Asexual reproduction is
the production of genetically identical individuals without fertilisation , from division of body cells in the parent .
Sexual reproduction
is the production of offspring by the fusion of a male and a female gamete .
A gamete is
a sex cell Ovum ( pluralova ) is the female gamete A sperm is the male gamete in humans .
A zygote is
fertilised egg , formed from the fusion of a male gamete and female gamete .
An embryo is
a developing young organism , where cell division and differentiation are taking place rapidly , in seed . In humans , the embryo is the stage between zygote and fetus .
Fetus is
the name given to the developing baby in the uterus .
The menstrual cycle is
the monthly cycle of events preparing a woman's uterus for the possible implantation of a fertilised egg .
The oviduct is
the tube leading from the ovary to the uterus .
Ovulation is
the release of an ovum from a follicle in the ovary .
A follicle is
a structure in the mammalian ovary that contains a single developing egg cell ,
Amniotic fluid
surrounds the fetus in the uterus , which protects the fetus from mechanical damage .
The testis ( plural testes ) is
the male reproductive organ in animals that produces the male gametes
The ovary ( in plants and humans ) is
a structure that contains immature egg cells .
An ovule is
the female structure in flower that contains one egg cell .
The carpel is
the female structure in flowers which contains one or more ovaries and their stigmas and styles
The stamen is
the male structure in flowers that contains the anther .
The anther is
the male part of a flower that produces pollen .
A pollen grain is
a male structure in plants that contains the male gamete.
Pollination is
the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma , and precedes fertilisation .
Fertilisation is
the fusion of the nuclei from a male and female gamete.
Germination is
the sequence of events taking place when the embryo in a seed begins to develop into a young plant .
The stigma is
the female structure in flowers where pollen grains attach in pollination
A style is
a structure that supports the stigma in a flower
A tropism is
the growth of a plant in response to a directional stimulus
Transpiration is
the evaporation and diffusion of water vapour from the leaf via the stomata