| A | B |
|---|
| recessive trait | weaker and usually not seen unless offspring receives two factors |
| dominate trait | stonger trait, usually seen, may have one or two factors |
| gene | carries the DNA code for a particular trait |
| asexual reproduction | reproduction with out the joining of two parents, only one parent is needed |
| sexual reproduction | reproduction that involves two parents to form a zygote |
| zygote | the first cell formed after two gametes join together |
| direct development | organism that is just like the adult only smaller |
| incomplete metamorphosis | metamophosis with three stages , egg, numph, adult |
| complete metamorphosis | form of metamophosis with four stages: egg, larvae, pupa, adult |
| metamorphosis | change of an organisms body shape, form or other charachteristics during its life cycle |
| inherited trait | charachterisics passed from parent to offspring |
| meiosis | process that reduces the number of chromosomes in reproductive cells |
| mitosis | chromosomes are in the nucleus replicate then form two new identical cells |
| molting | growing a new skeleton and sheding the old skeleton to continue growth |
| gamete | reproductive cell of each parent that provides half of a set of chromosomes |
