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Understanding Fertilization: How Babies are Created

Learn about semen's role in creating babies, providing nurturing environment and protection for sperm cells during fertilization process. Explore zygote formation through nucleus fusion. Any questions?

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Understanding Fertilization: How Babies are Created

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  1. Lesson #4: Fertilization Objective: - Explain how babies are created

  2. What is semen? 1) Provides a watery environment in which the sperm cells can swim while outside the body. 2) Provides nutrients for the sperm cells (fructose, amino acids and vitamin C) 3)Protects the sperm cells by neutralizing acids in the female's sexual tract -

  3. Fertilization • The nucleus of the egg fuses with the nucleus of the sperm. A zygote forms.

  4. Any questions?

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