Ch 13 Reproduction Flashcards
advantages of asexual reproduction
enables animals in isolation to reproduce without mate, numerous quick offspring, no energy expenditure in hormones
fission
asexual repro - separation of organism into two new cells
budding
asexual repro - splitting off od new individuals from exiting ones
fragmentation
asexual repro - single parent breaks into parts that regenerate into new indiviudals
parthenogenesis
asexual repro - development of egg without fertiilzation, resulting haploid. honeybees
testes
male gonads, site of sperm fermentation
ovary
where meisis occurs and secondary oocyte forms prior to birth
vas deferens
duct that carries sperm during ejaculation from epididymis to penis
prostrate gland
large gland that secretes semen directly into urethra
scrotum
sac outside abdominal cavity, holds testes, cooler temperature
urethra
tube that carries semen and urine
oviduct
fallopian tube - fetilization occurs; after ovulation the eff moves through this duct to uterus
uterus
blastula stage of embryo will implant and develop during nine month gestation
vagina
birth canal, where baby passes through
cervix
mouth of uterus