SHERWOOD HIGH
BIOLOGY WORK SHEET
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
a. Name the following:
i. The part of female reproductive system where fertilization takes place.
ii. The fluid surrounding the developing embryo.
iii. The structure in which testes are present in man.
iv. The period of intrauterine development of embryo.
v. The canal through which testes descend into scrotum just before birth in a human male
child.
vi. A cap like structure which prevents the entry of sperm into the uterus.
vii. Part of the male reproductive system where sperm undergo maturation.
b. Choose the correct answer:
i. One egg is released from an ovary in a human female every ______ days.
a. 28 days b. 48 days c. 14 days d. 38 days.
ii. Leydig cells secrete ________
a. Oestrogen b. testosterone c. progesterone. d. prolactin.
iii. On which day of the menstrual cycle does ovulation takes place.
a. 5th day b. 28th day c. 14th day d. 1st day.
iv. The structure formed by the villi of the embryo and the uterus of the mother.
a. Allantois. B. placenta c. umbilical cord d. amnion.
c. Mention the exact location of the following:
1. Epididymis. 2. Testis 3. Prostate gland.
d. State the main function of the following:
1. Corpus luteum. 2. Sperm duct. 3. Seminal vesicles
e. Define the following:
1. Gestation 2. Implantation 3. Parturition.
f. Differentiate between the following pairs on the basis of what is mentioned in the
brackets.
1. Menarche and menopause (explain the term)
2. Sperm duct and fallopian tube (function)
3. Tubectomy and vasectomy (part cut and tied)
g. Arrange and rewrite the terms in each group in the correct order so as to be in a
logical sequence:
(i) Implantation, ovulation, parturition, gestation, fertilization.
(ii) Sperm duct, penis, testis, sperm, semen.
(iii) vagina, ovary, uterus, oviduct, cervix. (Pathway of ovum after ovulation)
(iv) foetus, blastocyst, morula, zygote, embryo.
h. Explain the following with suitable reasons:
1. The placenta is an important structure for the development of foetus.
2. When an ovum gets fertilized, menstrual cycle stops temporarily in a woman.
i) Given below are diagrams showing the different stages in the process of
fertilisation of an egg in the female reproductive tract: study the diagram and
answer the questions:
a. Use the alphabets given below each diagram to show the correct order in the
process of fertilization.
b. Where in the female reproductive system does this process normally take place?
c. What is the biological term for the product of fusion?
d. What is the chromosome number of (1) the egg (2) the fused product?
e. Draw a neat labelled diagram of a mature human sperm.
ii) Study the following diagram and answer the questions that follow:
1. label the parts numbered 1 to 4
2. State the function of the part labelled as ‘1’.
3. What is the significance of the testes being located in
the scrotal sac outside the abdomen?
4. What is the role played by the inguinal canal?
h. Identify the system given below and answer the questions that follow:
(i) Label the parts marked 5 and 6.
(ii) Name the two hormones secreted by 1.
(iii) Mention the number and the name of the part involved in
fertilization and implantation from the above diagram.