In most species the genetic information is carried on chromosomes in the nucleus of reproductive cells called gametes, which then fuse to form a diploid zygote.
Gonads
Female - Ovaries
Male - Testicles
Gametes
Female - egg cell
Male - sperm cell
Sexual Reproduction
Female - nonmotile
Male - motile
Fertilization
Fertilization is defined as the union of two gametes. During fertilization, sperm and egg fuse to form a diploid zygote to initiate prenatal development.
2 types of fertilization
Internal and external
Internal Fertilization
When male deposits his sperm directly into the female's body
External fertilization
the release of both sperm and eggs into an external environment; sperm will fertilize the egg outside of the organism, as seen in spawning.
3 types of internal fertilization
Oviparity
Ovoviviparity
Viviparity
Oviparity
Animals that reproduce by laying eggs
Ovoviviparity
The eggs are hatched inside the mother.
Viviparous
Viviparous animals are those that give birth to offspring
AsexualReproduction
Absent sexual.
Doesn't required sperm and egg cells
Budding (asexual)
new organism is developed from a small part of the parent's body.
Fission (Asexual)
During asexual reproduction, the parent cell divides into two or more cells.
Fragmentation (asexual)
an organism is split into fragments upon maturation and the spilted part becomes the new individual
Parthenogenesis
a female can produce an embryo without fertilizing an egg with sperm