4.6 Recognize that the sexual reproductive system allows organisms to produce offspring that receive half of their genetic information from their mother and half from their father, and that sexually produced offspring resemble, but are not identical to, either of their parents.
Vocabulary
Meiosis - process that makes gametes
Gametes - sperm and egg
Sperm - haploid sex cell that delivers its chromosomes to the egg
Egg - haploid sex cell that combines its chromosomes with the sperm
Reproductive Systems
The male reproductive system is all about the sperm cell, it's production and delivery.
Sperm is made in the testes, stored in the epididymis, travels through the vas deferens mixing with prostate then released through the penis
The female reproductive system is a bit more complex, since females carry and build the child. The eggs are made and kept in the ovaries. Each month, one egg drops into the fallopian tube and waits for sperm. If it is fertilized, the embryo travels down to the uterus and sticks itself in the wall. The baby grows in the uterus and comes out through the cervix into the vagina in about 9 months.