SCIENCE 10: 3rd Prelim Exam

Question 1

Which process refers to the union of an egg cell and a sperm cell?

Answer 1

Fertilization

Question 2

The cell produced by fertilization is called

Answer 2

Zygote

Question 3

Ovulation usually occurs

Answer 3

14th days before menstruation

Question 4

Another name for the sex cell is called

Answer 4

Gamete

Question 5

Is the site of the sperm production

Answer 5

Testis

Question 6

The male sex hormones

Answer 6

Testosterones

Question 7

What do you call the shedding of the uterine lining in the female reproductive tract?

Answer 7

Menstruation

Question 8

You get half of your genes from your mother and half from your father

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Where does fertilization usually take place

Answer 9

Fallopian tube

Question 10

The site of pregnancy is the

Answer 10

Uterus

Question 11

is the male organ that deposits the sperm in the female reproductive system during sexual intercourse.

Answer 11

Penis

Question 12

When semen is pushed through and out of a males body through the urethra is a process called

Answer 12

Ejaculation

Question 13

What is an ovum?

Answer 13

A mature egg

Question 14

Sperm maturation occurs in the

Answer 14

Epididymis

Question 15

Which produces egg cells and female hormones?

Answer 15

Ovaries

Question 16

Testicles are located at the external part of the body because

Answer 16

Spermatogenesis requires a temperature lower than the body temperature

Question 17

Correct pathway of the sperm

Answer 17

Seminiferous tubules, epididymis, vas deferens, urethra

Question 18

Correct pathway of the egg

Answer 18

Follicle, fallopian tube, uterus

Question 19

The hormone that aids in follicle maturation is

Answer 19

Luteinizing hormone (LH)

Question 20

Zygote becomes a small ball of cells (Blatocyst) that attaches itself to the uterine wall in the process called

Answer 20

Implantation

Question 21

developing child is called

Answer 21

Embryo

Question 22

A thin memebrane begins to form around the embryo

Answer 22

Amniotic sac

Question 23

helps cushion and protect the embryo

Answer 23

Amniotic fluid

Question 24

The month that the sex of the fetus can be determined through an ultrasound test

Answer 24

Fourth month

Question 25

Major organs have began to form. Limbs are forming

Answer 25

8 weeks

Question 26

Skin and nails form. Internal organs start to develop

Answer 26

12 weeks

Question 27

Hair forms on body and head. Facial features are obvious

Answer 27

21 weeks

Question 28

Fetal development nears completion

Answer 28

8 months

Question 29

The fetus exits through vagina during a normal delivery

Answer 29

Childbirth

Question 30

Caused by Treponema pallidum

Answer 30

Syphilis

Question 31

Caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Answer 31

Gonorrhea

Question 32

Caused by herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2)

Answer 32

Genital Herpes

Question 33

AIDS stands for

Answer 33

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Question 34

Caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Answer 34

AIDS