| A | B |
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| Reproduction in which a new organism is produced when sex cells combine | sexual reproduction |
| cell that forms in fertilization | zygote |
| the joining of the egg and sperm | fertilization |
| A nucleic acid that delivers the code for making a certain to the ribosome | RNA |
| Structures in the nucleus that contain hereditary material | chromosomes |
| formation of two nuclei with identical chromosomes | mitosis |
| nuclear division that forms sex cells | meiosis |
| coded instructions that control the cells activities | DNA |
| a segment of DNA that codes for the production of one protein | gene |
| a permanent change in the genetic material of a cell | mutation |
| The phase of growth and development in where a cell spends most of its life is called? | interphase |
| What is the main difference between plant and animal cell mitosis? | Plant cells form cell plates. |
| List examples of body cells | liver, bone, skin, kidney |
| Human skin cells have _______pairs of Chromosomes?(be careful!) | 23 |
| Human sex cells have ________individual chromosomes | 23 |
| A new organism can grow from a piece of the parent is an example of? | regeneration |
| A new organism grows from the body of the parent is called? | Budding |
| The number of chromosomes in a sex cell is called? | Haploid |
| The nucleus divides twice to make sex cells during this process. | meiosis |
| How many cells are produced at the end of Meiosis. | 4 |
| What units join together to make proteins? | Amino Acids |
| Which RNA carries the code to the ribosome for making a certain Protein? | mRNA |
| In DNA, adenine always pairs with | Thymine |
| Sexual reproduction requires______ parents. | 2 |
| Asexual reproduction requires ______parents? | 1 |
| List the three types of asexual reproduction. | Regeneration, budding, Binary Fision |
| Body cells divide by? | mitosis |
| Sex cells divide by? | meiosis |
| Phase of Growth and Development, DNA replication occurs | interphase |
| Chromosomes become fully visible, centrioles move to opposite ends of the cell, spindle fibers occur | Prophase |
| Chromosomes line up in the middle | Metaphase |
| Centromeres split and chromosomes separate | Anaphase |
| Spindle fibers disappear, new nucleus and nucleolus forms | Telophase |
| Has 4 steps in cell division | Mitosis |
| Has 8 steps in cell division | Meiosis |
| The sides of DNA are made of ? | Sugar and phosphates |
| The steps or rungs of DNA are made of | Nitrogen bases |
