Term 3 Asexual and Sexual Reproduction

Question 1

What are the requirements for sexual reproduction in terms of gametes and the number of parents?

Answer 1

Sexual reproduction requires the fusion of male and female gametes and involves two parents.

Question 2

What are the requirements for asexual reproduction in terms of gametes and the number of parents?

Answer 2

Asexual reproduction does not require gametes and involves only one parent.

Question 3

What are the advantages of sexual reproduction?

Answer 3

Genetic diversity, adaptation to new environments, and increased survival chances in changing environments.

Question 4

What are the disadvantages of sexual reproduction?

Answer 4

Requires two parents, is slower, and requires more energy compared to asexual reproduction.

Question 5

What are the advantages of asexual reproduction?

Answer 5

Faster reproduction, only one parent required, and efficient in stable environments.

Question 6

What are the disadvantages of asexual reproduction?

Answer 6

Lack of genetic diversity and vulnerability to the same diseases.

Question 7

Name different methods of asexual reproduction (7 types)

Answer 7

Binary fission, budding, fragmentation, vegetative propagation, parthenogenesis, apomixis and spore formation.

Question 8

What is the function of the anther in a flower?

Answer 8

The anther produces pollen grains containing male gametes.

Question 9

What is the function of the filament in a flower?

Answer 9

The filament supports the anther.

Question 10

What is the function of the stigma in a flower?

Answer 10

The stigma receives pollen during pollination.

Question 11

What is the function of the style in a flower?

Answer 11

The style connects the stigma to the ovary.

Question 12

What is the function of the ovary in a flower?

Answer 12

The ovary contains ovules, which develop into seeds upon fertilization.

Question 13

Describe the process of pollination

Answer 13

Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of the same or another flower, carried out by wind, water, or animals.

Question 14

What is the function of the ovule in a flower?

Answer 14

The ovule contains the female gamete.

Question 15

Describe the process of fertilization in flowering plants

Answer 15

Fertilization occurs when a pollen tube grows from the stigma to the ovary, allowing the male gamete to fuse with the female gamete in the ovule, forming a zygote.

Question 16

What is the function of the testes in the male reproductive system?

Answer 16

The testes produce sperm and testosterone.

Question 17

What is the function of the epididymis in the male reproductive system?

Answer 17

The epididymis stores sperm.

Question 18

What is the function of the vas deferens in the male reproductive system?

Answer 18

The vas deferens transports sperm from the epididymis to the urethra.

Question 19

What is the function of the seminal vesicles and prostate gland?

Answer 19

They produce seminal fluid that nourishes and protects sperm.

Question 20

What is the function of the penis in the male reproductive system?

Answer 20

The penis delivers sperm into the female reproductive system.

Question 21

What is the function of the ovaries in the female reproductive system?

Answer 21

The ovaries produce eggs (ova) and hormones (estrogen and progesterone).

Question 22

What is the function of the fallopian tubes in the female reproductive system?

Answer 22

The fallopian tubes transport the egg from the ovary to the uterus and are the site of fertilization.

Question 23

What is the function of the uterus in the female reproductive system?

Answer 23

The uterus nurtures the developing embryo/fetus.

Question 24

What is the function of the vagina in the female reproductive system?

Answer 24

The vagina receives sperm during intercourse and acts as the birth canal.

Question 25

How is a zygote formed?

Answer 25

A zygote is formed when the male sperm cell fuses with the female egg cell during fertilization, containing a complete set of chromosomes.

Question 26

What does the term “viviparous” mean

Answer 26

Viviparous refers to animals that give birth to live young rather than laying eggs. The embryo develops inside the mother’s body, receiving nourishment directly from her.

Question 27

What is a “blastocyst”?

Answer 27

A blastocyst is an early stage of embryonic development in mammals, occurring after the formation of the zygote. It consists of a hollow ball of cells and eventually implants into the uterine wall.

Question 28

What is “embryonic development”?

Answer 28

Embryonic development is the process by which the embryo forms and develops, starting from a single fertilized egg (zygote) through to the formation of a fully developed fetus.