We started life as a single cell

How many total cells does an average human have?

If an Amoeba (a single celled protist) divides itself in half resulting in two Amoebas it has undergone

A human being takes approximately ____ to grow and develop from a single egg to a new born baby

(full term pregnancy)

Most bacteria rely on ___________ for propagation (reproduction).

Conceptually this is a simple process; a cell just needs to grow to twice its starting size and then split in two.

Your notes mention your "Crowning Glory" in terms of human development from egg to newborn baby.

What is our "Crowning Glory"?

The term for living things that have a "matching" left and right side is

A good analogy for our nervous system would be...

The term for female gametes is

The term for a male haploid cell is...

ova and sperm are diploid cells

ova and sperm are haploid cells

Haploid cells...

Gametes are formed during

Another name for a reproductive cell is

During reproduction and fertilization the male sperm and female egg produce a

Finish the sequence... Egg(ovum) + sperm = fertilization =

Once a human egg and sperm unite the egg releases chemicals stopping any other sperm form entering

Once a human egg and sperm unite the egg releases chemicals stopping any other sperm form entering

After fertilization the egg travels ....

The term for the egg attaching itself to the lining of the uterus (endometrium) is

Once a zygote is formed it will begin to undergo this type of cell division...

If ordinary cell division via mitosis continues a ________ is created

The process from conception to birth where an egg grows and develops into a baby is called

As a general rule... the longer the gestation period, the _____ fertile the animal is

As a general rule... the LONGER the gestation period, the _____ offspring are produced

As a general rule... the SHORTER the gestation period, the _____ offspring are produced

As a general rule... the SHORTER the gestation period, the _____ the animal's lifespan

One female mouse has the potential to have _____ offspring over a single year period

What animal below has the LONGEST gestation period?

What critical organs and systems are forming in a human embryo the first 3 to 4 weeks?

Who said "The Cosmos is within us....we are made of star stuff"?

What element below would be "star stuff" in terms of earth based life?

Who said:

"We are all connected to each other biologically, to the earth chemically,

to the rest of the universe atomically." ?