Bio 210- Reproduction

● Compare and contrast the four major types of asexual reproduction.

● Provide an example of an organism that employs each type of asexual reproduction.

● Describe the three types of parthenogenesis.

● Explain under what circumstances facultative parthenogenesis would be advantageous. Provide an example.

● Explain the advantages of hermaphroditism.

● Explain sequential hermaphroditism, and why it is advantageous.

● Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of asexual and sexual reproduction.

● Fully explain the process of spermatogenesis. Identify how many spermatozoa are produced from each spermatogonium.

● Fully explain the process of oogenesis. Identify how many ova are produced from each oocyte.

● Explain the process of sex determination.

● Describe the effect of temperature on sex determination in reptiles. Be able to interpret a graph depicting the relationship between sex ratios and incubation temperature.

● Explain the concept of sexual dimorphism. Identify examples of sexually dimorphic species that you have seen in class.

● Describe external fertilization in terms of the various cues that cause the start of spawning, which animals participate in external fertilization, advantages and disadvantages of external fertilization.

● What is the difference between lecithotrophic versus planktotrophic larvae? Explain the advantages of each type of larval form.