Reproduction In Humans Flashcards
What’s the purpose of reproduction?
Ensures continuity of its own kind?
What happens when an animal cannot reproduce?
They go extinct.
What is passed down to offspring? How?
Characteristics, through genetic information in the nucleus.
What are some traits that can be inherited?
Depends what you say
What are some traits that are more determined by environment rather than genetics?
Depends what you say
What are the two methods of reproduction?
Sexual and asexual
In sexual reproduction, describe the offspring
Slightly different
In asexual reproduction, describe the offspring.
Identical
Look at the reproductive system diagram in front of you. Point and name the important structures, and the cells that they produce (if any).
Penis, testes (sperm)
Look at the reproductive system diagram in front of you. Point and name the important structures, and the cells that they produce (if any).
Vagina, ovaries (egg cell), womb
What happens during fertilisation?
Egg and sperm cell fuse
Which part of the reproductive cells fuse with each other?
Nucleus
Where does fertilised egg go?
Moves to womb, and implants itself on the wall
What happens when the fertilised egg cell is implanted on the wall of the womb?
Cell division to become a foetus (baby)
Do all egg cells grow into a young organism?
No
