UNIT 4: REPRODUCTION

Natural Science: 2nd Secondary Education

1. Match each word with their definition.

1

Asexual reproduction

The process which extends from the

formation of the zygote to the birth of the
new individual.

1 ____

External fertilisation

A type of asexual reproduction in which a

new organism grows from a fragment of the
parent.

2 ____

Fertilisation

Animals which have both male and female

gonads.

3 ____

Fragmentation

The process in which the fusion of gametes

occurs inside the body of the female or
hermaphrodite.

4 ____

Gemmation

Animals in which the embryo develops

inside an egg, mostly outside the female
body.

5 ____

Hermaphrodites

The process which involves the union of an

ovum and a spermatozoon.

6 ____

Internal fertilisation

Animals in which the embryo develops

inside the female body where it receives
nourishment and protection.

7 ____

Oviparous

Asexual reproduction in which an

outgrowth, a bud, from the body of the
parent develops into a new individual.

8 ____

Viviparous

Reproduction which requires only one

parent and produces new, genetically
identical living beings.

9 ____

2. What type of reproduction is carried out by these organisms?

UNIT 4: REPRODUCTION
Natural Science: 2nd Secondary Education

3. Write down below each picture VIVIPAROUS, OVIPAROUS, OVOVIVIPAROUS.

4. Complete the following chart with the basic vocabulary from the unit.
ENGLISH

SPANISH

ENGLISH

Asexual reproduction

Oviparous

Copulation

Ovum

Embryonic
development

Pollination

External fertilisation

Reproduction

Fertilisation

Sexual reproduction

Fragmentation

Spermatozoon

Gametes

Spore formation

Gemmation

Testicles

Gonads

Unisexual

Hermaphrodites

Vegetative
reproduction

Internal fertilisation

Viviparous

Ovaries

Zygote

SPANISH