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PCAT Biology Reproduction
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1. Found in the abdominal cavity - below the digestive system -consist of thousands of follicles
Ovaries
Telophase (Interphase)
Fertilization membrane
Testosterone
2. 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
Bulbs
Follicle
Fertilization/Conjugation
Acrosome
3. Multilayered sac of cells that contains - nourishes - and protects an immature ovum -produce estrogen
Crossing Over
Follicle
Sexual Reproduction in Angiosperms
epicotyl
4. Produces two intermediate daughter cells with N chromosomes with sister chromatids
Corona Radiata
Acrosomal Process
First Meiotic Division
Asexual Reproduction in Plants
5. Immature ova -all that a female will produce during her lifetime are already in her ovaries at birth
Rhizomes
Ferns
Metaphase Plate (Interphase)
Primary Oocytes
6. Nuclear division and followed by cell division
Sperm Travels...
Ovaries
Seed Coat
Karyokinesis
7. Chromatin condenses into chromosomes - the spindle apparatus forms - and the nucleoli and nuclear membrane disappear
Prophase I
Angiosperms
External Fertilization
Meisosis vs. Mitosis
8. Practiced by terrestrial vertebrates and provides a direct route for sperm to reach the egg cell -increased chance for fertilization success and females produce fewer eggs
Menstruation
Internal Fertilization
Mitosis
Ovulation
9. Inner layer of oocyte cell membrane
Zona Pellucida
Budding
hCG (human Chorionic Gonadotrophin)
Anther
10. Released from the ovary into the abdominal cavity and drawn into the nearby oviduct
Sexual Reproduction in Animals
Immature ovum
Testes
Primary Spermatocytes
11. 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
hCG (human Chorionic Gonadotrophin)
Endosperm
Follicle
Sporophyte Generation
12. Part of embry that are seed leaves
Metaphase I
Cotyledons
Runners
Spermatogenesis
13. Meristems provide a source of cells that can develop into an adult plant -can occur naturally or through human intervention -advantagous because it introduces no genetic variation and is a rapid form of reproduction
Vegetative Propagation
Immature ovum
Zona Pellucida
Cell Plate
14. (In Prophase I) process where homologous chromosomes (chromosomes that code for the same traits - one inherited form each parent) come together and intertwine
Mature Ovum
Plant vs. Animal cells
hCG (human Chorionic Gonadotrophin)
Synapsis
15. Chromosomes condense - and the centriole pairs (in animals) separate and move towards the opposite poles of the cell. the spindle apparatus forms between them - and the nuclear membrane dissolves - allowing the spindle fibers to interact with the chr
Sporophyte
Prophase (Interphase)
Meristem Cells
Flower
16. After ovulation - LH induces the ruptured follicle to develop into the corpus luteum
Gametes
Ferns
Luteal Phase
Four Parts of Interphase
17. Flowering plants consisting of a few cells that exist for a very short time
Corona Radiata
Angiosperms
Sexual Reproduction in Animals
Corpus Luteum
18. Part of embryo that develops into the lower and root
Mitosis
Second Meiotic Division
Synapsis
Hypocotyl
19. Ex: estrogens and progesterone -synthesized by ovaries
Centromere
Female Sex Hormones
Mitosis
Apical Meristem
20. Have one cotyledon
Monocots
Head of Sperm
Sexual Reproductive Mechanisms
First Meiotic Division
21. 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
Acrosomal Process
Mitosis
Telophase I
External Fertilization
22. (In Prophase I) chromatids of homologous chromosomes break at corresponding points and exchange equivalent pieces of DNA -occurs between homologous chromosomes and not between sister chromatids of the same chromosomes (the latter are identical - so c
Telophase (Interphase)
Crossing Over
Scrotum
Fertilization
23. Very similar to mitosis - except that meiosis II is not preceded by chromosomal replication -chromosomes align at the equator - separate and move to opposite poles - and are surrounded by a reformed nuclear membrane -new cells have the haploid number
Flower
Mature Ovum
Corpus Luteum
Second Meiotic Division
24. Uncoiled DNA
Chromatin
Flagellum
Corpus Luteum
Spermatogonia
25. Undergoes disjunction
Meristem Cells
Anaphase I
Telophase (Interphase)
Metaphase Plate (Interphase)
26. Regrowth of a lost or injured body part
Fertilization
Regeneration
Sporophyte Generation
Anaphase (Interphase)
27. Division and distribution of the cell's DNA to its two daughter cells such that each cell receives a complete copy of the original genome
Mitosis
Cervix
Fertilization membrane
Tubers
28. Split to form several bulbs
Telophase I
Mitosis
Ovaries
Bulbs
29. The site of sperm deposition during intercourse and is also the passageway through which a baby is expelled during childbirth
Spores
Tubers
Vaginal Canal
Acrosomal Process
30. Male gonads - produce sperm in the tightly coiled seminiferous tubules
Ovaries
Corona Radiata
Mosses
Testes
31. 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
Female Sex Hormones
Hypocotyl
Spermatozoa
Single Mature Egg
32. Muscular chamber which is the site of fetal development
Interphase (Meiosis)
Cell Division
Uterus
Spore Formation
33. Secretes estrogen and progesterone
Dizygotic (Fraternal) Twins
Spore Formation
Oocyte Cell Membrane
Corpus Luteum
34. Part of embryo that grows and feeds the embryo
Endosperm
Asexual Reproduction in Plants
Spore Formation
Monozygotic (identical) Twins
35. Hormonal secretions of the ovaries - the hypothalamus - and the anterior pituitary play important roles in the female reproductive cycle -divided into the follicular phase - ovulation - the luteal phase - and menstruation
Flower
Sexual Reproduction in Animals
Menstrual Cycle
Stamen
36. Stems running above and along the gorund - extending form the main stem -can produce new roots and upright stems
Uterus
Runners
Rhizomes
Flagellum
37. AKA ovanan or fallopian tube -opens into the upper end of the uterus
Mosses
Oogenesis
Fertilization/Conjugation
oviduct
38. Thin and stalk like with a terminal sac called the anther
Filament
Meiosis
Disjunction
Spermatogenesis
39. The process by which a cell doubles its organelles and cytoplasm - replicates its DNA - and then divides into two
Secondary Spermatocytes
Cell Division
Vaginal Canal
Natural Vegatative Propagation
40. Four haploid cells produced from the second meiotic division after secondary spermatocytes
Spermatids
Karyokinesis
Spores
Testes
41. Begins with the cessation of the menstrual flow from the previous cycle -FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) from the anterior pituitary promotes the development of the follicle - which grows and begins secreting estrogen
Follicle
Meiosis
Follicular phase
Cotyledons
42. 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
Four Parts of Interphase
Cambium
Urethra
Fertilization/Conjugation
43. Homologous pairs (tetrads) align at the equatorial plane - and each pair attaches to a separate spindle fiber by its kinetochore
Karyokinesis
Metaphase I
Oogenesis
Progesterone
44. Steroid hormones necessary for normal female maturation -stimulate the development of the female reproductive tract and contribute to the development of secondary sexual characteristics and sex drive -responsible for the thickening of the endometrium
Mature sperm
Gonads
Estrogens
Asexual Reproduction
45. Daughter cells of unequal size produced from one primary oocyte per month completes meiosis I -expelled from the follicle during ovulation
Secondary Oocyte
Acrosome
Prophase I
Mitosis
46. Sporophyte generation is the dominant - familiar form
Runners
Spores
Ferns
Uterus
47. Regulates secondary male sex characteristics including facial and pubic hair and voice changes
Testosterone
Corona Radiata
Mature sperm
Bulbs
48. Egg
Prophase (Interphase)
Ovum
Seed Coat
Centromere
49. Simple form of asexual reproduction seen in prokaryotic organisms -DNA replicates and a new plasma membrane and cell wall grow inward along the midline of the cell - dividing it into two equally size cells with equal maounts of cytoplasm - each conta
Karyokinesis
Partenogenesis
Oocyte Cell Membrane
Fission
50. When a diploid sporophyte generation produces ahaploid (monoploid) spore by meiosis - spores divide by mitosis to produce the haploid - or gametophyte - generation
Dicots
hCG (human Chorionic Gonadotrophin)
Anaphase (Interphase)
Sporophyte Generation