Growing and Multiplying - Vocab Flashcards
Growth
An increase in size of an organisim
Development
The process of change in an organism that leads to maturity
Repair
The process of restoring damaged tissue to a good condition
Cytokinesis
The process of the cytoplasm and organelles being separated into two new cells
Mitosis
The process of the cell nucleus dividing into two new nuclei, identical to the parent nucleus
Sexual reproduction
The production of a new organism when a sperm and ovum join together to become one cell
Ovum, ova
A female reproductive cell
Asexual reproduction
The production of a new organism from one parent cell, without a sperm or ovum
Meiosis
The process of the cell nucleus diving into four new nuclei, each with half the chromosomes of the parent nucleus
Gamete
A reproductive cell required for sexual reproduction, ie sperm or ovum
Sperm
A male reproductive cell
Fertilisation
The joining together of one sperm and one ovum to make one new cell
Zygote
The new cell formed when one sperm joins with one ovum
Ovary
Female reproductive organ which produces ova
Fallopian tube
Tube that allows an ovum that has been realased to travel from the ovary to the uterus
Uterus
Organ in a female in which a fetus grows into a baby
Cervix
Narrow passage that is the opening to the uterus
Vagina
Tube leading from the external environment to the cervix in a female
Testis, testes
Male reproductive organ which produces sperm
Epididymis
Long, coiled tube leading from the testis to the vas deferns where the sperm are stored and matured
Vas deferens
Tube that carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra
Prostate
Gland at the base of the bladder which adds fluid to the semen
Seminal vesicles
Pair of glands below and behind the bladder which add fluid to the semen
Penis
Male organ which delivers semen into the vagina
