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Living and growing Flashcards

1
Q

Name the human male sex cell

A

Sperm

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2
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Where are sperm made?

A

Testes

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3
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Name the human female sex cell

A

Ovum or egg

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4
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Where are the eggs made in a human?

A

Ovary

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5
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Name the plant male sex cell

A

Pollen

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6
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Where is pollen made?

A

Anther or stamen

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7
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Name the plant female sex cell

A

Ovule or egg

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8
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Where is the plant egg made?

A

Ovary

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9
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What does fertilisation mean?

A

One sperm cell enters the egg and the nuclei of both cells join together

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10
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Name the parts of the female reproductive system the sperm have to swim through to reach the egg.

A

Vagina, cervix, uterus, oviduct (fallopian tube)

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11
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How long is an average menstrual cycle?

A

28 days

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12
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Where does fertilisation take place in humans

A

Oviduct (fallopian tube)

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13
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How does a developing foetus get the oxygen and food it needs?

A

Placenta and umbilical cord

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14
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How does the baby get pushed out of the mothers body?

A

The uterus muscles contract

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15
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What is the function of the nucleus?

A

Controls the activity of the cell

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16
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What is made in the chloroplasts?

A

Sugar or glucose

17
Q

What happens in the cytoplasm?

A

Chemical reactions

18
Q

Which type of cell has a cell wall?

A

Plant cell

19
Q

What is the function (job) of the membrane?

A

Controls which chemicals can enter and leave the cell

20
Q

Name 3 structures found in plant cells that are not in animal cells

A

Chloroplasts, cell wall, vacuole

21
Q

Ciliated cells have hairs on their surface. where are these cells found?

A

Oviduct - move the egg to the uterus

Windpipe - moves the mucus made in the windpipe

22
Q

What is the function (job) of a red blood cell?

A

Carries oxygen round the body

23
Q

On which day of the menstrual cycle is the egg released?

A

Day 14

24
Q

What happens on day 1 of the menstrual cycle

A

Period starts or menstruation

25
Q

Give two ways in pollen is transferred from one flower to another

A

Wind or insects

26
Q

Insect pollinated flowers make nectar. Why?

A

The nectar is a sugary liquid which the bees feed on

27
Q

Which type of flower produces the most pollen

A

Wind pollinated - it is less likely that the pollen will land on the stigma

28
Q

Which type of flower has bright colourful petals?

A

Insect pollinated flowers

29
Q

Give three ways in which seeds can be spread (dispersed).

A

Wind, animals, water, self dispersed

30
Q

Name the structure that collects the pollen from the bee or wind.

A

Stigma

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