sexual reproduction Flashcards
1
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what are gametes
A
sperm or egg cells
2
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what is the male gamete
A
sperm
3
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what is the female gamete
A
ovum or egg
4
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what are germ cells
A
they eventually become gametes
5
Q
what are gonads
A
organs that produce gametes (testis or ovaries)
6
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what does haploid mean
A
gametes have a single set of chromosomes
7
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what is reduction division
A
meiosis
8
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what is fertalisation
A
sperm from male meets with egg from fetus to create zygote
9
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what is a zygote
A
the diploid cell that results from the fusion of two haploid gametes
10
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what is a blastocyst
A
an early embryo
11
Q
what is gastrulation
A
process in which the first cells of an embryo begin to specialize.
12
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what is meiosis
A
the process of cell division that occurs in the germ cells to create gametes
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