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PCAT Biology Reproduction
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1. Found in the tips of roots and stems where growth in length occurs
External Fertilization
Apical Meristem
Ovaries
Angiosperms
2. 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
Asexual Reproduction in Plants
Polar Body
External Fertilization
Sexual Reproductive Mechanisms
3. Outer layer of oocyte cell membrane
Regeneration
Corona Radiata
Meisosis vs. Mitosis
Progesterone
4. Sporophyte generation is the dominant - familiar form
Prophase (Interphase)
Ovulation
Cytokinesis
Ferns
5. External pouch that maintains the testes' temperature at 2C-4C lower than body tmperature - a condition essential for sperm survival
Internal Fertilization
Oogenesis
Polar Body
Scrotum
6. Found in the abdominal cavity - below the digestive system -consist of thousands of follicles
Menstruation
Primary Oocytes
Cortical Reaction
Ovaries
7. AKA stolon -woody - underground stems -can develop new upright stems
Secondary Oocyte
Rhizomes
Gametes
Spermatogonia
8. Undifferentiated tissues in plants
Oogenesis
Meristems
Primary Oocytes
Male Urethra
9. Consists almost entirely of the nucleus - which contains the paternal genome
Head of Sperm
Ovum
Metaphase I
Metaphase (Interphase)
10. 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
Asexual Reproduction in Plants
Sexual Reproduction in Animals
Tetrad
Progesterone
11. Flowering plants consisting of a few cells that exist for a very short time
Gametes
Cambium
Angiosperms
Follicular phase
12. Inner layer of oocyte cell membrane
Ovum
Centromere
Cellular Division (Unicellular Organisms)
Zona Pellucida
13. AKA ovanan or fallopian tube -opens into the upper end of the uterus
First Meiotic Division
Hypocotyl
Cortical Reaction
oviduct
14. 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
Second Meiotic Division
Telophase (Interphase)
Acrosomal Process
Oogenesis
15. Underground stems with bubs - like the eyes of potatoes - that can develop into adult plants
Menses
Tubers
Rhizomes
Vaginal Canal
16. Thin and stalk like with a terminal sac called the anther
Secondary Spermatocytes
Testes
Follicular phase
Filament
17. Result when two ova are released in one ovarian cycle and are fertilized by two different sperm
Menstruation
Dizygotic (Fraternal) Twins
Karyokinesis
Cotyledons
18. Central region where - after replication - the chromosomes consist of two identical sister chromatids held together in interphase
Spore Formation
Acrosomal Process
Centromere
Estrogens
19. Fibers of the spindle apparatus attach to each chromatid at the centromere to align the chromosomes at the center of the cell (equator)
Follicular phase
Angiosperms
Metaphase Plate (Interphase)
Secondary Spermatocytes
20. AKA lateral meristem -located between the xylem and phloem
Spermatogenesis
Sexual Reproduction in Angiosperms
Cambium
Cell Plate
21. 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
Ferns
Natural Vegatative Propagation
Plant vs. Animal cells
22. Sperm production -occurs in the seminiferous tubules
Spermatogenesis
Sexual Reproduction in Animals
Immature ovum
External Fertilization
23. Surrounded by two layers of cells
Sporophyte
Cambium
Monozygotic (identical) Twins
Oocyte Cell Membrane
24. A means of reproduction
Hermaphrodites
Polar Body
Cellular Division (Unicellular Organisms)
Anther
25. 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
Tubers
Embryo
Acrosome
Asexual Reproduction in Plants
26. When a diploid sporophyte generation produces ahaploid (monoploid) spore by meiosis - spores divide by mitosis to produce the haploid - or gametophyte - generation
Monocots
Four Parts of Interphase
Secondary Spermatocytes
Sporophyte Generation
27. Muscular chamber which is the site of fetal development
Uterus
Fertilization
Gametes
Sporophyte
28. Production of functional sex cells by adult organisms -fertilization forms a zygote -development of the zygote into another adult - completing the cycle
epicotyl
Sexual Reproduction Requires
Ovulation
Gametes
29. Cell division that follows karyokinesis
Monocots
Natural Vegatative Propagation
Cytokinesis
Telophase (Interphase)
30. Female gonads that produce oocytes
Estrogens
Internal Fertilization
Ovaries
Fission
31. Male gonads - produce sperm in the tightly coiled seminiferous tubules
Primary Oocytes
Testes
Ovaries
Cytokinesis
32. 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
Cambium
Oogenesis
Secondary Oocyte
Estrogens
33. Contains elongated cell with head - tail - neck - and body
Follicle
Karyokinesis
Mature sperm
Secondary Spermatocytes
34. Replication of the nucleus followed by unequal cytokinesis -membrane pinches inward to forma new cell that is smaller in size but genetically identical to the parent cell
Follicle
Budding
Fertilization/Conjugation
Anaphase (Interphase)
35. Immature ova -all that a female will produce during her lifetime are already in her ovaries at birth
Disjunction
Sexual Reproductive Mechanisms
Seed Coat
Primary Oocytes
36. Nuclear division and followed by cell division
Anaphase I
Internal Fertilization
Karyokinesis
Stamen
37. 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)
Disjunction
Telophase (Interphase)
Filament
38. Specialized cells with hard coverings that prevent loss of water
Oocytes
Acrosomal Process
Spores
Testes
39. Egg
Artificial Vegetative Propagation
Ovum
Male Urethra
Fertilization
40. Specialized sex cells
Dizygotic (Fraternal) Twins
Gametes
Oocytes
Fertilization
41. The embryonic undifferentiated cells that growth in higher plants are restricted to -undergo active cell reproduction
Polar Body
Ferns
Testes
Meristem Cells
42. Secretes estrogen and progesterone
Monozygotic (identical) Twins
Corpus Luteum
Mosses
Secondary Spermatocytes
43. Produced when each meiotic division -rapidly degenerate
Polar Body
Dicots
Immature ovum
Partenogenesis
44. Specialized organs where gametes are produced
Menses
Runners
Gonads
Partenogenesis
45. 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
Metaphase (Interphase)
Internal Fertilization
Female Sex Hormones
Acrosomal Process
46. First barrier that the sperm must penetrate -enzymes secreted by the sperm aid in penetration of the corona radiata -arosome is responsible for penetrating the zona pellucida; it releases enzymes that digest this layer - thereby allowing the sperm to
Mitosis
Fission
Sperm Travels...
Corona Radiata
47. Have two cotyledons that absorb the endosperm
Rhizomes
Cytokinesis (Interphase)
Spermatozoa
Dicots
48. Large cell containing most of the cytoplasm - RNA - organelles - and nutrients needed by a developing embryo
Vaginal Canal
Mature Ovum
Ferns
Synapsis
49. Diploid cells that undergo meiosis to produce four haploid sperm of equal size
Spermatogonia
Oocytes
Corpus Luteum
Embryo
50. (In Prophase I) process where homologous chromosomes (chromosomes that code for the same traits - one inherited form each parent) come together and intertwine
hCG (human Chorionic Gonadotrophin)
Synapsis
Interphase
Anther