Biology 2
Ch.42Objectives
Animal
Reproduction
1.
Distinguish between asexual
and sexual reproduction.
2.
List and describe four forms
of asexual reproduction.
3.
Explain how asexual
reproduction may be advantageous for a population of organisms living in a
stable, favorable environment.
4.
Explain the advantages of
sexual reproduction.
5.
Explain the importance of
reproductive cycles.
6.
Distinguish among
parthenogenesis, hermaphroditism, and sequential hermaphroditism.
7.
Describe three mechanisms
which increase the probability of successful fertilization that are found in
organisms which use external fertilization.
8.
List and describe the
various methods of parental care by animals.
9.
Using a diagram, identify
and give the function of each part of the reproductive systems of an insect and
a platyhelminth.
10.
Using a diagram, identify
and give the function of each component of the reproductive system of the human
male.
11.
Using a diagram, identify
and give the function of each component of the human female reproductive
system.
12.
Discuss the hormonal control
of reproduction in male mammals.
13.
Explain the differences
between menstrual cycle and estrous cycle.
14.
Discuss the hormonal control
of reproduction in female mammals.
15.
Explain how the menstrual
cycle and ovarian cycle are synchronized in female mammals.
16.
Describe spermatogenesis.
17.
Describe oogenesis.
18.
Compare and contrast
oogenesis and spermatogenesis.
19.
Describe the hormonal
changes which occur at puberty in humans.
20.
Describe the four phases of
the sexual response cycle.
21.
Describe the changes which
occur in the developing embryo and the mother during each trimester of a human
pregnancy.
22.
Describe the hormonal
control of a pregnancy in a human female.
23.
Explain the possible
mechanisms which prevent the mother’s immune system from rejecting the
developing embryo.
24.
List the various methods of
contraception and explain how they work.
25.
Explain how technological
advancements are used to study human reproductive problems.