7Ba Starting out in life

Name _______________________________ Class _____________

Complete the sentences below.

1 Living things reproduce to make __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ .

f f p i
s r n g o

2 Sexual reproduction needs two __ __ __ __ __ __ __ .

p r n
a e t s

3 Sperm cells and egg cells fuse during __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __.

i f s t i
n o e l
r a t i
4 External fertilisation happens when the female lays eggs and the male

squirts __ __ __ __ __ cells onto them.

p m r
s e

5 Internal fertilisation happens inside the females __ __ __ __ .

d o y b

6 In humans the offspring grow inside the __ __ __ __ __ __ .

u r e
u s t

7 Humans need a lot of __ __ __ __ after they are born.

c r a e

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 7Bb Reproductive organs 1
Name ____________________________ Class _____________

Match up the word to its description sperm

1 What ‘E’ are female sex cells?

2 What ‘O’ is where the egg cells are made? menopause

3 What ’C’ are small hairs which move the

cilia
egg cell along the fallopian tube?

4 What ’C’ is a ring of muscle that holds egg cells

the baby in the uterus?

5 What ‘S’ are made in the testes?

ovaries

6 What ‘S’ is a mixture of sperm cells and fluids?

semen

7 What ‘M’ is the time when a woman’s ovaries

stop producing eggs? cervix

Find the words listed above.

C E R V I X S E M E N S

I A B C D E F G H I J P

L E G G C E L L S L M E

I Q O V A R I E S N O R

A M E N O P A U S E P M

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 7Bb Reproductive organs 2
Name ____________________________ Class _____________

1 Use the words in the box to complete the sentences

cells
Sperm c __ __ __ __ are made in the t __ __ __ __ __.

The testes are held outside the body in the s __ __ __ __ __ __. testes

scrotum

The egg c __ __ __ __ are held in the o __ __ __ __ __ __ . ova

Once every 28-32 days an e __ __ cell is released. Egg cells
egg
can be called eggs or o __ __.
ovaries

cells

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 7Bb Reproductive organs 3
Name _______________________________ Class _____________

1 Cut out the labels below the dotted line and stick them into the correct box on the
diagram.

The jelly coat makes sure

nucleus that only one sperm cell can
enter the egg cell.

The cytoplasm contains a

store of food for energy.

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 7Bb Reproductive organs 4
Name _______________________________ Class _____________

1 Cut out the labels below the dotted line and stick them into the correct box on the
diagram.

The tip of the head contains

chemicals to attack the coat nucleus
of the egg.

There is very little cytoplasm The tail helps the sperm to

to give it a streamlined shape. swim.

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 7Bc Sex
Name ________________________ Class _____________

1 Match up the word to its description.

Semen is pumped into the top of the vagina. implants

The word used to describe a sperm cell nucleus dividing

and an egg cell nucleus joining together.

fertilisation
The word we use to mean ‘sinks’ into the lining.

A ball of cells is formed from the egg cell and embryo

the sperm by …

pregnant
A tiny ball of cells.

After implantation of the embryo the woman is ejaculation

said to be…

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 7Bd Periods
Name ______________________ Class _____________

Match up the word to its description.

1
What ‘M’ is the word we use to
fertilisation
describe the soft lining of the
uterus breaking apart?

2 What ‘P’ is the lining and blood menstruation

passing out of the vagina?

3
period
What ‘F’ is the joining of the
sperm and egg cell?

4 month
What ‘O’ is when an egg cell is
let out of the ovary?

5
What ‘M’ is the time between ovulation
one period and the next?

How long does the menstrual cycle last. Circle the correct answer.

about 7 days
about 28 days
about 100 days

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 7Bd Being pregnant
Name ____________________________ Class _____________

1 Label the diagram. Use the words in the box

__ __ __ __ e __ __ a

__ __ u __ __

__ e __ __ __

__ m __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ o __ __

__ __ t h __ __ __ b __ __ __ __

fetus fluid mother’s blood placenta umbilical cord

2 What ‘U’ is a cord that brings food and oxygen to the baby?
_______________

3 What ‘F’ protects the baby as it grows?

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 7Bd A healthy fetus
Name _______________________ Class _____________

1 What changes happen to the mother during pregnancy? Tick the boxes
r
Her heart beats faster r
She needs more food r
She will get heavier r
Her ears get bigger r
2 Put a line under the things that damage a developing baby.

alcohol chemicals cigarettes drugs

fresh vegetables fruit

3 Tick the correct box.

A baby that is born too early is called …

r poorly

r premature

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 7Be Giving birth
Name ______________________________ Class _____________

Choose the correct answer

1 Pregnancy lasts
a) 2 weeks
b) 9 weeks
c) 9 months

2 When the baby is going to be born, the uterus starts to push. We say it
a) contracts
b) continues
c) compresses

3 The placenta comes away after the birth. We call it the …

a) after placenta
b) after
c) afterbirth

4 Find the words

C O N T R A C T L B U
afterbirth

birth E A G F E D C B A I T
contract

labour P R E G N A N C Y R E

pregnancy
A B C D E F G H I T R
uterus

A F T E R B I R T H U

M L A B O U R J K L S

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 7Be Growing up
Name _______________________________ Class _____________

1 Here are some of the changes that happen to boys and girls.

Tick the correct box:

girls boys

underarm hair grows

breasts develop

shoulders widen

hair on face

hips get bigger

pubic hair grows

2 Match up

The time that the body changes

sex hormones
is called …

Puberty is controlled by … adolescence

The emotional changes take

puberty
place during …

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