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15 Cards in this Set
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What can all organisms do? |
They can produce off spring/young |
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What are the 2 main types of Reproduction? |
Asexual and Sexual |
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What are some aspects of Asexual reproduction? |
-Does not use specialist reproductive cells -Body parts separate from the parent to form an independent organism. |
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What is an aspect of Sexual reproduction? |
-Uses specialist sex cells (I.e male and female GAMETES) |
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What are the labels? How much of the egg is a single cell? |
The yolk |
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What are female gametes called? What are female gonads? |
Eggs/Ovas (Ovum-sing) Ovaries |
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What are the male gametes? What are male gonads? |
Sperms Testees |
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Why is there a lot of Cytoplasm in the egg? |
To provide nutrients for the young organism. |
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What is Fertilization? |
The process when sperm joins with an ovum. The male and female nuclei combine. |
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What are the 2 main types of Fertilization? |
Internal and External |
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Define Internal Fertilization |
The sperm fertilizes the egg inside the female's body. |
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Define External fertilization |
The sperm fertilizes the egg outside the female's body. |
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Why can External Fertilization only occur in water? |
Because sperm needs to swim in liquid, not air. |
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What is the difference between Monotremes and Marsupials? |
Monotremes lay eggs so they go through EXTERNAL Fertilization, outside of the mothers uterus. Marsupials develop their young inside the mother uterus. This is INTERNAL fertilization. |
