Chapter 8 Practice Paper: Human Reproductive System — question paper

Section A: Multiple-choice questions[10 marks]

Answer all questions. For each question, write the letter (A, B, C or D) of the correct answer in the brackets provided.

1. 1

   A sperm nucleus and an egg nucleus meet. Fertilisation is the joining of

   1. Athe nuclei of an egg and a sperm.
   2. Btwo red blood cells.
   3. Cxylem and phloem.
   4. Dthe stomach and the gullet.
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2. 2

   A child can have the same blood group as a parent because

   1. Aa scar is passed to a child.
   2. Ba learned skill is always inherited.
   3. Coffspring can inherit features from their parents.
   4. Devery difference between people is inherited.
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3. 3

   During the early teenage years the reproductive organs mature. This stage is when

   1. Adigestion stops.
   2. Bthe body becomes able to reproduce.
   3. Cthe heart is replaced.
   4. Dantibiotics cure a virus.
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4. 4

   When an egg is not fertilised, the uterus lining

   1. Abecomes a bone.
   2. Bis digested by lipases in the mouth.
   3. Cturns into xylem.
   4. Dis shed. That is menstruation.
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5. 5

   A condom reduces the chance of pregnancy and can also

   1. Areduce the chance of some infections being passed on.
   2. Bcure HIV.
   3. Creplace the ovary.
   4. Dmake sterilisation temporary.
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6. 6

   A clinic treats chlamydia with antibiotics. The treatment can work because chlamydia is caused by

   1. Aa virus.
   2. Ba lack of fibre.
   3. Cbacteria.
   4. Dinheritance of a scar.
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7. 7

   HIV is

   1. Aa bacterium that antibiotics cure.
   2. Bcured by the same treatment as syphilis.
   3. Cinherited as a blood group.
   4. Da virus, so antibiotics do not cure it.
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8. 8

   The organ that releases the egg is the

   1. Atestis.
   2. Bovary.
   3. Cgullet.
   4. Dcapillary.
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9. 9

   Fertilisation in humans usually happens in the

   1. Aoviduct.
   2. Bstomach.
   3. Clarge intestine.
   4. Dxylem.
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10. 10

    Alcohol in the blood of a pregnant person can affect the fetus because

    1. Athe fetus makes its own alcohol.
    2. Balcohol stays in the stomach and cannot move.
    3. Csubstances in the blood can reach the fetus.
    4. Dthe fetus is in the oviduct for the whole pregnancy.
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Section B: Structured questions[20 marks]

Answer all questions in the spaces provided. Show your working for calculations.

1. 1

   Fertilisation joins two nuclei.

   1. (a)

      State what fertilisation is.

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   2. (b)

      Name the tube where fertilisation usually happens.

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   3. (c)

      State the job of the ovary and the job of the testis.

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2. 2

   The menstrual cycle and puberty are outlines you should be able to give.

   1. (a)

      In the days after menstruation, before an egg is released, state what happens to the thickness of the uterus lining.

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   2. (b)

      State what happens if fertilisation does not occur, and name that process.

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   3. (c)

      State what puberty means.

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   4. (d)

      State what controls the cycle, without naming individual chemicals.

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3. 3

   Birth control and infections are part of this topic.

   1. (a)

      Outline how a condom and how the contraceptive pill reduce the chance of pregnancy.

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   2. (b)

      State why antibiotics can be used for syphilis.

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   3. (c)

      The same clinic says antibiotics will not clear HIV. Explain why.

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4. 4

   Decisions about pregnancy use both facts and values.

   1. (a)

      Nicotine from cigarette smoke is found in the blood of a pregnant person. Explain how it can reach the fetus.

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   2. (b)

      State one reason a country may study the size of its population.

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   3. (c)

      State one fact about abortion and one value question it raises. Do not describe a procedure.

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