2.3 Reproduction

Question 1

What is fertilisation?

Answer 1

The fusion of the nuclei of the two haploid gametes to produce a diploid zygote which divides to form an embryo

Question 2

What are the two types of reproduction?

Answer 2

Asexual and sexual

Question 3

What is asexual reproduction?

Answer 3

Multiplication, reproduction without fertilisation (all bacteria and some plants)

Question 4

What is sexual reproduction?

Answer 4

• Most multicellular organisms reproduce this way
• Involves 2 parents
• Requires fertilisation

Question 5

What are gametes?

Answer 5

Sex cells: in animals the egg and the sperm

Question 6

What is a zygote?

Answer 6

A fertilised egg cell

Question 7

What is the function of the ovary?

Answer 7

To produce eggs

Question 8

What is the function of the oviduct?

Answer 8

Where fertilisation occurs

Question 9

What is the function of the uterus?

Answer 9

Where the baby develops

Question 10

What is the function of the vagina?

Answer 10

Receives the penis and speak during sexual intercourse

Question 11

What is the function of the testes?

Answer 11

To produce sperm

Question 12

What is the function of the penis?

Answer 12

Stiffens and is inserted into the vagina where it deposits sperm

Question 13

What is the function of the sperm duct?

Answer 13

Carries sperm from the testes to the urethra

Question 14

What is the function of the urethra?

Answer 14

Carries urine from the bladder to outside the body
Ejaculation of sperm