Monday, 12/12/11

Science

Section 2- Assessment:

Target Reading Skill:  Sequencing
Refer to your cycle diagram abou the menstral cycle as you answer Question 3. 

Reviewing Key Concepts
1.a. Reviewing:  What is fertilization?
1.b.  Explaining:  Explain how fertilization produces a new individual. 
1.c.  Comparing and Contrasting:  contrast the number of chromosomes in sex cells and in a zygote. Explain why the zygote has the number of chromosomes  that it does.

2.a.  Listing:  List the structures of the male and female reproductive systems.
2.b.  Describing:  Describe the functions of the structures you named in Question 2a.
2.c.  Comparing and Contrasting:  In what ways are the functions of the ovaries and the testes similar?  How do their functions differ?

3.a.  Defining:  What is the menstral cycle?
3.b.  Sequencing Events:  At what point in the menstral cycle does ovualtion start?

Writing in Science:
Explanatory Paragraph- Write a paragraph explaining why the ovaries and testes are part of both the endocrine system and the reproductive system.