Q: Name the 3 types of asexual reproduction

Binary fission (mitosis) - bacteria

Budding – yeast

Spores – molds

A:

Q: Which type of cell division results in growth in

multi-cellular organisms and the repair of cells?

A:

Q: What is the process that produces sex cells (sperm and egg)

with one half of the genetic material of each parent?

A: Meiosis

Q: What is the female sex cell?

A: The egg cell.

Q: What is the male sex cell?

A: The sperm cell.

Q: Reproduction with two parents is called...

A: Sexual reproduction

Q: What is the cell formed after the egg is fertilized by sperm?

A: Zygote

Q: What is the young organism formed as cell division

continues in the zygote called?

A: Embryo

Q: How long does it take for a human embryo to develop from

conception to birth?

A: 38 weeks

Q: The organs of reproduction in many plants are called...

A: Flowers

Q: What are the female reproductive organs in flowers?

A: Pistils

Q: What are the male reproductive organs in flowers?

A: Stamen

Q: In plants, the fertilization of a female cell by a male cell

producing a zygote is called...

A: Pollination

Q: The process, when a male sex cell combines with a female

sex cell, is called .....

A: Fertilization

Q: The course of an organism’s life

from conception to birth to death is called...

A: The Life Cycle