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Vocabulary
The Menses
Hormones
100
Each body cell of a chimpanzee contains 48 chromosomes. How many chromosomes would normally be present in a gamete by this chimpanzee?
What is 24?
100
Reproduction by a single parent cell/cells
What is asexual reproduction?
100
28 days
What is the length of the menstrual cycle
100
This hormone causes follicle production in the ovary
What is Follicle Stimulating Hormone?
200
In animals, the necessary condition for external fertilization.
What is a moist environment?
200
Male gamete production occurs here.
What are the testes?
200
The two main purposes of the menstrual cycle.
What is release of an egg for fertilization and preparation of the uterus for pregnancy.
200
This hormone causes the production of the corpus luteum.
What is lutenizing hormone?
300
This embryonic structure is described as a hollow ball of cells.
What is a blastula?
300
Embryonic development occurs here
What is the uterus or womb?
300
This is where fertilization occurs.
What are the fallopian tubes?
300
The ovaries produce these two hormones that prepare the uterus for pregnancy.
What are estrogen and progesterone?
400
The ability of cells to pass on their characteristics to new cells is most directly related to the ability of ____________.
What is chromosome replication?
400
Identical pairs of chromosomes.
What are homologous chromosomes?
400
The stages of the menstrual cycle, in order.
What is follicle stage, ovulation, corpus luteum stage, menstruation.
400
FSH and LH are produced in this gland.
What is the pituitary gland?
500
Animals that produce embryos that are born small and relatively immature and must complete their development in a pouch.
What are marsupials?
500
Reproduction of protists that involves one parent producing 2 equal sized daughter cells
What is binary fission?
500
The stage in the menstrual cycle that has the highest chance of fertilization of the egg.
What is ovulation?
500
The 'off switch' for reproductive hormones is called
What is a negative feedback loop?