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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7Ba Reproductive organs 1
Name ____________________________ Class _____________

Match up the word to its description

1 What E are female sex cells?

2 What O is where the egg cells are made?

3 What C are small hairs which move the

egg cell along the fallopian tube?

4 What C is a ring of muscle that holds

the baby in the uterus?

5 What S are made in the testes?

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

7 What M is the time when a womans ovaries

stop producing eggs?

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

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

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

cells testes scrotum

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

Once every 28-32 days an e __ __ cell is released. Egg cells

can be called eggs or o __ __.

ova egg ovaries cells

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 that

nucleus 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 of nucleus
the egg.

There is very little cytoplasm to

The tail helps the sperm to
give it a streamlined shape.
swim.

7Bc Sex
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 Name ________________________ Class _____________

1 Match up the word to its description.

implants dividing fertilisation embryo pregnant ejaculation

Semen is pumped into the top of the vagina.

The word used to describe a sperm cell nucleus

and an egg cell nucleus joining together.

The word we use to mean sinks into the lining.

A ball of cells is formed from the egg cell and

the sperm by

A tiny ball of cells.

After implantation of the embryo the woman is

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

describe the soft lining of the uterus fertilisation
braking apart?

2 What P is the lining and blood passing

out of the vagina? menstruation

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

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

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

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 mothers 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

Her heart beats faster

She needs more food

She will get heavier

Her ears get bigger

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

poorly

premature

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 Find the words

7Be Giving birth

C
afterbirth
O
birth N
contract T
Name ______________________________ Class R _____________
labour A
Choose the correct answer
pregnancy C
1 Pregnancy lasts T
a)uterus
2 weeks L
b) 9 weeks B
c) 9 months U
E
2 When the baby is going to be born, the uterus starts to push. We say it
a) contracts A
b) continues G
c) compresses F
E
3 The placenta comes away after the birth. We call it the D
a) after placenta C
b) after B
c) afterbirth A
I
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T
P

R
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G
N
A
N
C
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R
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A

B
C
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F
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7Be Growing up B
I
R
T
Name _______________________________ Class H _____________
U
1 M
Here are some of the changes that happen to boys and girls.

L
Tick the correct box: A
B
girls boys O
U
underarm hair grows R
J
breasts develop K
L
shoulders widen S

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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