Module 2.4 Vocab Terms
Across
- 4. the organ that provides nourishment, immune protection, and oxygen to the embryo
- 8. four structures that develop as attachments to the embryo and help support it
- 10. the second major phase of embryonic development
- 14. when cells go through meiosis to form gametes
- 16. a series of rapid cell divisions that produces a multicellular ball
- 17. a hollow ball of cells that form at the completion of cleavage
- 19. forms part of the umbilical cord
- 20. a fertilized egg
Down
- 1. a hollow sphere of cells that the embryo forms into
- 2. the process of combining the male gamete with the female gamete
- 3. forms the outer layer of the gastrula
- 5. a reproductive cell of a plant or animal
- 6. the process of sperm cell development
- 7. forms an embryonic digestive tract
- 9. produces the embryo's first blood cells
- 11. the process of the formation of female gametes
- 12. an outer layer of cells that secretes enzymes that enable the blastocyst to implant in the uterine lining
- 13. lies between the ectoderm and endoderm
- 14. a three-layered stage that an embryo is organized into during gastrulation
- 15. a process where one cell divides twice to create four cells with half the amount of genetic information
- 16. the outermost extraembryonic membrane
- 18. grows to enclose the embryo