BIOLOGY Flashcards
What is the process by which organisms produce offspring?
Reproduction
True or False: Asexual reproduction involves only one parent.
True
What is the male reproductive cell called?
Sperm
What is the female reproductive cell called?
Egg or ovum
What is the process of the male and female reproductive cells joining together called?
Fertilization
What is the organ in which a developing baby grows called?
Uterus
What is the tube that carries the egg from the ovary to the uterus called?
Fallopian tube
What is the male reproductive organ that produces sperm called?
Testes
What is the female reproductive organ that produces eggs called?
Ovary
What is the process of shedding the uterine lining called?
Menstruation
What is the hormone responsible for the development of female secondary sexual characteristics called?
Estrogen
What is the hormone responsible for the development of male secondary sexual characteristics called?
Testosterone
What is the release of an egg from the ovary called?
Ovulation
What is the period of time when a female is able to become pregnant called?
Fertile period
What is the process of a fertilized egg embedding itself into the uterine lining called?
Implantation
What is the structure that connects the placenta to the fetus called?
Umbilical cord
What is the organ that provides nutrients and oxygen to the developing baby during pregnancy called?
Placenta
What is the process by which a baby is born called?
Childbirth or labor
What is the medical term for giving birth?
Parturition
What is the process of the uterus contracting and pushing the baby out called?
Delivery
What is the fluid-filled sac that surrounds and protects the developing baby called?
Amniotic sac
What is the medical term for a fertilized egg before it implants in the uterus?
Blastocyst
What is the period of time between conception and birth called?
Gestation
What is the process of releasing an egg from the ovary called in the menstrual cycle?
Ovulation
