1 Describe asexual reproduction as a process resulting in the production of genetically identical offspring from one parent
2 Identify examples of asexual reproduction in diagrams, images and information provided
3 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction: (a) to a population of a species in the wild (b) to crop production
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1 Describe sexual reproduction as a process involving the fusion of the nuclei of two gametes to form a zygote and the production of offspring that are genetically different from each other
3 State that nuclei of gametes are haploid and that the nucleus of a zygote is diploid
2 Describe fertilisation as the fusion of the nuclei of gametes
4 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of sexual reproduction: (a) to a population of a species in the wild (b) to crop production
1 Identify in diagrams and images and draw the following parts of an insect-pollinated flower: sepals, petals, stamens, filaments, anthers, carpels, style, stigma, ovary and ovules
2 State the functions of the structures listed in 16.3.1
3 Identify in diagrams and images and describe the anthers and stigmas of a wind-pollinated flower
4 Distinguish between the pollen grains of insect-pollinated and wind-pollinated flowers
5 Describe pollination as the transfer of pollen grains from an anther to a stigma
9 Describe self-pollination as the transfer of pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma of the same flower or a different flower on the same plant
10 Describe cross-pollination as the transfer of pollen grains from the anther of a flower to the stigma of a flower on a different plant of the same species
11 Discuss the potential effects of self-pollination and cross-pollination on a population, in terms of variation, capacity to respond to changes in the environment and reliance on pollinators
6 State that fertilisation occurs when a pollen nucleus fuses with a nucleus in an ovule
12 Describe the growth of the pollen tube and its entry into the ovule followed by fertilisation (details of production of endosperm and development are not required)
7 Describe the structural adaptations of insect-pollinated and wind-pollinated flowers
8 Investigate and describe the environmental conditions that affect germination of seeds, limited to the requirement for: water, oxygen and a suitable temperature
1 Identify on diagrams and state the functions of the following parts of the male reproductive system: testes, scrotum, sperm ducts, prostate gland, urethra and penis
2 Identify on diagrams and state the functions of the following parts of the female reproductive system: ovaries, oviducts, uterus, cervix and vagina
3 Describe fertilisation as the fusion of the nuclei from a male gamete (sperm) and a female gamete (egg cell)
4 Explain the adaptive features of sperm, limited to: flagellum, mitochondria and enzymes in the acrosome
5 Explain the adaptive features of egg cells, limited to: energy stores and the jelly coat that changes at fertilisation
6 Compare male and female gametes in terms of: size, structure, motility and numbers
7 State that in early development, the zygote forms an embryo which is a ball of cells that implants into the lining of the uterus
8 Identify on diagrams and state the functions of the following in the development of the fetus: umbilical cord, placenta, amniotic sac and amniotic fluid
9 Describe the function of the placenta and umbilical cord in relation to the exchange of dissolved nutrients, gases and excretory products between the blood of the mother and the blood of the fetus
10 State that some pathogens and toxins can pass across the placenta and affect the fetus
