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Offspring are produces from a single parent (no fusion of gametes from 2 parents) Offspring are clones of the parent More prevalent in stable environments (little selection pressure for genetic diversity) |
Asexual reproduction
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Asexual reproduction Advantages-
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Can reproduce asexually even if isolated
Can reproduce rapidly All individuals can produce offspring |
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Four major forms of asexual reproduction -
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Cell fission
Budding Regeneration parthenogenesis |
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____ - development of offspring from unfertilized eggs, some animals reproduce sexually or ____
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Parthenogenesis
parthenogenetically |
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____ - complete organism formed from fragment of parent body
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Regeneration
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____ - portion of parent organism pinches off to form complete new individual
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Budding
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____ - bacteria
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Cell fission
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____ - Two eggs fuse to form a zygote
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Parthenogenesis
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Enough tissue on seastar to regenerate into a fully functional seastar, fragment has to have enough tissue towards the center of the star for this to work
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regeneration
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____ over time has become the dominant form of reproduction.
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Sexual reproduction
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____ - production of a new individual by the joining of a haploid egg and sperm to produce a diploid zygote.
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Sexual reproduction
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Allows a more rapid adaptation to environmental changes. May make it easier to eliminate harmful alleles. Sexual reproduction allows for greater genetic variation. |
Sexual reproduction
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____ -(sex reversal)
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Sequential hermaphroditism
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____ - female first
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Protogynous
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____ - male first
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Protandrous
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____ - individual simultaneously male and female
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Synchronous hermaphroditism
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Possess both male and female reproductive systems In some species, organisms can fertilize their own eggs Most exchange sperm with another individual to increase genetic diversity |
Hermaphroditism
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____ - formation of gametes
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Gametogenesis
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Germ cells multiply by mitosis resulting in ____ or ____
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spermatogonia
oogonia |
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Spermatogonia or oogonia multiply again by mitosis to produce ____ and ____.
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primary spermatocytes
primary oocytes |
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____ - confined to aquatic environments
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External fertilization
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____ - Eggs and sperm are released in close proximity
Occurs in aquatic environments to protect gametes from drying out Species-specific behaviors to bring egg and sperm together Usually release very large numbers of eggs at once |
External fertilization
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Can protect that zygote w/in the organism and it is protected from the outside environment Need specialized structure/organs for this to take place |
Internal fertilization
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Sperm deposited within female reproductive tract Protects delicate gametes from environmental hazards and predation Behaviors and anatomical structures varied |
Internal fertilization
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pros and cons of internal fertilization -
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Energetically expensive to feed that growing organism
Need anatomic structures to house and nourish that growing organism Do not need that high investment in gametes |
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____ - rapid depolarization that takes place
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Fast block
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____ - change in makeup of the membrane so another membrane do not penetrate
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Slow block
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____ shutting egg off to further penetration, slow block - keeping it that way.
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Fast-block
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Inside information of the sperm will fuse with nucleus of the egg and will form a ____. Now have a____.
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diploid cell
zygote |
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Once sperm fuses with egg, other sperm are prevented from entering, ____ and ____ to polyspermy.
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Fast-block
Slow block |
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Sperm contact plasma membrane of ova using proteolytic enzymes in ____ to digest ____
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acrosome
zona pellucida |
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Sperm swims toward egg following ____ from ova of their own species
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chemical attractant molecules
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Modes of development -
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Viviparity
oviparity |
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____ - embryo develops within the mother, investment by mother is high
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Viviparity
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____ - embryo develops inside an egg, reduces females metabolic investment but increases predation.
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Oviparity
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____ - produce eggs, but produce milk so in mammal category, but not ____
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Monotremes
viviparitous |
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____ - change over time w/ some breakthroughs
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Evolution
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Development of hard eggs
____ - huge breakthrough |
Amniote egg
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____ = hard eggs
____, can have young develop further and hatch when they are ready to take care of themselves |
Amniotes
Amniotes |
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____ in humans:
Eggs develop in one of 2 ovaries, Typically one egg released into oviduct or fallopian tube Egg moved down oviduct by cilia Fertilization usually occurs in oviduct Blastocyst is a ball of 32-150 cells that enters uterus. |
Oogenesis
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___ - oocytes become depleted and ovulation stops
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Menopause
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Most female mammals are born with all the primary oocytes that they will ever have About 1 million at birth but degeneration leaves about 200,000 in each ovary at puberty Ovarian cycles lasts approximately 28 days in humans Several oocytes begin maturation but only 1 is ovulated each cycle |
Oogenesis
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Great apes ____ as well, no estrus cycle.
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menstruate
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____ is characterized by the bleeding
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Menstruation
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____ - genetic predisposition to ovulate multiple eggs per cycle, higher chance of twins.
First step in fertility treatment, is to induce multiple eggs to be released |
Multiple ovulators
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____ and ____ are from brain (ant pit)
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FSH
LH |
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____ and ____ are from ovaries.
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Estradiol
progesterone |
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____ have an effect on moods as well.
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Hormones
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Time during which a developing embryo grows within the uterus of the mother, Length varies widely and is roughly related to adult size Prolonging gestation protects developing embryo and offspring is more fully developed at birth. |
Pregnancy
gestation |
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Humans - ____ of pregnancy, lactation "normal" is ____.
CDC says minimum ____. |
9 months
2-3 years 6 months |
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Elephants - ____ months of pregnancy and ____ of lacation, still lactating while on another pregnancy.
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18
3-4 years |
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____ - up and about almost instantly
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Precocial
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____ days to weeks to be protected
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Altricial
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As baby develops, ____ develops, it is a highly vascularized plate that is hooked into moms blood supply, but there is a barrier between mom and child.
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placenta
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Umbilical vein back to the ____ is oxygenated, and the artery to the ____ is unoxygenated.
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baby
placenta |
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Capillary bed of developing fetus is juxtaposed right alongside maternal arteries, blood materials flow from the maternal side to the fetal side, al do this because of ____, they go down their ____.
Net flow out from the maternal capillary beds to the fetal capillary beds. |
passive diffusion
concentration gradient |
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Pregnancy in humans:
____ in humans, |
3 trimesters
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____ - organs develop, differentiation takes place
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First trimester
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____ - rapid growth phase
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Second trimester
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____ - lungs mature to function on their own at birth and fetus positions itself above the cervix.
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Third trimester
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____ on lungs does not develop until the very end of pregnancy, do not have enough to handle normal respiration "their lungs are not up to normal respiration"
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Surfactant
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Labor caused by____,
sudden ____ shift, ____ too, the baby pushing on top of the cervix. |
hormones
hormone Physical stress |
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____ is released from the pituitary, also a huge push of estrogen that increased the receptiveness of the ____
____ feedback loop. |
Oxytocin
Oxytocin positive |
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Initiated by hormonal action and other factors Oxytocin from the posterior pituitary stimulated smooth muscle contraction in the uterus Huge levels of estradiol stimulate the production of oxytocin receptors in uterine smooth muscle which increases sensitivity to oxytocin. Pressure of the fetus' head stretches smooth muscle Triggers more oxytocin release Positive feedback cycle |
Birth
parturition |
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3 "stages of birth"
Stage 1 : ____ Stage 2 : ____ Stage 3 : ____ |
the cervix relaxes, causing it to dilate and thin out
uterine contraction increase in strength and the infant is delivered. the placenta is expelled. |
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Eat the____ , induces a hormone release that helps with milk letdown.
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placenta
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One complication, the ____ does not completely disengage completely from the uterine wall.
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placenta
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Timing of reproduction
____ with stable temperatures and food supply may reproduce several times a year ____ have seasonal reproductive cycle reflecting large fluctuations in environmental conditions. |
Tropical species
Temperate animals |
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Number of offspring:
Depends on- ____ at sexual maturity ____ of reproductive events ____ of offspring per episode Generally, more offspring means ____ of young. |
age
cycle number low survivorship |
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____ - one big reproductive episode, and then they die typically they live in an hostile environment
Ex. Bamboo and salmon |
Semelparity
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____ - organism reproduces once per lifetime
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Semelparity
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____ - organism reproduces multiple times
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Iteroparity
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Recall egg, is so large because it has to provide the developing embryo with ___ until it can maintain itself.
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nutrients
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