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For questions 1 to 10 choose and circle the correct word from the
brackets to make each sentence correct

1. Humans reproduce using (sexual, asexual) reproduction

2. Fertilisation is when an egg cell joins with a (ovary, egg cell, sperm
cell)
3. A sperm cell is adapted to its job because it (has a tail, has
food reserves, contains cytoplasm)
4. An egg cell is much bigger than a sperm cell because it (has a tail, has
food reserves, contains cytoplasm)
5. The name given to the time when teenagers go through rapid sexual
changes is called (menstruation, puberty, menapause).
6. Pregnancy lasts for (9 days, 9 weeks, 9 months)
7. A developing baby inside the womb is called a (foetus, adolescent, egg
cell)
8. The cycle of menstruation lasts about (10 days, 28 days, 46
days)
9. Fertilisation occurs in the (oviduct, ovary, testes)
10. Sperm are produced in the (oviduct, ovary, testes)

On the diagram of the male reproductive system

A
choose which letter matches the following
B
parts:
11. Penis ___
12. Scrotum ___ C
13. Glands___ D
14. Testis___
E
15. Bladder___
 On the diagram of the female reproductive A
system choose which letter matches the B
following parts:
16. Cervix ____ C
17. Vagina ____ D
18. Ovary ____
19. Uterus (Womb) ____

Look at the diagram. What is

happening at X and Y?:

20. What is happening at X?

___________________

21. What is happening at Y?

______________________________

The diagram shows a foetus developing in it’s

mother’s womb

22. What is the name of the liquid that surrounds the foetus?
_____________________________

23. Why is the foetus surrounded by this fluid?

____________________________________

24. Name one substance that passes from the mother to the
foetus.
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25 & 26: Describe two changes that take place in girls during puberty.

27 & 28: Describe two changes that take place in boys during puberty.

29. Put these sentences in the correct order to describe the processes
that take place during mentstruation after “The uterus lining breaks
down”:

A: Egg is released in the oviduct

B: The uterus lining gets thicker
C: Egg ripens in the ovary

________ ________ ________

30. Why does the uterus lining become thicker during the menstrual
cycle?

Now go back and check your work to make sure you haven’t made any silly
mistakes.