Reproduction Flashcards
Male sex cell (gamete)
Sperm
Female sex cell (gamete)
Egg
Where the eggs are produced
Ovary
Produced when the nuclei of sperms and egg fuse together
Diploid zygote
Where fertilisation occurs
Oviduct
Where the sperm is produced
Testes
Produced when the zygote undergoes cell division
Embryo
Male gamete (in plant)
Pollen grains
Female gamete (in plant)
Ovules
Where is the ovules produced
Ovary
Where is the pollen grains produced
Anther
Haploid definition
A cell that contains one set of chromosomes
(Ha - Half)
Diploid definition
A cell that had two sets of chromosomes
Di - Double
Fertilisation definition
It is the fusion of the nuclei of the two haploid gametes to produce a diploid zygote, which divides to form a embryo.