Reproductive system

Sexual reproduction

By Benjamin Graham

​Gametes and fertilisation

Humans reproduce through sexual reproduction. This produces offspring that are genetically unique because half of their genetic material - DNA - comes from each parent.

Gametes are the male and female sex cells:

• ova are female gametes

• sperm are male gametes

In sexual reproduction, a male and female gamete can join together. This is fertilisation. These gametes are specialised cells which have adaptations to increase the chances of fertilisation and successful development of a baby.

​Male reproductive system The function of the male reproductive system is to produce sperm cells - male gametes - and release them inside a female.

Multiple Choice

What's a male gamete called?

• egg
• pollen
• ovule
• sperm

Multiple Choice

what's the name of the female gametes

• sperm
• pollen
• ova
• embryo

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​Female reproductive system

The female reproductive system has two ovaries (singular: ovary). These have two functions:

• They contain undeveloped eggs (plural: ova, singular: ovum). These are present from birth.

• To make female sex hormones, which affect the way bodies develop and also regulates the menstrual cycle.

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​Pages 142 - 143 of oxford 8 text book.

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