Test

Question 1

Gamete

Answer 1

A sex cell, in humans it’s the sperm and egg

Question 2

Ovum

Answer 2

Female gamete of flowering plants

Question 3

Stigma

Answer 3

The part of a female reproductive structure in flowering plants

Question 4

Ovary

Answer 4

The enlarged basal portion of the carpel that contains the ovum

Question 5

Stamen

Answer 5

Male reproductive structures in a flowering plant

Question 6

Pollen

Answer 6

Male gamete of a flowering plant

Question 7

Pollination

Answer 7

The transfer of pollen to a stigma

Question 8

Self pollination

Answer 8

The pollination of a flower by pollen from the same flower or from another flower on the same plant

Question 9

Blood

Answer 9

The liquid that circulates in the blood vessels and contains a combination of cells, cell fragments, liquid and dissolved substances.

Question 10

Blood vessel

Answer 10

A tube in the body that carries blood

Question 11

Vein

Answer 11

A thin blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart

Question 12

Artery

Answer 12

The largest blood vessels, they have thick muscular walls to cope with the high pressure.

Question 13

Capillary

Answer 13

A blood vessel with a wall only one cell thick, allowing for substances to easily pass into and out of the blood.

Question 14

Metabolism

Answer 14

A chemical reaction the occurs in the body

Question 15

Urea

Answer 15

A form of nitrogen waste product formed by the body

Question 16

Excretion

Answer 16

The process of removing waste from the body

Question 17

Nephron

Answer 17

A tiny structure in the kidneys that filters the blood

Question 18

Cartilage

Answer 18

A firm flexible connection tissue that reduces the friction between joint bones

Question 19

Ligament

Answer 19

A type of connective tissue that connects bones to other bones

Question 20

Tissue

Answer 20

A group of cells that keeps the body to its-self

Question 21

Tendon

Answer 21

A type of connective tissue that connects muscle to bones

Question 22

Pharynx

Answer 22

The throat that connects the mouth to the oesophagus

Question 23

Trachea

Answer 23

The large tube that connects the throat to the bronchi, Carries air in and out of the body

Question 24

Bronchi

Answer 24

The air passages that carry air in and out of the lungs; airways

Question 25

Alveoli

Answer 25

Tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs

Question 26

Diaphragm

Answer 26

The dome shaped muscle that is attracted to the ribs and moves up and down beneath the lungs

Question 27

Oestrogen

Answer 27

A hormone that promotes the female characteristics of the body

Question 28

Testosterone

Answer 28

A hormone that simulates the development of male secondary sexual characteristics

Question 29

Ovulation

Answer 29

The release of an egg from an ovary

Question 30

Foetus

Answer 30

The unborn offspring of an animal that develops from an embryo

Question 31

Menstruation

Answer 31

The cycle involving the release of an egg and preparation of the uterus for pregnancy

Question 32

Somatic cells

Answer 32

All body cells except for gametes

Question 33

Mitosis

Answer 33

The process of cell division in which gametes are produced

Question 34

Parent cell

Answer 34

The cell from which other cells develop during cell division

Question 35

Daughter cell

Answer 35

A cell the results from a parent cell division

Question 36

Chromosomes

Answer 36

DNA molecules that carry genetic information

Question 37

Haploid

Answer 37

Having a single set of unpared chromosomes

Question 38

Diploid

Answer 38

Having a set of paired chromosomes