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Biology and Birthing 生物與生育:  Answer

1. For animals we don't say "when a female bears its babies," but rather
    "when a female ____ its _____."
   我們如何說母的動物生小寶寶？不是when a female bears its babies！

2. A cell produced by the sex organs of a male animal, a ______, unites with
    a female egg, or _______, to produce new life. This process is known as
    ________. (The verb form is ________.)
  雄性動物的性器官所產生的細胞叫＿＿；雌性動物的卵叫＿＿；二者結合可產生新生命。
  這個過程稱為＿＿＿   (動詞為＿＿＿＿＿)

    The female organs which produce eggs are called _________. A more technical term for
    the womb is the    ________.
  產生卵的雌性器官為＿＿＿（卵巢複數）；Womb 子宮較正式的字眼為＿＿＿。

    A young creature inside the womb, especially at a later state when all its parts have been
    developed for use at birth is called a ________.
  在子宮內成長到器官都趨成熟的小生物叫＿＿＿＿ 胎兒  (At an earlier state it's
   called an embryo.早期成為胚胎。)

3. A one-word verb for "give birth to" a baby is to __________ a baby.
  生產 "give birth to"用一個英文字來講，是＿＿＿＿。

4. A disease that can spread by touch or through the air is ______.
  可因接觸或觸摸而傳然的疾病是＿＿＿（有傳染性的）
   (STD: sexually transmittable disease)性病。

5. If a disease "runs in the family," it is _________. (The noun form is _______.)
  如果疾病在家族中遺傳，那就是＿＿＿＿ （遺傳式）。名詞是 ＿＿＿＿。

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