reproduction

Question 1

during what period is an egg released from an ovary and passes into a fallopian tube

Answer 1

ovulation

Question 2

as sperm leave a testis, they are stored and mature in a tube called an

Answer 2

epididymis

Question 3

reproduction that does not involve the union of sex cells and in which a single parent produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent

Answer 3

asexual reproduction

Question 4

three types of asexual reproduction

Answer 4

budding
fragmentation
regeneration

Question 6

what forms when an egg’s nucleus and a sperm’s nucleus join

Answer 6

a fertilized egg

Question 7

asexual reproduction where parts of an organism break off and then develop into a new individual that is identical to the original one

Answer 7

fragmentation

Question 8

asexual reproduction when an organism loses a body part, that part may develop into an entirely new organism

Answer 8

regeneration

Question 9

mammals that give birth to partially developed live young

Answer 9

marsupials

Question 10

reproduction in which sec cells from two parents unite to produce offspring that share traits from both parents

Answer 10

sexual reproduction

Question 11

male sex cells

Answer 11

sperm

Question 12

what is another name for a fertilized egg

Answer 12

zygote

Question 13

female sex cells

Answer 13

eggs

Question 13

the joining of egg and sperm

Answer 13

fertilization

Question 14

the division of one cell that had 46 cells each into four cells that have 23 chromosomes each

Answer 14

meiosis

Question 15

how many chromosomes are in a sex cell

Answer 15

23

Question 16

mammals that are nourished inside their mothers bodies before birth

Answer 16

placental mammals

Question 17

fertilization of an egg by sperm that occurs inside the body of a female

Answer 17

internal fertilization

Question 18

mammals that lay eggs

Answer 18

monotremes

Question 19

asexual reproduction where a part of the parent organism punches off and forms a new organism

Answer 19

budding

Question 21

male sex hormone

Answer 21

testosterone

Question 21

this hormone regulates the production of sperm and the development of male characteristics

Answer 21

testosterone

Question 21

another tube passes from the epididymis into the body and through the prostate gland

Answer 21

vas deferens

Question 23

the union of sex cells outside the bodies of the parents

Answer 23

external fertilization

Question 24

this gland surrounds the neck of the bladder in males

Answer 24

prostate gland

Question 25

as sperm move through the vas deferens, they mix with fluids from several glands, including the prostate gland. this mixture of sperm and fluids is called

Answer 25

semen

Question 26

to leave the body, semen passes through the vas deferens into the

Answer 26

urethra

Question 27

the tube that runs through the penis

Answer 27

urethra

Question 28

the external organ that transfers semen into the female’s body

Answer 28

penis

Question 29

the female organ the produces eggs

Answer 29

ovaries

Question 30

female sex hormones the regulate the release of eggs and development of female characteristics

Answer 30

estrogen and progesterone

Question 31

regulates temperature for the sperm

Answer 31

scrotum

Question 32

this tube leaded from each ovary into the uterus

Answer 32

fallopian tube

Question 33

the organ in which an embryo develops into a fetus

Answer 33

uterus

Question 34

the lower part, or beck, of the uterus

Answer 34

cervix