Theme 5 Animal Reproduction Flashcards
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What is asexual reproduction
How does it occur
The genes are from one parent
Fission
Budding (branching off main thing)
Fragmentation (ex sea stars growing other feels to make new limb)
Parthenogenesis (developing from unfertilized egg, in stable environments)
What are the pros and cons of asexual reproduction
Pros
They reproduce in isolation (good for sessile things to not depend on others)
Reproduce quickly (more flexible to diff environment conditions)
Cons
Less/no genetic variability (clones)
What is sexual reproduction
What are the ways it happens
Genes from two parents
The gametes are egg and sperm
Dioecious
Monoecious/hermaphrodite
Fertilization occurs then development
What is dioecious
An animal that has 1 type of gametes
Either male gametes or female gametes
What is monoecious
Hermaphrodites
Simultaneous hermaphrodites: egg and sperm present at the same time
Sequential hermaphrodites: sex/gametes change depending on size and temp
What are the pros and cons of sexual reproduction
Pros
Genetic variability (inherit unique combos of genes)
More complex
Cons
Slower (needs courting, good environment)
Energetically costly (costs to find mates, making gametes, risk of predation)
What is gametogenesis
What are the two types of gametogenesis
Formation of gametes
Spermatogensis
Oogenesis
What is spermatogenesis
What is the acrosome
It produces the sperm Which specializes in moving toward and penetrating eggs
Contains the acrosome which is a secretory vesicle of sperm that contains enzymes
Has flagellum for transportation
What is oogenesis
Production of an ovum (unfertilized egg)
Stores nutrients for early development stages
Has protective coating
Can be the largest cells in the animal
What is fertilization
Bringing sperm and egg together, makes zygote, first stage in early development
Having the right sperm is important for aquatic organisms where sperm and egg float around
Protection of the embryo
What is the dominant stage
Diploid
What is external fertilization
Releasing many small eggs/sperm into the environment
Ex. Broadcast spawning
What is internal fertilization
The male deposits the sperm into the female
This comes with mating and competition
What type of fertilization do aquatic animals do most
Terrestrial?
External because less risk of drying out
Internal because of dessication
Does internal fertilization cause less or more variation
Less because of mating preference
What is the process of sperm fertilizing egg
Sperm goes through the two layers surrounding the egg by releasing enzymes from their acrosomes to help movement through
Then the plasma membrane of the sperm and the egg fuse together and block the entrance of the other sperm though depolarize the out layer of the egg, this is the fast block cortical reaction
The sperm releases the genetic material into the egg
The cortical reaction is when the egg release calcium after sperm has entered which make a thicker layer around the egg to further prevent more sperm, this is the slow block
What is oviparous
What does it occur in
Type of internal fertilization where the whole thing is in an egg, has everything it needs in the egg
Reptiles and insects
What is viviparous
What does it occur in
Type of internal fertilization where the embryo is retained in the parents body
Development happens in a specialized part in body
Placenta in it helps with gas exchange, nutrient delivery and waste removal
(Most mammals)
What is oviviparous
What does it occur in
Type is internal fertilization where the animal is in and egg and in the parents body
Some fish, lizards, sharks
What is an amniotic egg
And egg cell that is surrounded by protected layers
The egg white provide protection
The yolk provides nuterients
The shell encases the whole thing
(Ex. Chicken egg)
What is ontogeny
The steps of early development
What are the steps in ontogeny
Cleavage through mitosis
Gastrulation (activation/expression)
Morphogenesis (differentiation)
Growth
What is direct development
What is indirect development
Offspring looks like mini version of the adult
The offspring look diff and goes through several changes before reaching the final body plan
How does cleavage occur in ontogeny
The zygote splits through mitosis into 2 cells, then again into four cells
Then is cleave many times into a morula which is a solid ball of cells. This I when the anterior and posterior axes are formed (animal pole and vegetal pole)
Then further cleavage makes a blastula (hollow ball of cells) the fluid filled cavity inside it is called the blastocoel