Fertilization by Lucy Flashcards
What are sex cells needed for?
Reproduction
What is the science word for
Fertilized egg?
Zygote
Do sperms cells have a head and a tail?
Yes they have both
What does the head of the sperm contain?
Nucleus
How much information do the
Sperm cells carry that is needed for the baby?
Half of the information
Where does the fertilization happen?
Fallopian tubes
Is it the women or men that determine the sex of a baby?
It is the men
How many X chromosomes
Does a female have?
2
How many X chomosomes
Does a male have?
1
Is the baby safe/protected in
The uterus?
Yes very safe
What is the deseise called that makes animals white with
Red eyes?
Albino
What extra chromosome does a person with Down’s syndrome have?
Chromosome 21
Name 3 things that you should do before and during pregnancy?
Eat healthy,attend Doctor apiontments, exercise occasionally
What do nerve cells carry ?
Messages to the brain
Are sperm cells big or small?
Very small