Fertillisation Flashcards

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What is sexual intercourse?

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The process where the male and female reproductive organs meet so that fertilisation can take place.

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What is the fancy term for sex cells?

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Gametes

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3
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What in the name of a male gamete?

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A sperm cell

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What is the name of the female gamete?

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An egg cell.

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True or False: Sperm cells use their tails to move.

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True

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True or False: Sperm cells have a food store.

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False

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True or False: Egg cells can’t really move

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True

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True or False: Egg cells have their own food store.

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True

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What is the name of the male internal organ that produced sperm?

A

Testicles

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What is the name of the male internal organ that produces semen?

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The prostate

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What is the name of the male internal organ that mixes sperm and semen together?

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The seminal vesicles

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What is fertilisation?

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When male and female gametes meet and fuse together

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13
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True or False: Sexual reproduction needs…

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Two sex cells, one sperm cell and one egg cell

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What is the first stage of a pregnancy?

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A zygote

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What is the second stage of a pregnancy?

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An embryo

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What is the 3rd stage of a pregnancy?

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A foetus