Chapter 6.2 Flashcards

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External fertilization

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Sperm and egg unite outside of the body of the parents

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Mating

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Gets the gametes to the same place at the same time

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Internal fertilization

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Sperm cells enter the body of the female to join with the egg cell inside

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Pollen

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Male gamete in plants (=sperm)

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Ovules

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In plants, contains the egg cells

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Anther

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Where pollen is made and stored

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Filament

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Stalk that supports the anther

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Stigma

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Sticky “lip” of the pistil that captures the pollen grains

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Style

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Stalk of the pistil which supports the stigma

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Ovary

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Base of the pistil containing ovules

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Pistil

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Female part of a plant which has three parts; stigma, style, ovary

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Pollen tube

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Structure formed to get the sperm in the pollen, which is stuck to the stigma, down the style to the egg cells in the ovary

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Embryonic Development

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Early development of an organism

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Morula

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Ball of cells formed by the dividing zygote

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Blastula

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Hollow ball of cells formed from the morula

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Gastrula

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Cells of the blastula organized into 3 layers; ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm

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Ectoderm

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Outside layer of the gastrula

MAKES: skin and nervous system

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Mesoderm

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Middle layer of gastrula

MAKES: kidneys, skeleton, muscles, blood vessels, and reproductive organs

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Endoderm

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inside layer of gastrula

MAKES: lungs, liver and lining of the digestive system

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First trimester

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0-15 weeks
Brain and spinal chord are forming
Digits appear
ears, kidneys, lungs, liver, and muscles
Sexual differentiation almost complete
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Second trimester

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16-25 weeks
Can feel baby moving
Eyelids open
Fetus can survive outside of the mother with specialized care

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Third trimester

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26-40 weeks

Rapid weight gain due to the growth and accumulation of fat