Science excretion/reproduction revision Flashcards
Name the organs involved in excretion.
Lungs, kidneys, liver, skin
What are some examples of excretion?
Ammoniotelic-ammonia, Ureotelism-urea, Uricotelism-uric acid.
What is the difference between the blood entering and the blood leaving the kidneys?
The blood entering the kidneys is oxygenated blood, and the blood leaving the kidneys is deoxygenated blood.
What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
Off springs are only the same if they come from the same two parents, so if a family gets sick, organisms outside that family aren’t likely to get sick.
What is a disadvantage of sexual reproduction?
They have to waste energy finding a mate.
What is an advantage of asexual reproduction?
They don’t have to waste energy finding a mate.
What is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?
All the off springs are the same, so if one gets sick and dies, so do the rest.
What are the different types of asexual reproduction?
blub, tuber, Rhizome, budding, spores, binary fission.
What are the different types of ways seeds are dispersed?
They’re dispersed by wind, animals and water.
Name all the parts of the female reproductive system.
Uterus, vagina, endometrium, cervix, ovary, fallopian tube, fimbriae.
Name all the parts of the male reproductive system.
Penis, bladder, vas deferens, colon, prostate, urethra, testicle, epididymis, seminal, vesicle.
What are all the flower reproductive parts called?
Stamen (Anther, filament), petal, ovule(egg), stem, sepal, pistil (ovary, style, stigma,)
