Reproduction system quiz chapter 2

Question 1

Name 3 structural adaptions which makes it possible for a sperm cell to fertilise an egg cell

Answer 1

The tail, drill-shaped head, mitochondria in the neck

Question 2

Where do sperm travel through?

Answer 2

Seminiferous Tube, testes, epididymis, sperm duct, urethra

Question 3

The ___ and the ___ produce fluids that contain ___

Answer 3

prostate gland, seminal vesicles, nutrients

Question 4

Sperm cells are stored in the ___ before they are moved into the ___

Answer 4

Epididymis, sperm duct

Question 5

The penis contains what thing that makes it do what?

Answer 5

erectile tissue, erect

Question 6

Which place is the temperature less that 37 degrees?

Answer 6

Scrotum

Question 7

What is circumsation?

Answer 7

When foreskin is removed in a surgical prcedure

Question 8

Where do eggs develop and mature?

Answer 8

Ovaries

Question 9

What adaptations does the oviduct have to enable the egg to fertilise the sperm cell?

Answer 9

Cillia; helps the egg move along. Cells in the oviduct sevretes fluids to move the egg along

Question 10

What is the cillia?

Answer 10

A cell lining in the oviduct

Question 11

Why is the Vagina also called the birth canal?

Answer 11

Baby travels through during child birth

Question 12

3 structures that make up the vulva

Answer 12

labia, vagina, clitoris

Question 13

What are disadvanteges and advantages of sexual reproduction?

Answer 13

no clones, longer surviving rate
Takes time/energy

Question 14

What are disadvanteges and advantages of asexual reproduction?

Answer 14

Less time/energy
clones, extinct quickly

Question 15

What is the relationship of the endocrine system and reproductive?

Answer 15

WIth out the endocrine system we wouldn’t be able to reproduce

Question 16

Adrenals

Answer 16

Produce: adrenalin Targets: kidney Effect: increases heart rate and blood pressure, prepares body for action

Question 17

Pancreas

Answer 17

Produce: insulin Targets: liver Effect: controls sugar levels; people with diabetes don’t produce enough)

Question 18

Pituary

Answer 18

Produce: FSH (follicule stimulating hormone) Targets: ovaries Effect: triggers ripening of the egg cell and oestrogen production in ovaries

Question 19

Testes

Answer 19

Produce: testosterone Targets: testes Effect: stimulates the production of sperm, causes physical changes during puberty in males

Question 20

Ovaries

Answer 20

Produce: Progesterone, Oestrogen Targtes: Ovaries, uterus (oestrogen) Effect: 1) Maintains the thickend lining in the uterus together with oestrogen 2) Causes physical changes during pubery in females and contols the menstrual cycle.

Question 21

Thyroid

Answer 21

Produce: thyroxine Target: vital organs (heart, muscles, kidneys, liver) Effect: COntrols the rate of metabolism

Question 22

What are the sex cells of women and men?

Answer 22

W - egg cells
M - sperm cells

Question 23

What are the sex hormones produces in men and women?

Answer 23

W - Ovaries: Oestregone, progesterone
M - Testes: Testosterone

Question 24

What are Gametes?

Answer 24

Reproductive cells

Question 25

Give 3 facts about the egg cell

Answer 25

1) Biggest cell in the body (size of a dot)
2) Layer around it that gives nourishmenht
3) Doesn’t move

Question 26

What is a hormone?

Answer 26

Chemicals made by a gland that belongs to the endocrine system

Question 27

Primary, secondary sex charecteristics MEN

Answer 27

P - penis, testes, scrotum
S - TESTOSTERONE, growth, body hair, voice deepens, muscular shape, pimples

Question 28

Primary, secondary sex charecteristics WOMEN

Answer 28

P - vagina, labia, uterus, ovaries
S - OESTROGEN, growth, breasts, pubic hair, menstruation, wide hips

Question 29

What is ejaculation?

Answer 29

When semen get ejected from the body

Question 30

In humans, an egg cell is larger than a sperm cell. What is the reason?

Answer 30

The egg cell contains more reserves of nutrients than the sperm cell.

Question 31

What is the function of reproductive shoot?

Answer 31

to transport water and nutrients to various parts of the plant.