Reproduction

Question 1

what is reproduction?

Answer 1

Reproduction is the process by which new organisms (offspring) are produced from their parents

Question 2

What is a gamete?

Answer 2

Sex cell

Question 3

what does both a sperm and a egg have and what does it hold?

Answer 3

They both have a nucleus which holds the genetic information

Question 4

Reproductive organs of a male are?

Answer 4

• sperm duct
• penis
• urethra
• testes ( testicles)

Question 5

Reproductive organs of a female are?

Answer 5

• uterus( womb )
• vagina
• oviduct (fallopian tube
• ovaries

Question 6

does the placenta develop from the embryo or the mother?

Answer 6

The embryo

Question 7

The placenta is attached to the developing embryo by the?

Answer 7

umbillical cord

Question 8

foetus is the ____ in the ____ at ______ weeks old and has _______

Answer 8

foetus is the developing child in the womb at 10 weeks old and has organs

Question 9

it is important the embryo gets food and oxygen why?

Answer 9

so that it can develop properly

Question 10

it is important that the embryo removes carbon dioxide and waste from its body because?

Answer 10

they are harmful to the baby

Question 11

if a pregnant woman fell and landed on her bumb the foetus might not be damaged why?

Answer 11

because the amniotic sac is protecting it and keeping it safe

Question 12

what is the zygote?

Answer 12

it is a single cell after fertilisation

Question 13

what is the embryo?

Answer 13

the developing baby up until 10 weeks and has started to develop organs

Question 14

what is the foetus?

Answer 14

from 10 weeks onward ( after the organs have developed)

Question 15

the egg is fertilised where?

Answer 15

the oviduct

Question 16

the embryo is implanted where?

Answer 16

in the uterus (womb)

Question 17

the developing embryo is protected by what and what does it act as?

Answer 17

the amniotic fluid which acts as a cushion

Question 18

the embryos blood gets food and oxygenfrom the mothers blood in the _____

Answer 18

placenta

Question 19

food and oxygen are taken to the developing embryo along the ______ ________

Answer 19

umbilical cord

Question 20

what is a sperm ducts function?
a - produces sperm
b - allows exit of sperm
c - deposits sperm in the female
d - transports sperm from the testes to penis

Answer 20

d - transports sperm from the testes to the penis

Question 21

what is the function of the testes?
a - transports sperm from the testes to penis
b - deposits sperm in the female
c - produces sperm
d - allows exit of sperm

Answer 21

c - produces sperm

Question 22

what is the function of the urethra?
a - allows exit of sperm
b - produces sperm
c - deposits sperm in the female
d - transports sperm from the testes to penis

Answer 22

a - allows exit of sperm

Question 23

what is the function of the ovaries?
a - site of egg production
b - site of fertilisation
c - fertilised egg implants into spongy lining
d - male will deposit sperm here

Answer 23

a - site of egg production

Question 24

what is the function of the oviduct?
a - male will deposit sperm here
b - fertilised egg implants into spongy lining
c - site of fertilisation
d - site of egg production

Answer 24

c - site of fertilisation

Question 25

what is the function of the uterus?
a - site of fertilisation
b - fertilised egg implants into spongy lining
c - site of egg production
d - male will deposit sperm here

Answer 25

b - fertilised egg implants into spongy lining

Question 26

what is the function of the vagina?
a - male will deposit sperm here
b - site of egg production
c - fertilised egg implants into spongy lining
d - site of fertilisation

Answer 26

a - male will deposit sperm here