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Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This produces sex cells.
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
2.
What is it called when a sperm and egg meet?
a)
meiosis
b)
fertilization
c)
cell division
d)
mitosis
3.
If a body cell has 10 chromosomes, how many does a sperm cell have from the same species?
a)
20
b)
10
c)
5
d)
40
4.
Which organ produces egg cells?
a)
The vagina
b)
The fallopian Tubes
c)
The uterus
d)
The ovaries
5.
After the egg leaves the fallopian tube, it enters the
a)
vagina
b)
uterus
c)
ovaries
d)
ovum
6.
The correct path of the egg is: ovary, fallopian tube, uterus, vagina
a)
true
b)
false
7.
The opening to the uterus is the
a)
cervix
b)
vagina
c)
ovary
d)
fallopian tube
8.
Where do the egg and sperm meet?
a)
The ovary
b)
The fallopian tube
c)
The vas deferens
d)
At a party
9.
When an egg has not been fertilized, it leaves the body with the lining of the uterus.  This is known as
a)
menstruation
b)
ovulation
c)
fertilization
d)
pregnancy
10.
The process of a mature egg being released into the fallopian tube is
a)
pregnancy
b)
menstruation
c)
ovulation
11.
Females make eggs everyday
a)
False, they make them every month
b)
False, they make them every year
c)
False, they are born with all the eggs they'll ever have
d)
True
12.
Which organ produces sperm cells?
a)
testes
b)
epididymis
c)
ovary
d)
prostate gland
13.
The fluid ejaculated from the penis is
a)
sperm
b)
semen
c)
urine
14.
The first two months of development in the uterus is called
a)
fetus
b)
embryo
c)
eggs
d)
ovum
15.
If an egg that has been fertilized by a sperm splits into two while it is in the fallopian tube, the beginning of two babies can start to grow.  These are known as 
a)
identical twins
b)
fraternal twins
c)
triplets
16.
How many sperm are able to fertilize an egg?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
it depends
17.
How many stages of birth are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
18.
What are genes
a)
DNA segments
b)
chromosome traits
c)
haploid cells
d)
pairs of chromosomes
19.
Which of the following represents a homozygous recessive genotype?
a)
Rr
b)
RR
c)
rR
d)
rr
20.
Differernt forms of a gene are called
a)
hybrids
b)
dominant factors
c)
alleles
d)
recessive factors
21.
Each chromosome contains two identical parts called
a)
Chromatin
b)
Chromosome
c)
Sister Chromatid
d)
centromere
22.
Cells containing two alleles for each trait are described as
a)
haploid
b)
heredity
c)
diploid
d)
homozygous
23.
When an area of a chromatid is exchanged with the matching area on a chromatid of its homologous chromosome, _________________ occurs
a)
crossing over
b)
mutagenesis
c)
hybridization
d)
fertilization
24.
A purebred tall plant is crossed with a purebred short plant. All the F1 offspring are tall. What can you say about the allele for tallness?
a)
It is recessive
b)
It is co-dominant
c)
It is dominant
d)
It is heterozygous
25.
Asexual Reproduction involves how many parents?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
26.
Sexual Reproduction involves how many parents?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
27.
In sexual reproduction the male produces ___ cells.
a)
Malex
b)
Quack
c)
Egg
d)
Sperm
28.
In sexual reproduction the female produces ___ cells.
a)
Femalex
b)
Quack
c)
Egg
d)
Sperm
29.
How much information does the sperm nucleus carry needed for reproduction?
a)
50%
b)
25%
c)
80%
d)
100%
30.
How many egg cells are normally released in human reproduction?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
31.
Where are the eggs located inside a woman?
a)
intestines
b)
brain 
c)
stomach
d)
ovaries
32.
What fertilizes the egg in sexual reproduction?
a)
sperm cells
b)
noses
c)
toes
d)
genes
33.
Who gives you genes?
a)
children
b)
parents
c)
offspring
d)
turtles
34.
What is it called when the sex cells meet?
a)
meiosis
b)
fertilization
c)
cell division
d)
mitosis
35.
A human usually has _____ total chromosomes.
a)
6
b)
22
c)
4
d)
46
36.
Which of the following cell types is diploid?
a)
egg
b)
sex cell
c)
heart cell
d)
sperm
37.
This produces sex cells.
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
38.
If you are a boy, what percent of your genes did you get from your dad?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
39.
The offspring of an organism produced through asexual reproduction is always–
a)
genetically identical to its parent
b)
created by vegetative propagation
c)
made of cells with a cell wall
d)
different from its siblings
40.
The production of a new organism from two parents
a)
Sexual Reproduction
b)
Asexual Reproduction
c)
Vegetative Propagation
d)
Fertilization
41.
The transfer of Pollen
a)
Pollination
b)
Pollen
c)
Embryo
d)
Seed Coat
42.
A yellow powder that contains a sperm cell
a)
Embryo
b)
Pollen
c)
Germination
d)
Conifer
43.
The passing down of traits from parents to its offspring
a)
Hand-me-down cloths
b)
Recycling
c)
Heredity
d)
Gene
44.
A human usually has _____ total chromosomes.
a)
6
b)
22
c)
4
d)
46
45.
The canal in females from the uterus to the outside of the body
a)
ovaries
b)
testosterone
c)
vagina
46.
Female body part that holds the fertilized egg while it grows
a)
uterus
b)
testes
c)
ovulation
47.
Male sex hormone
a)
erection
b)
testosterone
c)
ovulation
48.
Which structure is responsible for producing eggs?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
5
49.
What is the name of structure 4?
a)
bladder
b)
uterus
c)
ovary
d)
stomach
50.
What is the name of structure 7?
a)
urethra
b)
vagina
c)
rectum
d)
Fallopian tube
51.
What is the structure labelled E?
a)
vagina
b)
ovary
c)
oviduct
d)
cervix
52.
What is the correct sequence for human reproduction?
a)
fertilization, ovulation, implantation, birth
b)
ovulation, implantation, fertilization, birth
c)
implantation, fertilization, ovulation, birth
d)
ovulation, fertilization, implantation, birth
53.
Why does your voice change
a)
testosterone makes your voice box stretch
b)
testosterone makes your voice box grow
c)
you hit your throat and it hurts
d)
testosterone (pronounced: tes-TAHS-tuh-rone), makes your voice box or larynx shrink.
54.
Females make eggs everyday
a)
False, they make them every month
b)
False, they make them every year
c)
False, they are born with all the eggs they'll ever have
d)
True
55.
What part regulates the temperature of the testes?
a)
embryo
b)
epididymis
c)
scrotum
56.
The fluid ejaculated from the penis is
a)
sperm
b)
semen
c)
urine
57.
How many sperm are able to fertilize an egg?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
it depends
58.
When an egg has not been fertilized, it leaves the body with the lining of the uterus.  This is known as
a)
menstruation
b)
ovulation
c)
fertilization
d)
pregnancy
59.
The correct path of the egg is: ovary, fallopian tube, uterus, vagina
a)
true
b)
false
60.
How many daughter cells are produced at the end of meiosis?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
61.
In meiosis, the daughter cells have ______ DNA as the parent cell.
a)
the same
b)
half as much
c)
double
d)
completely different
62.
A human usually has _____ total chromosomes.
a)
6
b)
22
c)
4
d)
46
63.
After puberty, males produce sperm every second
a)
True
b)
False
64.
What word describes this genotype: Bb
a)
homozygous dominant
b)
homozygous recessive
c)
heterozygous
d)
dominant
65.
A fertilized egg is called
a)
embryo
b)
zygote
c)
fetus
66.
Identify the female hormone that develops the breasts
a)
testosterone
b)
estrogen
67.
Fluid filled sac that cushions and protects the developing baby
a)
placenta
b)
umbilical cord
c)
amniotic sac
d)
ovary
68.
Sex organs develop rapidly during
a)
fertilization
b)
ovulation
c)
puberty
d)
menstruation