Reproductions : key words

Question 1

What does adolescence mean ?

Answer 1

The period of time when a child changes into an adult.

Question 2

What is an anther ?

Answer 2

The part of a flower that produces pollen.

Question 3

What is carpel ?

Answer 3

The female reproductive part of the flower.

Question 4

What is the cervix ?

Answer 4

The ring of muscle at the entrance to the uterus. It keeps
the baby in place while the woman is pregnant.

Question 5

What is the cilia ?

Answer 5

Tiny hairs on the surface of cells.

Question 6

What is a condom ?

Answer 6

A barrier method of contraception, which prevents semen
being released into the vagina.

Question 7

What is contraception ?

Answer 7

A method of preventing pregnancy.

Question 8

What is a contraceptive pill ?

Answer 8

A chemical method of contraception.

Question 9

What is ejaculation ?

Answer 9

When semen is released from the penis.

Question 10

What is an embryo ?

Answer 10

A ball of cells that forms when the fertilised egg divides.

Question 11

What is fertilisation ?

Answer 11

The process where the nucleus of a sperm cell joins with the
nucleus of an egg cell.

Question 12

What is a fetus ?

Answer 12

The name given to an unborn baby from eight weeks of
development.

Question 13

What is filament ?

Answer 13

The part of a flower that holds up the anther.

Question 14

What is fluid sac ?

Answer 14

Contains fluid. This acts as a shock absorber, protecting the
fetus from bumps.

Question 15

What is the fruit ?

Answer 15

The part of a plant that contains seeds.

Question 16

What are gametes ?

Answer 16

Reproductive cells. The male gamete is a sperm cell and the
female gamete is an egg cell.

Question 17

What is germination ?

Answer 17

The period of time when a seed starts to grow.

Question 18

What is implantation ?

Answer 18

The process where an embryo attaches to the lining of the
uterus.

Question 19

What is implantation ?

Answer 19

The process where an embryo attaches to the lining of the uturus .

Question 20

What is the mentrual cycle ?

Answer 20

The monthly cycle during which the uterus lining thickens,
and then breaks down and leaves the body if an egg is not
fertilised.

Question 21

What is the ovary (human) ?

Answer 21

Contains egg cells.

Question 22

What is the ovary ( plant ) ?

Answer 22

The part of a flower that contains ovules.

Question 23

What is the oviduct ?

Answer 23

Tube that carries an egg to the uterus.

Question 24

What is ovulation ?

Answer 24

The release of an egg from an ovary

Question 25

What is the ovule ?

Answer 25

The female gamete of a plant.

Question 26

What is the penis ?

Answer 26

The structure that caries sperm and semen out of the body.

Question 27

What is the period ?

Answer 27

Loss of uterus lining through the vagina .

Question 28

What is the petal ?

Answer 28

The brightly coloured part of a flower that attracts insects.

Question 29

What is the placenta

Answer 29

The organ where substances pass between the mother’s and
the fetus’s blood. It acts as a barrier, stopping infections and
harmful substances reaching the fetus.

Question 30

What is pollen ?

Answer 30

The male gamete of a plant.

Question 31

What is pollination ?

Answer 31

The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma .

Question 32

What is puberty ?

Answer 32

The physical changes that take place during adolescence.

Question 33

What is scrotum ?

Answer 33

The bag of skin that holds the testes .

Question 34

What is the seed ?

Answer 34

The structure that develops into a new plant.

Question 35

What is Seed dispersal ?

Answer 35

The movement of seeds away from the parent plant.

Question 36

What is the semen

Answer 36

Fluid containing sperm.

Question 37

What is sexual intercourse ?

Answer 37

The process where the penis releases semen into the vagina.

Question 38

What is the sperm cell.

Answer 38

A cell containing male genetic materiaL.

Question 39

What is sperm duct.

Answer 39

Tube that carries sperm from the testes to the penis.