SCI Animal Reproduction - Internal & External Fertilization Vocab
Asexual Reproduction
A single parent has offspring that are genetically identical to itself
budding
A small part of a parents body develops into an independent organism
Fragmentation
An organism breaks into two or more parts, each which may grow into a separate individual.
meiosis
Eggs and sperm are formed by
internal fertilization
Eggs and sperm join inside the female's body
eggs
Female parent-produced sex cells
chromosomes
Genes are located in
sperm
Male parent-produced sex cells
marsupials
Mammals that give birth to live young that are only partially developed are
monotremes
Mammals that lay eggs are
sexual reproduction
Producing offspring by combining the genetic material of more than one parent
fertilization
The joining of an egg and a sperm
external fertilization
The sperm fertilizes the eggs outside of the female's body
placental mammals
To nourish their young internally before birth.
zygote
When an egg's nucleus joins with a sperm's nucleus it creates a
