Animal Reproduction Flashcards
1
Q
What are the three main mechanisms of asexual reproduction?
A
Budding
Fission
Parthenogenesis
2
Q
The formation of sperm is know as?
A
Spermatogenesis.
3
Q
The formation of eggs is known as?
A
Oogenesis.
4
Q
Egg and sperm is know as_______ and the formation of these is known as__________?
A
Gamete.
Gametogenesis.
5
Q
What is the name of the cells that produce male hormones such as testosterone?
A
Leydig cell
6
Q
What is the name of the cells that act as nurse cells for developing sperm?
A
Sertoli cell
7
Q
The environment where the egg develops is known as?
A
Graafian follicle
8
Q
What is the name given to chemical messengers that signal the start of an external fertilisation event?
A
Pheromones
