A | B |
fertilization | the combining of an egg and sperm cell |
heredity | when traits are passed from parents to children |
chromosome | tiny parts of a cell which carry hereditary traits |
umbilical cord | carries oxygen and nutrients from the mother to the fetus |
fetus | a developing unborn baby |
puberty | a time when a human physically matures into an adult |
pituitary gland | produces human growth hormone |
testes | makes sperms and male sex hormone |
ovaries | makes egg cells and female hormones |
hormones | substances produced by glands and control body functions |
fraternal twins | begin as 2 fertilized cells and look different |
identical twins | begin from 1 cell //have the same appearance and sex |