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Growing and Multiplying - Vocab Flashcards

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Growth

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An increase in size of an organisim

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Development

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The process of change in an organism that leads to maturity

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Repair

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The process of restoring damaged tissue to a good condition

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Cytokinesis

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The process of the cytoplasm and organelles being separated into two new cells

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Mitosis

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The process of the cell nucleus dividing into two new nuclei, identical to the parent nucleus

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Sexual reproduction

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The production of a new organism when a sperm and ovum join together to become one cell

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Ovum, ova

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A female reproductive cell

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Asexual reproduction

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The production of a new organism from one parent cell, without a sperm or ovum

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Meiosis

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The process of the cell nucleus diving into four new nuclei, each with half the chromosomes of the parent nucleus

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Gamete

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A reproductive cell required for sexual reproduction, ie sperm or ovum

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Sperm

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A male reproductive cell

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Fertilisation

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The joining together of one sperm and one ovum to make one new cell

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Zygote

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The new cell formed when one sperm joins with one ovum

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Ovary

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Female reproductive organ which produces ova

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Fallopian tube

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Tube that allows an ovum that has been realased to travel from the ovary to the uterus

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Uterus

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Organ in a female in which a fetus grows into a baby

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Cervix

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Narrow passage that is the opening to the uterus

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Vagina

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Tube leading from the external environment to the cervix in a female

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Testis, testes

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Male reproductive organ which produces sperm

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Epididymis

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Long, coiled tube leading from the testis to the vas deferns where the sperm are stored and matured

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Vas deferens

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Tube that carries sperm from the epididymis to the urethra

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Prostate

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Gland at the base of the bladder which adds fluid to the semen

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Seminal vesicles

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Pair of glands below and behind the bladder which add fluid to the semen

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Penis

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Male organ which delivers semen into the vagina

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Semen

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Fluid released from penis containing sperm and fluid

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Puberty

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Stage of life when a person changes and becomes sexually mature

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Copulation

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Sexual intercourse between a male and female where the penis is placed in the vagina

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Embryo

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An unborn offspring in the process of development from the eighth week after fertilisation

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Amniotic fluid

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The fluid surrounding a fetus in the uterus

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Placenta

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Temporary organ that connects the fetus to the wall of the uterus which allows exchange of nutrients and wastes with the mother

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