Chapter 16 Review
Chapter 16 Review
Chapter 16 Review
4. How does the effectiveness and time of hormones compare to nerve impulses?
9. What are egg cells? How many chromosomes does each have?
10. What are sperm cells? How many chromosomes does each have?
21. What part of the female reproductive system is responsible for developing and nurturing a growing embryo?
23. How often does the female reproductive system release an egg?
29. What does a fetus receive from its mother while in the womb?
30. Infants that develop from the same fertilized egg are said to be ________________.
33. What are the structures in a cell nucleus that control an organism’s traits called?
35. Describe the offspring of sexual reproduction compared to offspring from asexual reproduction.
36. What genetic marker controls what color of eyes you have or how tall you are?
37. How many alleles does an organism have for each trait? Where does each come from?
38. Brown eyes are dominant while blue eyes are recessive. What color eyes would the offspring of a brown eyed
mother and a blue eyed father most likely have?
40. Describe the path of the egg through the female reproductive system.