Animal Reproduction & Development Flashcards
What are the mechanisms of asexual reproduction?
- budding
- fission
- fragmentation and regeneration
- parthenogenesis
new individuals arise from outgrowths
budding
separation of a parent organism into 2 individuals
fission
breaking of the body into pieces that develop into adults
fragmentation and regeneration
development of an individual from an unfertilized egg
parthenogenesis
What are the mechanisms of sexual reproduction?
- gametogensis
- spermatogenesis
- oogenesis
production of gametes
gamteogenesis
development of sperm
spermatogenesis
development of a mature egg
oogenesis
Which part of life does spermatogenesis occur in?
adolescence and adulthood
Which part of life does oogenesis occur in?
the mitosis part is complete before birth
In what gender does spermatogenesis occur in?
males
In what gender does oogenesis occur in?
females
What is one big difference between spermatogenesis and oogenesis?
oogenesis ends with a polar body and a fertilized egg and spermatogenesis ends with all four cells developed into sperm
sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion or two dissimilar games
anisogamy