understanding growth & development
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Understanding Growth & Development. Reproduction Strategies. One characteristic of all living things is the ability to reproduce It allows genes for common traits to pass from one generation to the next This ensures the survival of the species. Reproduction Strategies, cont. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Understanding Growth & Development
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Reproduction Strategies• One characteristic of all living things is the
ability to reproduce• It allows genes for common traits to pass
from one generation to the next• This ensures the survival of the species
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Reproduction Strategies, cont.• Two main categories of reproductive
strategies:1. Asexual2. Sexual• Many species use only one strategy• Some species are able to use both
strategies depending on availability of partners or environmental conditions
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Reproduction Strategies, cont.• Methods of asexual reproduction:1. Binary fission – bacteria2. Budding – yeast & hydra3. Mitosis – single celled eukaryotes• Advantages:1. One organism can increase a population2. Energy is not used making sex cells3. No need to search for mates• Disadvantage:No genetic diversity; one dies, they all die!!!
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Reproduction Strategies, cont.• Methods of sexual reproduction:1. External fertilization (sperm and egg have
to make contact in body of water) – fish & frogs
2. Internal fertilization (implantation of male gamete in moist environment of female) – plants, birds, reptiles & most mammals
• Advantage: genetic diversity• Disadvantage: requires a mate
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Formation of Gametes• Gametes – sex cells; sperm or egg (ovum)• Diploid (2n) cell – cell with complete set of
chromosomes - All body cells are diploid• Haploid (n) – cell with half the genetic
material of parent cell - Gametes are haploid - Meiosis: creation of haploid cells from diploid cells
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Meiosis• The creation of haploid cells requires 2
cycles of division: 1. Meiosis I – genetic recombination2. Meiosis II – reduction division• Somatic (body) cells do not undergo
meiosis• As in mitosis, meiosis is preceded by
interphase and DNA replication
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Meiosis I • Prophase 1:Step 1- Matching (homologous) chromosomes pair up with each other to form a tetrad
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Meiosis I, cont.• Prophase I:Step 2- Homologous chromosomes exchange genetic information with each other – this is called “crossing over”
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Meiosis I, cont.• The cell goes through Metaphase, Anaphase
and Telophase I• At the end of Telophase I/Cytokinesis I, there
are two new cells that are still diploid (2n)• The genetic material has been
recombined, so the new cells are no longer identical to the parent cell
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Meiosis II• From Cytokinesis I, the cells immediately go
through P M A T (II)• At the end of Cytokinesis II, there are four
new daughter cells that are haploid (n)• These are the gametes
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Importance of Meiosis• Allows for sexual reproduction which is the
basis of genetic variation in offspring • This variation allows the offspring a diversity
that could be the difference between living or dying
• This gives the species as a whole a greater chance of surviving in a changing ecosystem
• Genetic variation is the foundation of evolution by natural selection
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Comparison of Mitosis/Meiosis
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The Human Reproductive System
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• Species that reproduce sexually have specialized structures that produce gametes
• In humans, this process is influenced by the endocrine system
• This system produces hormones that play an important role in the development and management of reproductive capacity
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Male Reproduction• During childhood the body grows but
does not change much• Puberty begins between the ages of 11
& 16• This process is started when the brain
sends signals to the hypothalamus that it is time
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Male Reproduction, cont.• Role of the Pituitary gland:1. Releases FSH (follicle stimulating hormone) into
bloodstream2. Once at the testes, FSH triggers specialized cells
to make testosterone3. Testosterone triggers:
a. Sperm productionb. Development of external organsc. Facial/body haird. Deepening of voicee. Increase in muscle/bone mass
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Male Reproduction, cont.
• In human males (and many other organisms) gametes are called spermatozoa or sperm
• Formation of sperm from stem cells (called follicles) is called spermatogenesis
• 1 follicle produces 4 sperm• Length of meiosis: 65 to 75 days
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Male Reproduction, cont.• Approximate number of stem cells
that go through process each day: 3 million
• There are 300-500 million sperm that exit the body upon ejaculation
• Sperm are able to remain viable up to 48 hours inside the female reproductive system
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Did You Know?• The shape of the head of
a sperm varies from rounded to more oblong or pointed depending on the species?
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Rat
Human
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Female Reproduction• Oogenesis – production of female gametes
(ovum/ova)• Begins as female fetus develops within
the uterus of her mother• As the fetus develops, follicles go through
Prophase I of Meiosis and then lie dormant within the ovaries
• Each follicle will produce one egg and 3 non-viable polar bodies
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Female Reproduction, cont.• Puberty begins around 10-14 years old:• Role of the pituitary gland:1. Releases FSH into the bloodstream2. Once at ovaries, FSH triggers the completion of
meiosis in one follicle3. Estrogen and progesterone are also secreted to
support growth of uterine lining4. If the ovum is not fertilized, it and the uterine lining
are shed; this is menstruation
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Female Reproduction, cont.• Estrogen production is the beginning of
puberty; also triggers:a. Breast developmentb. Broadening of hipsc. Growth of body haird. Slight deepening of voice
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Female Reproduction, cont.• Once the egg is fertilized, it becomes a
zygote• The zygote secretes a hormone that allows it
to implant in the uterine wall• Estrogen and progesterone keep the zygote
implanted and the uterine wall becomes a structure called the placenta
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Female Reproduction, cont.• The zygote goes through rapid mitosis to
become an embryo• During mitosis, genes switch on and off that
control the production of certain chemicals• These chemicals initiate differentiation in
cells• This allows cells to become tissues, organs,
organ systems and organisms
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