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Session 2 and 3: Sexual Reproduction in animals

We are going to study the sexual reproduction in animals. 

Let´s watch the following powerpoint !

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Read the text below and complete the blanks please

Animals have reproductive organs to perform sexual reproduction they can be or reproductive organs.

In some animals like the snail each individual is a  this means they have both types of reproductive organs

In sexual reproduction in animals there are three phases: the production of ,  and the development of the   .

Female reproductive organs, called , produce gametes called 

Male reproductive organs, called , produce gametes called 

There are two types of fertilization: external and internal

In  fertilization the union of the ovules and sperm occurs  the female reproductive organs

In internal fertilization it occurs  the female reproductive organs

The zygote is formed by the union of ovules and sperm , then it forms an embryo: it can complete its development in two ways:

Inside an egg ( development) , the embryo feeds on nutritious substances contained in the , when it is complete it breaks the egg , it is called 

Inside the female reproductive system ( development) , the embryo takes food and oxygen from the body ot the  , when it is complete it leaves the inside of his mother it is called 

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Copy the following sentences in your book and finish the sentences:

A hermaphrodite is an animal who ..............................................................

Sexual reproduction has three phases : .............................................................

Female reproductive organs are called , they produce ...................................

Male reproductive organs are called , they produce ...................................

Fertilizatrion is .................................................................

In external fertilization , the union of ..................................................... occur ................................................ the female reproductive system

In internal fertilization , the union of ..................................................... occur ................................................ the female reproductive system

The zygote is transformed into a .......................................

There are two types of development of an embyo: ................................... and .................................

The embyo takes food from................................................. , it breathes............................................... when the development is complete it .............................................. It is called hatching

The embyo takes food from................................................. , it breathes............................................... when the development is complete it .............................................. It is called hatching

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Now we can do the following photocopy

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Now you should do worksheets: page 2,3,4, 5 from your workbook

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descargawork in pairs:

Now you will fill in your  mind map including information about asexual and sexual reproduction in animals and types of fertilization .