biology

By what mechanism does a diplontic animal grow?

Meiosis

by what reproductive mechanism does a haplontic animal grow?

Mitosis

what type of reproduction occurs in animals with a haplontic life cycle?

sexual/ meiosis

how does mitosis differ in plants and many animals?

centrioles- animals cytoplamic division- plants

can some plants and animals reproduce both asexually and sexually?

yes

how many divisions occur in meiosis?

2

how do the offspring from tasexual reproduction compare with the parent?

genetically identical

which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes move into the center of the cell?

metaphase

how much time is required between pollination and fertilization in a gymnosperm?

one year

which stage of mitosis does the chromatin shorten and thicken?

prophase