Biology: Reproduction Date: ________________________
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Section A: 1. All questions are multiple choice. 2. Read each question carefully before answering.
1. Which structure produces sperm cells in A. Protect the fetus from shock
humans? B. Produce sperm cells
C. Allow exchange of materials between
A. Urethra mother and fetus
B. Prostate gland D. Store urine
C. Testis
D. Scrotum
2. Fertilization in humans normally occurs in 5. Which of the following is a form of asexual
the reproduction in plants?
A. Ovary A. Pollination
B. Uterus B. Fertilization
C. Vagina C. Budding
D. Oviduct (Fallopian tube) D. Meiosis
3. Which hormone is responsible for the 6. In flowering plants, pollination is the
development of female secondary sexual transfer of pollen from the
characteristics?
A. Ovule to ovary
A. Progesterone B. Anther to stigma
B. Estrogen C. Stigma to style
C. Testosterone D. Ovary to anther
D. FSH
7. Which process results in the production of
4. The main function of the placenta is to gametes?
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A. Mitosis 9. Identical twins are formed when
B. Meiosis
C. Fertilization A. Two eggs are fertilized by two different
D. Germination sperm
B. One fertilized egg splits into two embryos
C. Two sperms fertilize one egg
D. Meiosis fails to occur
8. Which of the following diseases is sexually
transmitted?
A. Malaria 10. The menstrual cycle is regulated mainly
B. Tuberculosis by hormones produced by the
C. Gonorrhea
D. Influenza A. Pancreas
B. Pituitary gland
C. Thyroid gland
D. Liver
Section B: [Link] figure below shows a diagram of the male and female reproductive organs of
humans
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(b) (i) Two hormones associated with the reproductive cycle of the female are oestrogen
and progesterone. What are TWO likely consequences of limited production of
these hormones?
(ii) Women of reproductive age are generally advised not to smoke cigarettes. Identify
TWO ways in which smoking is likely to harm the developing foetus. (6 marks)
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(c) Education on reproductive health in some schools now includes condom education.
(i) State ONE disadvantage of using condoms.
(ii) Suggest TWO reasons why choosing a birth control method can be a more difficult issue for the
female partner in a marriage than the male. (3 marks)
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Figure 3. Menstrual cycle of the human female
(a) (i) Using the numbers I-IV, label Figure 3 to indicate where in the menstrual cycle
EACH of the following events occur:
a) Uterus wall builds up as oestrogen level rises (I)
b) Many blood vessels develop (II)
c) Shedding of the uterine wall (III)
d) Uterine wall prepared for implantation (IV) (4 marks)
(ii) Identify TWO hormones involved in the menstrual cycle and give the function
of any ONE. (3 marks)
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(b) State THREE functions of the placenta during development of the foetus. (3 marks)
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(c) (i) State THREE birth control methods practised by human beings. (3 marks)
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(ii) Suggest why binh control seems more important in humans than in other
populations of mammals. (2 marks)
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Section C: Fill in the blank
1. Contraceptive table
Method How it works Advantages Disadvantages
Sterilisation Irreversible
Contraceptive pill Very reliable if taken as
prescribed
Rhythm method Refraining from sexual
intercourse during
those times in
menstural cycle when
fertilization is likely
2. State four social and economic implications of STD’s especially HIV/AIDS
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