WorksheetsKay: Pregnancy & Childbirth
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the single cell formed when the sperm and the egg join together?
a)
sex cell
b)
zygote
c)
fetus
d)
embryo
2.
What is the multi-celled mass formed by the divisions of the single cell formed at conception?
a)
zygote
b)
egg cell
c)
fetus
d)
embryo
3.
What is the term that describes when the growing cells become recognizable as a human?
a)
baby
b)
fetus
c)
embryo
d)
zygote
4.
What is the term that describes when the placenta detaches from the side of the uterus and is pushed out of the womb?
a)
afterbirth
b)
labor
c)
miscarriage
d)
natural birth
5.
What is the structure in the womb that filters nutrients and waste between mother and baby?
a)
umbilical cord
b)
placenta
c)
amniotic sac
d)
uterus
6.
What is the structure inside the womb that cushions and protects the fetus and regulates its temperature?
a)
afterbirth
b)
placenta
c)
umbilical cord
d)
amniotic sac
7.
What is the structure in side the womb that transports oxygen and nutrients to the baby?
a)
umbilical cord
b)
placenta
c)
amniotic sac
d)
mother's blood
8.
What is the term that describes the position of the baby when it is not upside down and head first?
a)
natural birth
b)
bottoms up birth
c)
breeched birth
d)
alternate birth
9.
What is fertilization?
a)
When a male sperm cell joins with a female egg cell
b)
The time when a fetus is ready to be born
c)
When the egg implants in the uterine lining
d)
The time when the zygote turns into an embryo
10.
A developing fetus grows in which part of a woman's body?
a)
uterus
b)
ovary
c)
fallopian tube
d)
stomach
11.
What is the most common sign of pregnancy?
a)
nausea and vomiting
b)
feeling more hungry than normal
c)
headaches and backaches
d)
not getting a period
12.
What kind of twins are formed when two eggs are fertilized by two different sperm cells?
a)
fraternal
b)
identical
c)
multiple
d)
conjoined
13.
What are the basic units of heredity that get passed on to children?
a)
chromosomes
b)
characteristics
c)
traits
d)
genes
14.
What is the female sex cell?
a)
X
b)
XX
c)
ovum
d)
ovary
15.
How are identical twins are formed?
a)
the embryo splits into two and then stays stuck together
b)
when one egg is fertilized by one sperm and then the embryo divides into two
c)
when two eggs are fertilized by one sperm
d)
when one egg is fertilized by two sperm
16.
The sperm cell carries the
a)
X sex chromosome
b)
Y sex chromosome
c)
X and Y sex chromosomes
d)
X or Y sex chromosome
17.
Which diagnostic treatment draws fluid from the amniotic sac and tests it for birth defects?
a)
ultrasound
b)
amniotic X-ray
c)
abdominal scan
d)
amniocentesis
18.
What term describes when the baby is taken out of the uterus by making an incision in the lower abdomen?
a)
Caesar's sectioning
b)
Miscarriage
c)
Caesarian section
d)
Breeched birth
19.
Which of the following can occur if a mother uses toxic substances during her pregnancy?
a)
The child could have behavioral problems.
b)
She could give birth to a stillborn baby.
c)
She could increase her risk of having a miscarriage.
d)
all of the above
20.
How does a woman know when she is going into labor?
a)
Her water breaks
b)
She has contractions
c)
Either one of the above could happen
d)
Neither of the above could happen
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