Cell Reproduction Vocabulary

Name: __________________________________ Date: ______________________

Match the cell reproduction terms to their definitions.

_____ asexual reproduction 1) segment along a DNA strand that controls

traits passed from parent to offspring;
also directs the making of proteins

_____ chromosome 2) produces a new organism solely from one

parent

_____ DNA 3) DNA fat strands covered with

protein that carry genetic code

_____ egg 4) carries genetic codes out of the nucleus

and to ribosomes for making proteins

_____ fertilization 5) the cell that is formed when an egg and

sperm join during fertilization

_____ gene 6) the compound in chromosomes that codes

and stores genetic information; controls
cellular activities

_____ insulin 7) gamete produced in the testes of a male

parent

_____ islets of Langerhans 8) these new organisms are produced by

the joining of sex cells from two parents

_____ meiosis 9) permanent change in an organism’s DNA

_____ mitosis 10) the cell in the pancreas that produces

insulin

_____ mutation 11) cell division that produces a sex cell that
has only half the normal number of
chromosomes

_____ RNA 12) sex cell (gamete) produced in the

ovaries of a female parent

_____ sexual reproduction 13) the substance produced by islets of

Langerhans to help cells break down
glucose

_____ sperm 14) a type of cell division that produces two

cells identical to the parent cell

_____ zygote 15) fusion (union) of an egg and sperm

during sexual reproduction
Answers:

2 - asexual reproduction
3 - chromosome
6 - DNA
12 - egg
15 - fertilization
1 - gene
13 - insulin
10 - islets of Langerhans
11 - meiosis
14 - mitosis
9 - mutation
4 - RNA
8 - sexual reproduction
7 - sperm
5 - zygote