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What is a life cycle?
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- The phase between one generation (adults) to the next generation (of adults). OR - The reproductive life cycle.
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What is a genome?
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The genetic information within an organism.
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What happens in sexual reproduction?
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The sperm and egg each carry their own genetic information.
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What is genetic diversity?
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When offspring traits are from two parents. so therefore they are different.
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What is asexual reproduction?
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CLONES are produced. That is the identical production of the parent (1 parent involved).
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Will organisms create a different kind of organism?
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No, they will created their own kind of organism. ex: dogs produce dogs, cats produce cats, and human produce humans.
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What occurs in sexual reproduction?
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A genetic variation occurs. ex: humans make humans, but they are not identical to each other.
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Why are all humans not identical?
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It is due to chromosomes, genes, and ultimately the inheritance of the person.
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What do cells come from? who discovered this?
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Cells come from preexisting cells. This was discovered by Virchow.
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What is cell division?
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The production of 2 cells from 1 cell.
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What do multicellular organisms use cell division for?
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For growth, repair and maintenance
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What does growth, repair and maintenance do for the cell?
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It replaces new cells and tissuesex: blood, skin, bone, muscle, and some nerve cells ALSOit is the method for healing wounds
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Before the cell can take part in cell division, what must it do first?
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Duplicate its DNA
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What are unicellular organisms doing when they undergo cell division?
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Reproducing themselves.
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What is binary fission ?
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When a cell undergoes cell division and creates 2 of itself.
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