The Reproductive System

Question 1

What is a gamete?

Answer 1

A sex cell

Question 2

What is fertilisation?

Answer 2

The fusion between male and female gametes to produce a zygote

Question 3

What is the role of the male reproductive system?

Answer 3

To produce sperm

To deliver the sperm to the female body

Question 4

What is the role of the female reproductive system?

Answer 4

To produce eggs
To hold and nourish the developing baby during pregnancy
To give birth to the baby

Question 5

What is puberty?

Answer 5

Puberty is the time when the sex organs mature and other physical and emotional changes take place

Question 6

What is the menstrual cycle?

Answer 6

A series of changes which take place in the female body to prepare it for pregnancy

Question 7

When is fertilisation most likely to occur?

Answer 7

During the fertile period of the menstrual cycle

Question 8

What is implantation?

Answer 8

The attachment of the embryo to the womb lining

Question 9

What is contraception?

Answer 9

The prevention of fertilisation and implantation

Question 10

What are chromosomes made of?

Answer 10

DNA and protein

Question 11

What are the 4 stages of birth?

Answer 11

1. Bag of amniotic fluid breaks
2. Muscles in the womb wall contract to widen the cervix
3. The baby’s head is pushed out of the vagina
4. The umbilical cord is clamped and the baby breathes on its own for the first time