Vocabulary: Gamete, ovum/ova, spermatazoon/spermatazoa or "sperm"
* meiosis, haploid, diploid (associated vocabulary)
Last class, we looked at the structures involved in human reproduction.
In this class, we look at what those structures make and then send off to produce a new human organism.
Vocabulary: Penis, testicles, scrotum, vas deferens, sperm/spermatazoa, vagina, ovary, uterus, fallopian tube, ova/ovum(egg)
*The above vocabulary is only part of the vocabulary associated with this topic, but are the most commonly tested.
In grade 7, you learned about Asexual & sexual reproduction: 1 organism vs. 2 organisms; fast vs. slow, many offspring vs. few(er); and offspring genetically identical to the parents vs. offspring genetically different to the parents.
After studying heredity, we now look at how humans reproduce - sexually. We start with the reproductive organs.
**be advised, when looking for images from the internet for this powerpoint, I could not find one that had the exact same labelled structures as the workbook - so if the notes and the labels on the images do not match, that is to be expected.
The workbook is what testing questions will come from, and I state in the notes further details about what students should focus on.
Vocabulary: Genes, chromosomes, DNA heredity
The main point behind this topic is to understand the "order" in which DNA is organized:
DNA - a chemical in the form of a molecule - makes genes.
Many genes put together make chromosomes.
Chromosomes are found in the nucleus of every cell in an organism.
Humans have 46 chromosomes, sometimes referred to as 23 pairs of chromosomes.
Vocabulary: transmission, transformation, chain and sprocket, gear trains, rod & crank, etc. When we apply forces to things - be they o...
