
6065602183 | Zygote | The new type of cell that is made when an egg's nucleus fuses with a sperm's nucleus | 14 | |
6065606682 | Spores | Small reproductive cells that are protected by a thick cell wall | 15 | |
6065612827 | Sex Cells | Specialized cells that combine to form a zygote, they have half the normal number of chromosomes, one of each pair. | 16 | |
6065620503 | Meiosis | A process where the chromosomes are copied and separated in such a way that each daughter cell has half the normal number of chromosomes. Creates sex cells. | 17 | |
6065625363 | Sex Chromosomes | The chromosomes that carry the genes that determine gender. | 18 | |
6065628781 | Fertilization | The joining of an egg and a sperm | 19 | |
6065633057 | Cell Plate | The primary structure the leads to the new cell membranes between two plant cells during cytokinesis | 20 | |
6065636482 | Spindle Fibers | Fibers that connect to the centromeres of the chromosomes and that help push and pull the chromosomes apart during mitosis | 21 | |
6065641890 | Gene | A portion of DNA that controls the characteristics of an offspring. | 22 |
Cellular Reproduction Flashcards
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