Diversity Of Reproductive Strategies Flashcards
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Fertilisation inside the organisms body
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Internal fertilisation
2
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Type of fertilisation mainly occurring in aquatic environments
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External fertilisation
3
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Hermaphrodite organism
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Having both male and female sex organs
4
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Inseminated
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Semen is deposited in the female body parts
5
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Advantages of internal fertilisation
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- Increased protection of sperm and eggs
- prevents waste of gametes
- specific mate selection (cf. sexual selection in evolution section )
6
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Oviparous
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- Eggs laid outside parents body
- protection by gelatinous mass or shell and membranes
- embryo develops inside egg -egg yolk feeds embryo -offspring hatches
7
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Ovoviviparous
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- Eggs kept inside parents body
- protection by soft shell and membranes
- embryo develops inside egg
- egg yolk feeds embryo
- offspring hatches inside body
- live young born from parent
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Viviparous
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- Eggs kept inside body
- protected by uterus and membranes
- embryo develops inside uterus
- mother feeds embryo through placenta and umbilical cord
- pregnancy followed by birth of offspring
- parental care follows e.g. Suckling
9
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Amniotic eggs
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- eggs that have a membrane called the amnion
- surrounds developing embryo of fertilised eggs
- found in reptiles, birds and mammals
10
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Function of yolk sac in amniotic egg
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Source of vitamins, minerals and fats for embryo
11
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Function of chalaza in chicken egg
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- Holds yolk and embryo in place
- Absorbs shock
12
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The germinal disc in a bird egg
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Small spot on the surface of the yolk from which the embryo develops
13
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Chorion membrane
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Encloses and protects the yolk sac and developing embryo
14
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Function of air chamber in bird egg
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- Helps with gaseous exchange
- protects against shock
15
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Major source of protein for developing young in bird egg
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Albumen (‘egg white’)
