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Reproduction quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Egg cell | female gamete that is made during meiosis |
| Sperm cell | Male gamete that is made during meiosis |
| Ovary | Female organ or gonad that produces eggs and estrogen |
| Fallopian tubes | tubes that lead the egg from the ovary to the uterus to then develop |
| Uterus | Organ where the fetus develops |
| Cervix | muscle that prevents the baby from coming out of the uterus prematurely |
| Vagina | passageway that recieves sperm and also the passage way that the baby goes through to be born |
| Fertilization | When the sperm and the egg unite in the fallopian tubes |
| Hermaphrodite | Organism that produces female and male gametes |
| Parthenogenesis | Female produces egg that develops without being fertilized |
| Internal development | egg develops inside the female |
| External development | egg develops outside the female |
| Internal fertilization | egg gets fertilized inside the female |
| External fertilization | egg gets fertillized outside of the female |
| Meiosis | Process of making gametes |
| Placenta | Organ in the uterus that supplies nutrients to the fetus |
| Pollination | when pollen gets put on the stigma |
| glands | pituitary gland: Master gland, controls growth |