Animal reproduction

Aims;
1. To look at sexual reproduction and artificial
hormone control.
2. The affects of selective breeding.
3. To consider artificial insemination and embryo
transplants
 Sexual Reproduction

The human egg

and sperm cell
(“GAMETES”)
contain 23
chromosomes
each.

When fertilisation happens the

gametes fuse together to make
a single cell called a ZYGOTE.
The zygote has 46
chromosomes (23 pairs).
What do you know about selective
breeding!

• Write as many things as you can.

• This topic was covered in year 9 so get your

thinking caps on
Selective breeding
I raise cows. Each type of
cow is good at a certain job.
The Friesian cow produces
large quantities of milk, the
Jersey cow produces very Friesian
nice milk and the Hereford
cow produces lot of beef.

Jersey

If, for example, I want lots

of milk I would only breed
Friesian cows with each
other – this is SELECTIVE
BREEDING.
Hereford
 Video clip

• Selective breeding and cloning

• Real player animal farm
Selective breeding vs. Cloning
Advantages Disadvantages

Cloning

Selective
breeding
Selective breeding vs. Cloning
Advantages Disadvantages
1) Allows large 1) Causes reduced
numbers of numbers of alleles
organisms with good 2) Loss of variation
Cloning characteristics to could harm survival
be produced chances if the
2) Very efficient environment changes
or disease!
1) Produced organisms 1) Causes reduced
with favoured numbers of alleles
Selective characteristics 2) Loss of variation
2) Very efficient and could harm survival
breeding economically viable chances if the
environment changes
task
 Artificial insemination.
• See sheet
• Answer the questions on the sheet.

• Then using your workbook fill in your

workbook on animal reproduction.

• Remember the work book is what you’ll be

tested on in your exam.
• Reproduction crossword