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1. Contains elongated cell with head - tail - neck - and body
Dicots
Single Mature Egg
Corona Radiata
Mature sperm
2. (In Prophase I) process where homologous chromosomes (chromosomes that code for the same traits - one inherited form each parent) come together and intertwine
Stamen
Single Mature Egg
Synapsis
Embryo
3. Located on scrotum -site for testosterone
Spermatids
Ovaries
hCG (human Chorionic Gonadotrophin)
Testes
4. Union of the egg and sperm nuclei to form a zygote with a diploid number of chromosomes
Flagellum
Karyokinesis
Fertilization
Rhizomes
5. Releases spores form the undersides of its leaves that develop into small heart-shaped gametophytes
Prophase (Interphase)
Metaphase (Interphase)
Sporophyte
Spermatozoa
6. Cut piece of stem can develop new roots in water or moist gorund - which can be used to accelerate root formation -layering: stems of certain plants - will take root when bent to the gorund and covered with soil -stem of one plant (scion) can be atta
Partenogenesis
Artificial Vegetative Propagation
Oogenesis
Regeneration
7. Found in the tips of roots and stems where growth in length occurs
First Meiotic Division
Apical Meristem
Anther
Secondary Spermatocytes
8. Caplike structure - derived from the Golgi apparatus - develops over the anterior half of the head -contains enzymes needed to penetrate the tough outer covering of the ovum
Internal Fertilization
Acrosome
Head of Sperm
Polar Body
9. Mass of cells formed when the zygote divides
Chromatin
Embryo
Progesterone
Female Sex Hormones
10. Lower - narrow end of the uterus -connects with the vaginal canal
Uterus
Spermatogenesis
Runners
Cervix
11. The process by which gametes are produced -involves two divisions of primary sex cells resulting in four haploid cells called gametes
Meiosis
Urethra
Mature Ovum
Monocots
12. Result when a single zygote splits into two embryos
Acrosome
Monozygotic (identical) Twins
Gametes
Luteal Phase
13. Produced in developing placenta if fertilization occurs - maintaining the corpus luteum and - thus - the supply of estrogen and progesterone that maintains the uterus - until the placenta takes over production of these hormones
Rhizomes
Sexual Reproduction in Animals
hCG (human Chorionic Gonadotrophin)
oviduct
14. Fibers of the spindle apparatus attach to each chromatid at the centromere to align the chromosomes at the center of the cell (equator)
Monocots
Menses
Estrogens
Metaphase Plate (Interphase)
15. Released from the ovary into the abdominal cavity and drawn into the nearby oviduct
Follicular phase
Interphase (Meiosis)
Fertilization membrane
Immature ovum
16. Near the end of telophase - the cytoplasm divides into two daughter cells - each wit a complete nucleus and its own set of organelles -In animal cells - a cleavage furrow forms - and the cell membrane indents along the equator of the cell and finally
Cytokinesis (Interphase)
Sperm Travels...
Asexual Reproduction
Corpus Luteum
17. Have both functional male and female gonads
Hermaphrodites
Vaginal Canal
Corona Radiata
Spermatids
18. The development of an unfertilized egg into an adult organism
Oocytes
Telophase (Interphase)
Polar Body
Partenogenesis
19. Part of embryo that is the precursor of the upper stem and leaves
Uterus
Filament
Asexual Reproduction in Plants
epicotyl
20. Common passageway for both the reproductive and exretory systems
Immature ovum
hCG (human Chorionic Gonadotrophin)
Male Urethra
Ovulation
21. Can be fertilized during the 12-24hr after ovulation -occurs in the lateral - widest portion of the fallopian tube -sperm must travel through the vaginal canal - cervix - uterus - and into the fallopian tubes to reach the ovum
Anaphase (Interphase)
Budding
Corona Radiata
Fertilization
22. Haploid gametophyte gneration produces gametes by mitosis -gametophytes reproduce sexually - whereas the sporophyte gneration reproduces asexually
Spermatids
Gametophyte Generation
oviduct
Sporophyte
23. Regrowth of a lost or injured body part
Testes
Testosterone
Female Sex Hormones
Regeneration
24. AKA ovanan or fallopian tube -opens into the upper end of the uterus
Mitosis
Ovaries
oviduct
Head of Sperm
25. Regulates secondary male sex characteristics including facial and pubic hair and voice changes
Menstrual Cycle
Karyokinesis
Flagellum
Testosterone
26. Tail of sperm -propels the sperm - whereas mitochondria in the neck and body provide energy the locomotion
Sexual Reproduction in Angiosperms
Flagellum
Spermatogenesis
Spore Formation
27. Uncoiled DNA
Ovaries
Chromatin
Asexual Reproduction
Corona Radiata
28. 1) G1: Initiates interphase. is described as the active growth phase and can vary in length. the cell increases in size and synthesizes proteins. the length of the G1 phase determines the length of the entire cell cycle 2) S: the period of DNA synthe
Scrotum
Regeneration
Four Parts of Interphase
Asexual Reproduction in Plants
29. Similar to mitosis in that a cell duplicates its chromosomes before undergoing the process -whereas mitosis preserves the diploid number of the cell - meiosis produces the haploid (1N) number - having the number of chromosomes
Meisosis vs. Mitosis
Chromatin
Spermatogenesis
Progesterone
30. Produced after meioisis from spermatids that undergo a series of changes -AKA mature sperm -specialized for transporting the sperm nucleus to the ovum -elongated cell with a head - neck - body - and tail
Disjunction
Spermatozoa
Secondary Oocyte
Male Urethra
31. Produced when one diploid primary female sex cell undergoes meiosis in the ovaries
Single Mature Egg
Four Parts of Interphase
Embryo
Sexual Reproduction Requires
32. A tubelike structure formed by the sperm once in contact with the membrane -extends to the cell membrane and penetrates it - fusing the sperm cell membrane with that of the ovum -Sperm nucleus now enters the ovum's cytoplasm to complete Meiosis II
Cytokinesis
Mature sperm
Female Sex Hormones
Acrosomal Process
33. Part of embryo that develops into the lower and root
Regeneration
Seed Coat
Hypocotyl
Scrotum
34. (In Anaphase I) homologous pairs separate and are pulled to opposite poles of the cell -accounts for a fundamental Mendelian Law -each chromosome of paternal origin separates (or disjoins) from its homologue of maternal origin - and either chromosome
Fertilization
Ovaries
Internal Fertilization
Disjunction
35. Bulbs - tubers - runners - rhizomes
Secondary Oocyte
Spermatids
Natural Vegatative Propagation
Crossing Over
36. Spore formation - vegetative propagation - and Artificial Vegetative Propagation
Anaphase (Interphase)
Asexual Reproduction in Plants
Oocytes
Telophase I
37. Sperm production -occurs in the seminiferous tubules
Regeneration
Sexual Reproduction in Angiosperms
Spermatogenesis
Cervix
38. Stems running above and along the gorund - extending form the main stem -can produce new roots and upright stems
Gonads
Mitosis
Runners
Ovaries
39. Central region where - after replication - the chromosomes consist of two identical sister chromatids held together in interphase
Dicots
oviduct
Ovaries
Centromere
40. Centriole pairs are now at opposite poles of the cell
Metaphase (Interphase)
Ovaries
Anther
Monocots
41. Formed due to cortical reaction -hard layer that surrounds the ovum cell membrane and prevents multiple fertilizations -Followed by the fusion of sperm nucleus and form a diploid zygote
hCG (human Chorionic Gonadotrophin)
Fertilization membrane
Corona Radiata
Spermatozoa
42. Two haploid cells yielded from meiotic division of primary spermatocytes
Metaphase I
hCG (human Chorionic Gonadotrophin)
Secondary Spermatocytes
Telophase (Interphase)
43. Chromatin condenses into chromosomes - the spindle apparatus forms - and the nucleoli and nuclear membrane disappear
Internal Fertilization
Sexual Reproduction Requires
Fertilization
Prophase I
44. Daughter cells of unequal size produced from one primary oocyte per month completes meiosis I -expelled from the follicle during ovulation
Secondary Oocyte
Crossing Over
Anther
Testosterone
45. Thin and stalk like with a terminal sac called the anther
Cytokinesis (Interphase)
Testosterone
Filament
Fertilization
46. Specialized cells with hard coverings that prevent loss of water
Luteal Phase
Four Parts of Interphase
Disjunction
Spores
47. Secretes estrogen and progesterone
Monozygotic (identical) Twins
Seed Coat
Corpus Luteum
Filament
48. Female gonads that produce oocytes
Corona Radiata
Ovaries
Artificial Vegetative Propagation
Asexual Reproduction in Plants
49. (In Prophase I) each chromosome consists of two sister chromatids - each synaptic pair of homologous chromosomes containing four chromatids
Tetrad
Stamen
Seed Coat
Meiosis
50. Flowering plants consisting of a few cells that exist for a very short time
Oogenesis
Filament
Angiosperms
Uterus
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