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33 Cards in this Set
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the egg travel to the _ after being released from the _ |
FALLOPIAN TUBE OVARIES |
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the fertilized egg contains _of the parents |
DNA |
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the egg is surrounded by a cloud of _ |
SUPPORT CELLS |
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these hairs, called _ move the egg along towards the uterus |
CILIA |
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it takes the egg __ days to travel __ inches along fallopian tube |
3-4 5-6 |
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the egg must join with a sperm within ___ hrs in order for conception to take places. if no sperm is present the egg will __ |
24 hrs DISSOLVES |
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nearly _% of the sperm will die almost immediately after entering the womens body |
25% |
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sperm will remain viable ( able to survive) only for _ to _ hrs |
48-72 hrs |
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the sperm as one goal: |
FIND THE EGG |
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barriers (things to overcome) for a sperm to reach the egg |
BACTERIA CERVIX SUPPORT CELL ZONA ACIDITY OF VAGINA |
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the fallopian tube has _ opening. one leads to the _ and other to the _ |
2 UTERUS OVARIES |
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of the 200 million sperm that enter, only about _ ever reach the egg |
50 |
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only _ sperm will enter and fertilized the egg |
1 |
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one inside the egg, the sperm undergoes a big chance, it |
SHED IS COATING |
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the genetic material is released from the |
HEAD OF THE SPERM |
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within, _hrs the new cell began to divide |
24 |
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the development of the individual is caused by the two interacting forces |
HEREDITY (nature) ENVIRONMENT (nurture)
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life begins at |
FERTILIZATION |
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refers to the meeting of the female, male sex cell |
FERTILIZATION |
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sex cell are developed in the reproductive organs are called |
GONADS |
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the male sex cells called |
SPERMATOZOA (SPERMATOZOON) |
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spermatozoa are produced in the male gonads called |
TESTES |
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female sex cells called |
OVA |
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ova are produced in the female gonads known as |
OVARIES |
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the fertilized egg cell known as |
ZYGOTE |
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contains all the heredity potentials from the parents |
ZYGOTE |
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zygote goes to the uterus and continues to grow during the gestation period of about |
280DAYS or 36weeks 9 calendar Months |
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females always gives the _ chromosome |
X |
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both male and female chromosome contain level several thousands of |
GENES |
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are small particles in a string-like formation |
GENES |
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type carriers of heredity characteristics of the parents |
GENES |
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within the gene is a substance which is the code of heredity. contains information and instructions about the newly created organism and programs the traits that should be inherited |
DNA ( DEOXYBONUCLEIC ACID) |
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is the unfolding of the inherent traits |
MATURATION |