Unit 2: Reproduction Booklet LOs

Question 1

Explain what diploid is, which type of cell is not diploid and what that is

Answer 1

Diploid means that there are two sets of matching chromosomes. All cells are diploid except gametes which are haploid. A gamete is a sex cells. Haploid means that there is one set of chromosomes

Question 2

What is the male gamete is animals and where is it produced?

Answer 2

Sperm is the male gamete in animals and is produced in the testes.

Question 3

Describe the structure of sperm

Question 4

What is the male gamete in plants and where is it produced?

Answer 4

The male gamete in plants is pollen and it is produced in the anthers

Question 5

Describe the structure of pollen

Question 6

What are the female gamete in animals and where is it produced?

Answer 6

Eggs (ova) are the female gamete in animals and are produced in ovaries

Question 7

What are the female gamete in plants are where are they produced?

Answer 7

Eggs (ovules) are the female gamete in plants and are produced in the ovaries

Question 8

What is fertilisation?

Answer 8

The fusion of the nucleus of the male gamete with the nucleus of the female gamete resulting in a diploid cell called a zygote which will continue to divide to form an embryo.