Activity 7-2 Facts About Reproduction

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Activity 7-2 Facts about Reproduction

Test your knowledge of the facts about human reproduction. Use the lines following each question to write the correct answer, if necessary, or additional information.

For each of the following statements, circle either true or false.

1. There are male and female hormones present in every adult.TrueFalse

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2. The pituitary gland controls all other glands in the body.TrueFalse

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3. Hormones are very important in the reproductive process.TrueFalse

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4. Males develop their secondary sex characteristics earlier than

females do.TrueFalse

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5. Only one sperm cell will fertilize the ovum.TrueFalse

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6. A bone in a man’s penis is responsible for his erectionTrueFalse

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7. When a woman becomes pregnant, the fetus grows in her uterus.TrueFalse

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8. It is possible for a woman to become pregnant without having

sexual intercourse.TrueFalse

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Ovulation generally takes place on the fourteenth day of a woman’s

menstrual cycleTrueFalse

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10. Both males and females produce estrogen.TrueFalse

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For each of the following questions, circle the answer you believe to be correct.

11. What is the greatest number of sperm cells that can fertilize a single ovum?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

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12. How many sperm cells are released each time a male ejaculates?

a. 100

b. 5000

c. 100,000

d. 200,000,000

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13. What is the first sign a woman gets that she is pregnant?

a. The absence of her menstrual period

b. She gets morning sickness

c. Her abdomen begins to swell

d. Her breasts swell

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14. How much alcohol is safe for a woman to drink during her pregnancy?

a. No more than 20 drinks per week

b. No more than 15 drinks per week

c. No more than 10 drinks per week

d. No amount of alcohol is safe for the fetus

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15. After a woman becomes pregnant, how much food should she eat?

a. She should eat the same as before she became pregnant

b. She should eat twice as much

c. She should eat less than she ate before she became pregnant

d. She should eat all she can, whenever she can

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16. How large is the fetus when the woman is five months pregnant?

a. The size of a grain of rice

b. The size of a bowling ball

c. The size of a biscuit

d. The size of a grapefruit

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17. When does the unborn baby’s nervous system begin to develop?

a. The first trimester

b. The second trimester

c. The third trimester

d. Just before birth

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18. What happens if a woman stops producing progesterone during her pregnancy?

a. Nothing. That’s what is supposed to happen.

b. The fetus stops growing

c. The woman becomes undernourished

d. The pregnancy will end

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