Animal Reproduction 1

There are two types of reproduction; asexual and sexual. Which type is used by humans?

• Asexual

• Sexual

With asexual reproduction there will only be one parent

• True

• False

With sexual reproduction the offspring will be genetically identical

• True

• False

Fertilisation can be external or internal. Which type of fertilisation do humans use?

• External

• Internal

Which of the following creatures are EXTERNAL fertilisers?

• Fish

• Cat

• Human

• Chicken

• Frog

A female external fertiliser will release a large number of eggs at one time because;

• she only has one chance to reproduce in her lifetime

• there is a lower chance of an egg being fertilised outside the body

• external fertilsers are the most efficient reproducers

• there is a higher risk of a fertilised egg being killed by a predator

In the male reproductive system what is the function of the testes?

• to store urine

• to store sperm

• to keep sperm at a low temperature

• to make sperm

This is a tube that runs through the penis and can carry either urine of semen

• epididymis

• scrotum

• sperm duct

• urethra

These produce a liquid which mixes with the sperm

• testes

• foreskin

• seminal vesicles

• urethra

Which of the following is NOT true about the sperm cell?

• It is the male sex cell

• It contains a 1/2 set of DNA

• It is larger than an egg cell (ovum)

• It has a middle piece containing mitochondria for energy

• It has digestive enzymes in the head to break into the egg (ovum)