1. In asexual reproduction, there is:
A sexual intercourse between the parents
B the production of offspring that are very different from the parents
C no joining of male and female sex cells to produce offspring |
2. The male human gametes called sperm are produced in the:
A ovaries
B testes
C penis |
3. The scientific name for the female gamete or egg is the:
A ovary
B ovum
C oviduct |
4. The time during teenage years when boys begin to produce sperm and girls begin to release eggs is:
A puberty
B menstruation
C menopause |
5. The time when a woman stops releasing eggs and can no longer become pregnant is:
A puberty
B menstruation
C menopause |
6. The path that sperm travel is:
A testis, urethra, sperm duct, epididymis
B testis, epididymis, sperm duct, urethra
C testis, urethra, vas deferens |
7. The human male sex hormone produced in the testes is:
A testosterone
B oestrogen
C semen |
8. The human female sex hormones are:
A oestrogen and progesterone
B adrenaline and testosterone
C insulin and glucagon |
9. The path that the egg travels is:
Afallopian tube, uterus, oviduct, vagina
Bovary, oviduct, uterus, cervix, vagina
Covary, fallopian tube, vagina, womb |
10. An average human female menstrual cycle takes about:
A9 months
B28 days
C40 days |
11. The order of events leading up to the birth of a baby is:
Aconception, ovulation, fertilisation, development of zygote and then embryo, birth
Bmenstruation, foetus development, milk formation in mother, birth
Covulation, fertilisation, implantation of zygote, embryo formation, foetus development, birth |
12. In a flowering plant, the male sex cell is the:
Apollen
Begg
Cstamen |
13. The place where the eggs are kept in a flower is in the:
Aanther
Bstigma
Covary |
14. The name given to the single fertilised cell formed when the pollen joins with the egg is the:
Aovum
Bseed
Czygote |
15. A fruit is produced immediately following:
Aflowering
Bcone production
Cspore generation |