Cambridge IGCSE Combined Science, topic 14

Reproduction

Reproduction is how living organisms produce new individuals of their own kind. This topic covers sexual reproduction in flowering plants and in humans: flower structure, pollination, fertilisation and germination, the reproductive systems and the menstrual cycle.

Subtopics

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  1. 1Sexual reproduction in plants Spec B14.1The parts of an insect-pollinated flower, wind-pollinated flowers, pollination and fertilisation, and the conditions seeds need to germinate.NotesQuestions 4Flashcards 9
  2. 2Sexual reproduction in humans Spec B14.2The parts of the male and female reproductive systems and their functions, and fertilisation as the fusion of sperm and egg nuclei.NotesQuestions 2Flashcards 5
  3. 3Sex hormones in humans Spec B14.2The stages of the menstrual cycle and how the lining of the uterus changes over about 28 days.NotesQuestions 1Flashcards 2

Not in Cambridge IGCSE Combined Science: Asexual and sexual reproduction, Sexually transmitted infections.

Whole topic

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