Human Reproduction

Content Standards
Heredity and Evolution – What processes are responsible for life’s unity and diversity?	Reproduction Notes	Reproduction Notes	Reproduction Notes
8.2 - Reproduction is a characteristic of living systems and it is essential for the continuation of every species.	Plumbing of the male Plumbing of the female	Conception to Birth Menstrual Cycle	Hormones Reproduction Vocabulary

· Heredity is the passage of genetic information from one generation to another.	Genetics
· Some of the characteristics of an organism are inherited and some result from interactions with the environment.	Genetics
Expected Performances
C 25. Explain the similarities and differences in cell division in somatic and germ cells.	Mitosis vs. Meiosis	Mitosis	Mitosis Simulation Mitosis with Music

C 26. Describe the structure and function of the male and female human reproductive systems, including the process of egg and sperm production.	Plumbing of the male	Plumbing of the female	Male and Female Notes
C 27. Describe how genetic information is organized in genes on chromosomes, and explain sex determination in humans.	DNA, genes etc…

"Biology is the only science in which multiplication means the same thing as division."

Silly Vocabulary

Facts and Answers about STDs

STD Facts

Stop, Think, Be Safe

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Planned Parenthood

Reproduction Review Games

Mencken, H. L. (1880 - 1956)
It is now quite lawful for a Catholic woman to avoid pregnancy by a resort to mathematics, though she is still forbidden to resort to physics and chemistry.

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