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Question
1. Briefly describe the following types of asexual reproduction:
budding fission fragmentation parthenogenesis
2. If asexual reproduction produces more offspring in a shorter time than sexual reproduction, then why does sexual reproduction even exist? What is the benefit? What type of environment would favor asexual reproduction? Sexual reproduction?
3. Write the number corresponding to the structure and briefly describe the function of this structure
in the picture Function ovaries Fallopian tubes uterus endometrium cervix vagina
4. Write the number corresponding to the structure and briefly describe the functions of this structure
in the picture Function Ovulated oocyte Oocyte Follicles at different stages of development Corpus luteum Degenerating corpus luteum
5. Write the number corresponding to the structure and briefly describe the functions of this structure
in the picture Function penis prostate gland bulbourethral gland scrotum urinary bladder epididymis urethra seminal vesicles vas deferens testes
6. Describe the pathway (ducts) that a sperm cell would travel from its production to ejaculation. What are the three accessory glands of the male reproductive system?
7. What is the difference between Leydig cells and Sertoli cells in the testes?
8. List three differences between spermatogenesis and oogenesis.
DO NOT include that sperm in produced in testes and eggs are produced in ovaries.
9. What is the difference between menstrual and estrous cycles?
10. Menopause does not occur in most species. What is an evolutionary hypothesis regarding why menopause occurs in humans?