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PCAT Biology Reproduction
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1. Undifferentiated tissues in plants
Polar Body
Tubers
Meristems
Asexual Reproduction in Plants
2. As in mitosis - the parent cell's chromosomes are replicated in the 2N number of sister chromatids
Cervix
Acrosome
Oocyte Cell Membrane
Interphase (Meiosis)
3. Located on scrotum -site for testosterone
Ovaries
Testes
Cellular Division (Unicellular Organisms)
Ferns
4. Production of functional sex cells by adult organisms -fertilization forms a zygote -development of the zygote into another adult - completing the cycle
Sexual Reproduction Requires
Cervix
Corona Radiata
Primary Spermatocytes
5. Specialized organs where gametes are produced
Corona Radiata
Gonads
Spermatids
Vegetative Propagation
6. Result when two ova are released in one ovarian cycle and are fertilized by two different sperm
Dizygotic (Fraternal) Twins
Sexual Reproduction in Angiosperms
Hermaphrodites
Metaphase I
7. Nuclear membrane forms around each new nucleus -at this point - each chromosome still consists of sister chromatids joined at the centromere
Progesterone
Mosses
Telophase I
Cytokinesis (Interphase)
8. Flowering plants consisting of a few cells that exist for a very short time
oviduct
Spermatogonia
Mature sperm
Angiosperms
9. Large cell containing most of the cytoplasm - RNA - organelles - and nutrients needed by a developing embryo
Telophase (Interphase)
Mature Ovum
Testes
Bulbs
10. Have two cotyledons that absorb the endosperm
Dicots
Female Sex Hormones
Mature sperm
Budding
11. Contains elongated cell with head - tail - neck - and body
Mature sperm
Prophase (Interphase)
Spores
Synapsis
12. 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
Fertilization
Budding
Cambium
Crossing Over
13. The production of female gametes - occurs in the ovaries
Filament
Oogenesis
Fertilization
Corpus Luteum
14. The production of female gametes -occurs in the ovarian follicles
Oogenesis
Sperm Travels...
Asexual Reproduction in Plants
Filament
15. Four haploid cells produced from the second meiotic division after secondary spermatocytes
Cell Plate
Sperm Travels...
Spermatids
Second Meiotic Division
16. Gametophyte is the dominant generation -smaller - short lived organism that depends on the gametophyte for energy and nutrients - sporophytes grow on top of the gametophytes and produce spores that develop into gametophytes
Mosses
Meiosis
Artificial Vegetative Propagation
Endosperm
17. Union of the egg and sperm nuclei to form a zygote with a diploid number of chromosomes
Sexual Reproduction in Angiosperms
Karyokinesis
Fertilization
Mosses
18. 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
Crossing Over
Menses
Acrosome
Filament
19. Occurs midway through the cycle -a mature ovarian follicle bursts and releases an ovum -caused by a surge in LH (Luteinizing Hormone) that is preceded - and in part caused - by a peak in estrogen levels
Ovulation
Metaphase (Interphase)
Hypocotyl
Estrogens
20. Cell division that follows karyokinesis
Head of Sperm
Meristem Cells
Male Urethra
Cytokinesis
21. Produces monoploid spores that develop into pollen grains
Centromere
Anther
Hermaphrodites
Sporophyte
22. Found in the abdominal cavity - below the digestive system -consist of thousands of follicles
Luteal Phase
Ovaries
Dicots
Mitosis
23. Surrounded by two layers of cells
Head of Sperm
Disjunction
Oocyte Cell Membrane
Endosperm
24. Diploid cells that undergo meiosis to produce four haploid sperm of equal size
oviduct
Menses
Ovaries
Spermatogonia
25. After ovulation - LH induces the ruptured follicle to develop into the corpus luteum
Natural Vegatative Propagation
Female Sex Hormones
Luteal Phase
Prophase I
26. Pass from the testes through the vas deferens to the ejaculatory duct and then to the urethra
Sporophyte
Sperm Travels...
epicotyl
Telophase I
27. 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
Fertilization membrane
Rhizomes
Flagellum
Meristems
28. Comlex process involving the formation and fertilization of gametes and regulation of these processes by bot parents
Sexual Reproduction in Animals
Fertilization/Conjugation
Embryo
Sexual Reproduction in Angiosperms
29. Plants exhibit alternation of generation in which a diploid generation is succeeded by a haploid generation -diploid saprophyte generation produces haploid spores - which develop into the haploid saprophyte generation
Runners
Fertilization membrane
Spore Formation
Mosses
30. Causes the glands of the endometrium to mature and produce secretions that prepare it for the implantation of an embryo -essential for the maintenance of the endometrium
Progesterone
Internal Fertilization
Spermatogenesis
Cervix
31. Haploid gametophyte gneration produces gametes by mitosis -gametophytes reproduce sexually - whereas the sporophyte gneration reproduces asexually
Gametophyte Generation
Interphase
Ovaries
Angiosperms
32. Method of growth - development - and replacement of worn-out cells
Stamen
Cellular Division (Multicellular Organisms)
Gonads
Estrogens
33. Expanding partition that grows outward from the interior of the cell until it reaches the cell membrane
Cell Plate
Centromere
Rhizomes
Cotyledons
34. Nuclear division and followed by cell division
Sperm Travels...
Corpus Luteum
Monozygotic (identical) Twins
Karyokinesis
35. Undergoes disjunction
Scrotum
Anaphase I
Primary Oocytes
Ovaries
36. The process by which gametes are produced -involves two divisions of primary sex cells resulting in four haploid cells called gametes
Embryo
Testosterone
Prophase (Interphase)
Meiosis
37. A means of reproduction
Hypocotyl
Fertilization
Budding
Cellular Division (Unicellular Organisms)
38. Ex: estrogens and progesterone -synthesized by ovaries
Menstrual Cycle
Mosses
Ovaries
Female Sex Hormones
39. AKA stolon -woody - underground stems -can develop new upright stems
Runners
Rhizomes
Second Meiotic Division
Monocots
40. Releases spores form the undersides of its leaves that develop into small heart-shaped gametophytes
Prophase (Interphase)
Hypocotyl
Sporophyte
Scrotum
41. Result when a single zygote splits into two embryos
Anther
Monozygotic (identical) Twins
Flower
Testes
42. Produced when one diploid primary female sex cell undergoes meiosis in the ovaries
Testosterone
Follicular phase
Sporophyte Generation
Single Mature Egg
43. Found in the tips of roots and stems where growth in length occurs
Apical Meristem
Scrotum
Fertilization/Conjugation
Corpus Luteum
44. Immature ova -all that a female will produce during her lifetime are already in her ovaries at birth
Endosperm
Female Sex Hormones
Primary Oocytes
Ovulation
45. Bulbs - tubers - runners - rhizomes
Natural Vegatative Propagation
Cervix
Anaphase I
Fission
46. Occurs in vertebrates that reproduce in water (fish and amphibians) -female lays eggs in water and male deposits sperm in the vicinity -lack of direct passage of sperm from male to female reduces chances of fertilization considerably
Flower
External Fertilization
Monocots
Primary Oocytes
47. Stems running above and along the gorund - extending form the main stem -can produce new roots and upright stems
Meristem Cells
Artificial Vegetative Propagation
Runners
Interphase (Meiosis)
48. Some species of plants have flowers that contain only stamens and other flowers that contain only pistils
Vegetative Propagation
Sporophyte
Cytokinesis
Sexual Reproduction in Angiosperms
49. Tail of sperm -propels the sperm - whereas mitochondria in the neck and body provide energy the locomotion
Stamen
Cellular Division (Unicellular Organisms)
Flagellum
Asexual Reproduction in Plants
50. The site of sperm deposition during intercourse and is also the passageway through which a baby is expelled during childbirth
Vaginal Canal
Internal Fertilization
Primary Spermatocytes
Menstrual Cycle