Embryology Portfolio Checklist
Name _______________________________________________
#__________
Quality of the work (10 points)
Neatness, organization, evidence of thought, care and effort.
 Include Cover and Table of Contents
Section 1. Reproductive Organs (10 points)
1. Female reproductive system (handout)
2. Male reproductive system (handout)
3. Write a paragraph explaining how sexual reproduction increases variation in the species
and why variation helps survival of the species.
Section 2. Fertilization and Early Embryo (10 points)
Fertilization  Implantation
4. Describe and draw the structures from fertilization through implantation.
(You may do this as a graphic organizer.)
Include the following: Ovulation (unfertilized egg) / Fertilization / Zygote / Cleavage / Morula* / Blastula
(blastocyst) (*this term was not used in your book, but was in the microviewer packet)
5. Reproduction & Cleavage microviewer packet
Gastrulation and formation of embryo (10 points)
6. Describe in a paragraph the events of gastrulation and the formation of 3 germ layers.
7. Create a graphic showing which adult tissues & organs arise from each germ layer. You
MAY NOT simply copy the table from website – you must include some visual
representation of the body parts that arise from each embryonic tissue layer.
Section 4. Fetal Development in Fish, Chick & Human (ADAM) (10 points)
8. Support for Developing Embryo
9. Chick Embryo & Examining Unfertilized Chicken Egg - Lab
10. Month 1 development storyboard - describe each
11. Completed Human Development Online ADAM notes.
Section 5. Stem Cells (10 points)
12. Use information from the handout Stem Cells in the Spotlight, the video on stem cells and
your research on types and applications of stem cell research (Friday in class) to create a
graphic organizer that compares different types of stem cells and formation of stem cell
lines.
13. Print out and complete the survey: Opinion Form: What do you think about stem cell
research. For each question in the survey, write the reasons for your response on a
separate piece of paper. (Use complete sentences)
Handouts from class are highlighted.
______________ / 60 points
Project is due _________________________.
You must include this checklist with your project.