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QAHS Reproduction
QAHS Std Gd Reproduction
Definition | Word/Phrase |
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The male sex cell. | Sperm |
The female sex cell. | Egg |
Part of the sex cell which contains genetic information. | Nucleus |
Part of the sex cell which provides energy for growth. | Food store |
Part of the sex cell which allows sperm to move. | Tail |
Fertilisation which occurs outside the female's body. | External Fertilisation |
Fertilisation which occurs inside the female's body. | Internal Fertilisation |
Organ which provides food for newly hatched fish. | Yolk sac |
Organ which provides food for embryo fish inside the egg. | Yolk |
Process by which an egg is released from an ovary. | Ovulation |
Process in which the nucleus of the female sex cell and the nucleus of the male sex cell join together. | Fertilisation |
Process by which the number of cells in a fertilised egg increases. | Mitosis |
Process by which the ball of cells attaches itself to the uterus. | Implantation |
Organ which passes useful substances from the mother to the foetus and waste substances from the foetus to the mother. | Placenta |
Connects the foetus to the placenta. | Umbilical cord |
Fluid in the bag used to protect the foetus. | Amniotic fluid |
Bag containing fluid used to protect the foetus. | Amniotic sac |
Organ in which the foetus develops. | Uterus |
Waste substances passed from the foetus to the mother. | Carbon Dioxide and Urea |
Useful substances passed from the mother to the foetus. | Oxygen, Glucose and amino acids |
Organ used to produce sperm. | Testes |
Organ used to produce Ova(eggs). | Ovaries |