Biology AP Reproduction and Embryonic Development Action Book
Background Information
The genetic diversity that results from sexual reproduction increases the possibility
that the offspring will survive and pass its genes on to the next generation.
"One of life's great dramas: the development of an offspring in the image of its parents"
- Cecie Starr
Objective
There learner will create a reproduction and embryonic development action book.
Materials
cardstock
scissors
razor
straight edge
cutting mat
action templates
glue*
How It's Done
Although the textbook covers female and male reproductive anatomy, you are
NOT allowed to illustrate these sections.
o You must keep your action book school appropriate.
Choose a minimum of ten sections from the text to summarize in your action
book. You can combine related sections on one action page.
o Hint: Refer to the pictures in the chapter. If you dont immediately
understand it, it would be a good topic to cover.
Type your summaries and include a title for each topic covered.
o Arial font, 12 pt font size (the title can be larger)
Decide whether your entire book will be horizontal or vertical. It cant be both.
Use at least five different action models to illustrate your summaries.
o Use additional illustrations to reinforce your topics.
o All illustrations must be in color.
Additional Information
*Stick glue isnt strong enough to hold an action model together. Water-based
glues (white glue) are but strong, they tend to buckle the paper. Solvent-based
glues (super glue or rubber cement) work best, but these have a strong odor.
Use solvent-based glues in a well ventilated area.
Standard copy paper isnt sturdy enough for action models. However, copy
paper works great for prototypes.
Cardstock works best for final products.
Colored illustrations can be glued to the cardstock to give it more strength.
Analysis Questions
The analysis questions for this chapter will be covered in your action book
summaries.
Below are some examples of topics you could cover. It is not an exclusive list.
Again, look at the titles and pictures in the text and summarize the topics youre
unsure about.
Refer to the illustration to
identify the following:
concentration of plasma
hormones, ovarian events,
and endometrial thickness.
corpus albicans
developing follicle
early corpus luteum
estrogen
follicular phase
FSH
LH
luteal phase
proliferative phase
mature follicle
menstruation
ovulation
progesterone
regressive corpus luteum
secretory phase
uterine activity
Trace the life of a sperm from formation to exit.
What is the primary difference between oogenesis and spermatogenesis?
Once an egg is fertilized by a single sperm, how does it prevent additional sperm
from entering?
How does the reduction of cell size during cleavage increase oxygen supply to the
cells mitochondria?
Summarize the path from blastula to gastrula.
What initiates organ formation?