Human Reproduction Flashcards
What’s sexual reproduction
A mobile male gamete fertilises with a stationary female gamete to form a zygote
What’s asexual reproduction
When only 1 parent is involved and makes a genetically identical clone
Divide / grows then buds off
Sexual vs asexual: no of parents
S: 2
A: 1
Sexual vs asexual: gametes
S: specialised gametes are produced
A: x specialised gametes
Sexual vs asexual: genes
S: inherit mixed genes
A: clones, genetically identical
Sexual vs asexual: genetic variation
S: v genetic variation in the population
A: x —> susceptible to environmental change
A: ureter
B: sperm duct
C: erectile tissue
D: urethra
E: penis
F: testes
G: scrotum
H: seminal vesicle
I: bladder
Function of seminal vesicles
Produce fluid to make semen
Why are testes located outside of the body
Maintain a slightly lower temperature
Optimum temp for sperm production
Function of acrosome
It’s an enzyme to digest eggs’ outer layer
Where are mitochondrias concentrated in in a sperm
Middle section
Release E by resp to swim
What’s the flagellum
Propels the sperm to swim to the egg
What is fertilisation
The fusion of male and female haploid gametes to restore diploid chromosome no in zygote
Internal vs external fertilisation
Internal: males ejaculate sperm in semen into females’ bodies
External: males and females release sperm and ova in water
Diploid zygote → mitosis, specialisation → implant into uterus lining → embryo, placenta