Reproduction

Question 1

The biological process by which new individual organisms are produced from their parents

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Reproduction

Question 2

The production of offspring from one parent

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Asexual reproduction

Question 3

Producing offspring that are genetically identical to their parent.

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Cloning

Question 4

The production of offspring from two parents.

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Sexual reproduction

Question 5

When a new individual grows from one egg.

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Parthenogenesis

Question 6

sex cells. Sperm (male) ova (female). Contains half the genetic material

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gametes

Question 7

A form of cell division that has the genetic information and produces Gametes.

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Meiosis

Question 8

Label a flower using the terms listed below

Answer 8

stamen, filament, anther, pollen, carpel, stigma, style, ovary.

Question 9

The mail part of the flower

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Staman

Question 10

A long stalk that displays the anther

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Filament

Question 11

A sac on the end of the filament that produces pollen.

Answer 11

Anther

Question 12

Male gametes produced in anthers that contain male sex cells.

Answer 12

Pollen

Question 13

The female part of the flower.

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Carpel

Question 14

The sticky top of the carpel that captures the pollen.

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Stigma

Question 15

A stalk that displays the stigma. Holds the pollen tube.

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Style

Question 16

An ovum producing reproductive organ.

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Ovary

Question 17

The transfer of the pollen from the anther to the stigma

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Pollination

Question 18

A sweet substance secreted by flowers to attract insects and birds,

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Nectar

Question 19

When a plant emerges from a seed

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Germinate

Question 20

Fertilisation that can take place outside the body.

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External fertilisation

Question 21

Fertilisation that can take place inside the body.

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Internal fertilisation

Question 22

Label the parts of the male reproductive system using the terms below.

Answer 22

Sperm. Testes. Epididymis. Vas deferens. Seminal vesicle. Prostrate gland. Semen.

Question 23

Male gametes

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Sperm

Question 24

Produces sperm

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Testes

Question 25

Stores sperm

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Epididymis

Question 26

The tube that carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra

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vas deferens

Question 27

A gland that produces 70% of semen

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Seminal vesicle

Question 28

A gland that produces semen

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Prostrate gland

Question 29

The fluid added to sperm, contains nutrient and provides a medium for the sperm to swim in.

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Semen

Question 30

The release of sperm and semen fro the penis

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Ejaculation

Question 31

Inability to reproduce

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Infertility

Question 32

The time a female carries an embryo/fetus from ferilisation to birth.

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Gestation period

Question 33

How long is the gestation period in humans?

Answer 33

258-280 days.

Question 34

The release of the ova from the ovum.

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Ovulation

Question 35

The periodic discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus, occurring approximately monthly to menopause in non-pregnant females of primate species

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Menstruation

Question 36

An ovum producing reproductive organ

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Ovary

Question 37

The tube that carries ova toward the uterus. Often the site of fertilisation.

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Fallopian tubes

Question 38

Organ designed to hold the developing embryo / fetus.

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Uterus

Question 39

The narrow region connecting the uterus and the vagina.

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Cervix

Question 40

The tube leading from the uterus to outside of the body. Birth canal.

Answer 40

Vagina