Satges Of Sexual Teproduction Flashcards
What are the three stages?
Mating
Fertilization
Development
What is mating
Members of opposite gender come together at certain times of the year to reproduce, during the most favourite time of the year for optimal chance for survival of offspring (baby)
What is fertilization?
Gametes come together to form a zygote which will form into a embryo
Only one sperm to combine with a ovum (egg)
Development
Zygote will divide through mitosi to form a embryo
What are the two methods of fertilization?
Internal
External
External?
Sperm and egg combine outside of the body: salmon milt/sperm
Advantages of external fertilization
Little energy wasted to find a mate,
Late numbers of offspring are produced
Disadvantages of external fertilization?
Unprotected eggs, most young will not survive
Internal fertilization! What is it
Occurs inside the body
Advantages of internal fertilization?
Greater parental care for developing embryo and young
Disadvantages of internal fertilization?
More energy used in care
Fewer offspring
Embryonic development
Early development
Morula
First week of cell division
Blastula
Hollow ball is formed after second week, stem cells start to differentiate
Gastrula
Forms into three layers