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Unit 2 - KA1
Gamete production and fertilisation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where are gametes produced in males? | The testes |
| Where is sperm produced? | Seminiferous tubules |
| Where is testosterone produced? | Interstitial cells |
| What do the prostate gland and seminal vesicles produce? | Liquid which helps to maintain the mobility and viability of the sperm |
| Where are gametes produced in females? | The ovaries |
| What do the ovaries contain? | Ova at different stages of development |
| What is the follicles job? | To protect the ovum and secret hormones |
| What is fertilisation? | The fusion of the sperm and ovum's nuclei to produce a zygote |
| What does a zygote develop into? | An embryo |