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regeneration:
Definition
fragments that re-grow into whole organisms
Term
for bees and wasps diploid cells become _____ and haploid cells become _____
Definition

female

male

Term
water fleas reproduce ___ most of the year then reproduce _____ before winter so offspring can survive
Definition

asexually

diploid offspring

Term
rotifers-
Definition
small marine inverts. some are entirely female and reproduce parthenogenetically. some are parthenogenetic for awhile and then reproduce sexually
Term
bacterially-induced parthenogenesis:
Definition
unfertilized eggs become dilpoid and develop into females embryos. cannot live without host
Term
hermaphroditism-
Definition
being male and female in the same individual
Term
sequential hermaphroditism-
Definition
some organisms can change their sex in responce to the environment cues. example if male dies a female becomes male
Term
protogyny
Definition
one first and then becomes the other sex. rearrangments of the body from within
Term
simultaneous hermaphroditism-
Definition
organism is male and female at the same time. ex earthworms.
Term
cycliophora:
Definition

female lives as a symbiont of lobsters

Term
reproductive adaptations for land:
Definition

1.) internal fertilization

2.) shelled eggs

3.) internal gestation

Term

why do land adaptaions of reproduction work?

Definition

conserve water in producing and allowing offspring to develop

Term
3 ways young are produced on land:
Definition

1.) oviparous (egg bearing).

2.) viviparous-live bearing

3.)ovovivparous(egg live bearing)

Term
oviparous-
Definition
egg bearing. may or may not be shelled. ex birds lizards
Term
vivparous
Definition
live bearing. keep embryo in body till it can survive. ex humans
Term
ovoviviparous-
Definition
both egg and live bearing. keeps egg in body, when egg hatches mother gives birth. ex. sharks guppies
Term
monotremes
Definition
mammals that lay eggs. ex platypus, echidnas
Term
marsupials
Definition
pouches ex. kangaroos, koalas
Term
placentals
Definition
ex. rodents, carnivores, us
Term
reproduction is controlled by ______
Definition
hormones
Term
horomones (def):
Definition
chemical signal produced in one part of the body that is carried to another part of the body to cause a specific effect
Term
hormonemade in the brain:
Definition

hypothalamus- GnRH-tell another hormone to be released. goes to pituitary

pituitary- LH, FSH

Term

small amounts of all steriods are secreted here:

Definition

adrenal cortex

Term

hormones secreted in gonads?

Definition

steriod hormones

ovaries- estrogen, progesterone

testes-testosterone

Term
hormon secreted by chorion of placenta:
Definition

chorionic gonadotropin

signals to female she is pregnant. sensed by pregnancy tests

Term
effects of FSH
Definition

follicle stimulating hormone

males-tells meiosis to make sperm (spermatogenesis)

females- stimulates oocyte development and estradiol secretion

Term
effects of LH
Definition

luteinizing hormone

males-stimulates testosterone secretion

females-stimulates ovulation, secretion of estradiol and progesterone

Term
effects of testosterone and other male hormones:
Definition
development and maintenance of sex organs and characteristics
Term

estrogens

Definition
prepares uterus for pregnancy and maintains sex organs and characteristics
Term
progesterones effects
Definition

completes preparation for pregnancy and helps maintain pregnancy

Term
effects of HCG
Definition

-suppresses mentrual cycle ad maintains pregnancy

-produced by chorion layer of embryonic tissue-not by mom

Term
problem with steriods
Definition
if overflowed with testosterone, stop making sperm and body stops making its own testosterone. screws up organs
Term
birth control contains progesterone:
Definition
it shuts down production of FSH, so no egg development. fools body into thinking its pregnant
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