Watch the short film and answer the following questions.
- What is DNA?
- What is DNA very good at?
- How many chromosomes does each parent contribute to their offspring?
- What is one major difference between males and females in their production of gametes (eggs and sperm)?
- How many sperm are produced by the average human male?
- What percent of fertilized eggs fail to develop?
- The blatocyst must do two things to survive, it must break out of the zona and what else?
- Two weeks after conception, the cells organize themselves into an _______, a process called gastrulation.
- The beginning of the nervous system is known as the _________?
- What are the molecules that build your body?
- How do cells know exactly where they are and what they are supposed to become?
- What allows nerve impulses to travel faster?
- Where specifically does the baby get its nutrients from?
- Does the blood of the mother and the baby ever mix?
- What is the main job of the fetus during the last trimester?
- Why is it harder for human babies to be delivered than other animals?
- Please describe two specific things that you learned from watching this film. If you didn’t learn anything describe two pieces of knowledge that were reinforced.
- Are you or do you plan to become a parent one day? Why or why not? Has watching this movie changed your perception of or plans to become a parent? If so, in what way? Please explain your response.