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WorksheetsPuberty & Reproductive Health
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is adolescence?
The period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing.
The act of talking with someone and discussing something together.
Cycle during which an egg develops and is released from an ovary and the uterus is prepared to receive a fertilized egg.
The transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence.
What are hormones?
Chemical messengers that are manufactured by the endocrine glands, travel through the bloodstream, and affect other tissues.
The period of sexual maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing.
Primary sex characteristics, secondary sex characteristics, and height.
Events that need to happen in order for a person to continue growing toward becoming a healthy, mature adult.
What is fertilization?
The flow from the body of blood, tissues, and fluids that result from the breakdown of the lining of the uterus.
The hormonal change that occurs in females from the beginning of one menstruation to the next.
The joining of a male sperm cell and a female egg cell to form a fertilized egg.
The process by which living organisms produce others of their own kind.
What is sperm?
Mixture of fluids and sperm.
A series of forceful muscular contractions.
Male reproductive cells.
A pouch of skin that holds the testes.
What is the function of the reproductive system?
To create sex organs.
To expel wastes from the body.
To make new humans.
To make you feel awkward.
What might happen if the testes were located inside the body?
Sperm might get too cold and die.
Sperm would overheat and die.
The testes will interfere with the functioning of the penis.
The testes would be called ovaries instead.
What happens immediately after sperm leave the testes?
They enter the oviduct.
They enter the urinary system.
They are immediately expelled from the body.
They mix with seminal fluid.
What can you conclude from the fact that adult men make 300 million new sperm cells every day?
It takes millions of sperm to fertilize an egg cell.
The male reproductive system makes more sperm than it needs to fertilize egg cells.
Women make millions of egg cells every day as well.
The male reproductive system makes too many sperm cells.
Which term best describes the appearance of sperm cells?
Microscopic.
Large.
Diverse.
Red.
How are male reproductive organs different from female reproductive organs?
Female organs are located outside the body; male organs are located inside the body.
Female organs are convex in shape; male organs are concave.
Male organs are located outside the body; female organs are located inside the body.
Female organs produce hormones; male organs do not.
What is the function of the uterus?
It's where fetuses grow.
It produces hormones that cause egg cells to be released.
It provides a pathway between the ovaries and the vagina.
It prevents women from becoming pregnant.
How frequently do ovaries release egg cells?
Once a day.
Once a year.
Once a month.
Once an hour.
Where do egg cells travel immediately after they're released from the ovaries?
Into the uterus.
Into the vagina.
Into the cervix.
Into the fallopian tubes.
How many egg cells does a woman produce each day?
One.
100 million.
250 million.
None; women are born with a lifetime supply.
