Posted: October 19, 2010
Chapter 7 & 8 Review
Vocabulary - Ch 7Anther, egg, external fertilization, hermaphrodite, hormone, internal fertilization, meiosis, ovary, oviduct, ovulation, pistil, pollen, sperm, stamen, testis, uterus
Questions1. What is hermaphroditic reproduction?2. Why is meiosis important?3. Many plants are hermaphrodites. Explain.4. How is a fruit formed?5. What features of the sperm cell make it well suited for movement?6. Where does fertilization happen?7. What causes nondisjunction?
Vocabulary - Ch 8conception, embryo, parturition, placenta, trimester, umbilical cord
Questions1. Describe one type of fertility treatment2. What happens during each trimester?3. What happens during each stage of labour?4. Why would oxytocin be given to an overdue woman?