STRATEGIC INTERVENTION MATERIAL SCIENCE VI OBJECTIVE: Explain how a body system works ACTIVITY: Take a look at the diagrams

of the female and the male reproductive system. Label the numbered parts 1 1 2 4 5 7 3 5 6

2 3 4

ASSESSMENT:

Identify the term described. Use the first letter given as your clue

______1. What F is the union of the sperm and the egg cell? ______2. What E results when a fertilized egg undergoes a series of cell divisions? ______3. What U connects the embryo to the mother to receive nourishment? ______4. What M results when no fertilization takes place? ______5. What is U is a hollow stretchable organ with thick muscular walls where the fetus develops during pregnancy? ______6. What Z results when a sperm fertilized an egg? ______7. What O are the small, flattened, elongated organs on both sides of the uterus? ENRICHMENT!!!! Choose the correct answer. 1. Which of the following is most likely to happen when a sperm unites with an egg? 1. The egg dies 3. The egg cell is fertilized 2. The sperm dies 4. The sperm cell moves out of the females body. 2. Which of the following enables the fetus to obtain food and oxygen from its mother? 1. cervix 2. fallopian tube 3. ovary 4. umbilical cord 3. How often does an ovary release an egg? 1. about once every week 3. about once every 28 days 2. about once every two weeks 4. about once a year 4. During the menstrual cycle, an egg may be released. This process is called_____. 1. dilation 2. fertilization c. gestation 4. ovulation 5. Which of the following statements is not true? 1. Reproductive system of men and women age differently 2. Men continue to produce sperm throughout most of their lives. 3. A time comes when women stops the menstrual cycle. 4. Women can still reproduce even when menstruation stops.. 6. Which of the following processes is responsible for the continuation of the human species? 1. Circulation 2. Reproduction 3. Excretion 4. Respiration 7. Sex cells are produced in the human reproductive organs. Which of the following cell to organ pairs is correct? 1 eggs-testes 2. eggs-ovaries 3. ovaries-sperms 4. sperms-ovaries 8.. What characteristic enables the uterus to hold the fetus even though it is just the size of a fist? 1. elastic 2. elongated 3. hard 4. rounded 9. What is the function of the reproductive system? 1. to pollute the world 3. to determine which is the stronger sex 2. to produce new life 4. to produce good-looking men and women 10. Its occurrence among females signals the start of their reproductive maturity. Which one is it? 1. appearance of pimples 3. growth of hair on armpits Oty2008 2. onset of menstruation 4. developing high-pitched voice