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KS3 REPRODUCTION - L5 - Adolescence

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term best describes adolscence?

a)

endpoint

b)

Transition

c)

Beginning

d)

Maturity

2.

Adolescence occurs AROUND the ages of...

a)

8-13

b)

10-19

c)

13-17

d)

18-25

3.

BOTH boys and girls get- choose 3

a)

bigger

b)

smaller

c)

underarm hair and pubic hair

d)

acne (pimples, zits)

e)

menstrual cycle

4.

What is Puberty

a)

Where you grow a mustache

b)

The physical changes that happen during adolescence

c)

Where you start liking alcohol

d)

The emotional changes that happen during adolesence

5.

What causes puberty to occur

a)

No one knows

b)

Hormones

c)

Nerve impulses

d)

Enzymes

6.

Which changes occur at puberty to boys and girls

a)

Pubic hair grows

b)

Underarm hair grows

c)

Sexual organs grow and develop

d)

All are correct

7.

Which change occurs at puberty to boys

a)

Voice breaks

b)

Hips get wider

c)

Breasts develop

d)

Ovaries start to release egg cells - menstruation starts

e)

All are correct

8.

Which change occurs at puberty to girls

a)

Voice breaks

b)

Hips get wider

c)

Hair grows on face

d)

Body becomes more muscular

e)

All are correct

9.
 Physical changes that happen during adolescence are __________________.
a)
Grow taller
b)
grow more body hair
c)
increased body odor
d)
all of the above
10.

During puberty, __________ grows under the arms and pubic areas.

a)

glands

b)

mood

c)

hormones

d)

hair

11.
Men make _________ of sperm each day
a)
hundreds
b)
thousands
c)
millions
12.
Men stop making sperm  _________
a)
around age 60
b)
when they die
c)
after they have kids
d)
after puberty
13.

What human body system doesn't work when we are born

a)

Respiratory

b)

Circulatory

c)

Reproductive

d)

Digestive

14.
A change that occurs in both boys and girls during puberty that is characterized by a dramatic increase in height over a short period of time.
a)
Growth Spurt
b)
Growing pains
15.
A shared change in both males and females that may be perceived more positively in boys.
a)
Body Odor
b)
Puberty
c)
Increased Body Hair
d)
Pubic Hair
16.
During puberty boys' voices will begin to change and become higher due to the thinning of their vocal cords
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Menstruation in females occurs irregularly when puberty begins and can be difficult to predict. 
a)
True
b)
False
18.

What is usually the first sign of puberty in girls?

a)

axillary hair

b)

breast development

c)

body odor

d)

pubic hair

19.

What is typically the first sign of puberty in boys?

a)

testicular enlargement

b)

pubic hair

c)

axillary hair

d)

voice changes

20.
Why do women's hips get broad through puberty?
a)
to make the women more sexy
b)
to make them faster at running
c)
to prepare the women for when they have periods.
d)
to prepare the women to carry a baby