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KS3 Human Reproduction Exam Higher

This document contains a practice exam on human reproduction with questions about sperm cells, egg cells, the male and female reproductive systems, and puberty. It includes figures of a sperm cell, egg cell, and diagram of the female reproductive system. Questions assess naming parts of reproductive structures, explaining their functions and adaptations, describing changes during the menstrual cycle and puberty, and calculating averages. The exam addresses both male and female biology and development related to sexual maturation and ability to reproduce.

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KS3 Human Reproduction Exam Higher

This document contains a practice exam on human reproduction with questions about sperm cells, egg cells, the male and female reproductive systems, and puberty. It includes figures of a sperm cell, egg cell, and diagram of the female reproductive system. Questions assess naming parts of reproductive structures, explaining their functions and adaptations, describing changes during the menstrual cycle and puberty, and calculating averages. The exam addresses both male and female biology and development related to sexual maturation and ability to reproduce.

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Human Reproduction Practice Exam Questions

0 1 Figure 1 shows a sperm cell.

Figure 1

0 1 . 1 Name the part of the sperm cell that allows it to move towards an egg cell. [1 mark]

0 1 . 2 Name the part of the sperm cell that contains genetic information. [1 mark]

0 1 . 3 Explain how the midpiece is adapted to support the function of the [2 marks]
sperm cell.



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0 1 . 4 Figure 2 shows an egg cell.

Figure 2

Explain how the egg cell is adapted to its function. [4 marks]













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0 2 Figure 3 shows the female reproductive system.

Figure 3

0 2 . 1 Name the part of the female reproductive system where egg cells are [1 mark]
produced.


0 2 . 2 Name the part of the female reproductive system where the foetus [1 mark]
develops during pregnancy.


0 2 . 3 Describe the function of the cervix in the female reproductive system. [1 mark]



0 2 . 4 Explain the importance of the changes that occur in the female reproductive [4 marks]
system during the menstrual cycle.
You should include the approximate day that each of the changes takes place
in your answer.









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0 3 Table 1 shows the ages at which ten people started puberty.

Table 1

Males Females

12 8

11 11

9 14

14 10

14 12

0 3 . 1 Calculate the mean age at which the males started puberty. [1 mark]

mean = 

0 3 . 2 Give two differences between the ages at which puberty started in males [2 marks]
and females.

1. 

2. 


0 3 . 3 During puberty, males start to produce sperm cells. [2 marks]


Explain the importance of males producing sperm cells.




0 3 . 4 Explain how the physical changes that take place in females during puberty [6 marks]
prepare the female body to produce offspring.







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