Miracle of Life Test

Name: ___________________________ pr # ____ Date__________________ Miracle of Life Video

1. The basic unit of all living this is the __________________________________________________?

2. DNA is located in every __________________________________________________________?

3. All cells reproduce by ____________________________________________________________?

4. The female ovary contains how many egg cells __________________________________________?

5. These egg cells are the size of a _____________________________________________________?

6. The fallopian tube is _______________ in length. It is twice the thickness of a __________________?

7. What controls the women’s menstrual cycle ____________________________________________?

8. In 24 hours, Sperm grow at a rate of ____________________________?

9. In a life-span, Sperm will number over ___________________________?

10. The hormone that control our sexuality in males is ___________________?

11. While the female hormone is ____________________________________?

12. The environment may influence the production of sperm. Name 2 conditions:

a. 1._____________________________________?

b. 2._____________________________________?

13. There are how many sperm released during ejaculation ____________________________________?

14. This volume of sperm and semen is about ______________________________________________?

15. In what tube does conception take place _______________________________________________?

16. If the egg cell does not meet a sperm within ______________ hours after ovulation, they will disintegrate.

17. Thousands of sperm ejaculated, there are only about ____________________ that reach the egg cell?

18. How many sperm will enter the ova ___________________________________________________?

19. Sperm move by moving their ________________________________________________________?

20. The egg cells move by _____________________________________________________________?

21. How many chromosomes do the sperm and egg cell have ___________________________________?

22. The epididimus that stores sperm cells, is ______________________________________ feet in length?

23. The sperm begins to divide within ________hours. Once this occurs it is now called a _______________?

24. At 5 days the dividing cell is now called a ______________? It is the size of the____________________?

25. When does the cell burrow into the uterus ____________________________________________days?

26. The blastocyst becomes an embryo at ________________________________ (days, weeks, or months?)

27. ____________________________________________ is when the ovary ruptures and an egg is released?

28. The embryo is only ________________________________________________ inches long at 6 weeks?

29. The hands begin to move at ______________________________________________________weeks?

30. The embryo becomes a fetus at _________ weeks. It is now approximately ______________ inches long?

31. At 12 weeks the fetus in is now ________________________________________________ inches long?

32. The fetus begins to suck its thumb at ______________________________________________weeks?

33. The _______________________________________________________ is the fetus link to the mother?

34. Fetal respiration is when the fetus _______________________________________________________?

35. The normal human pregnancy is ________________ months in length?

36. If the fetus is born premature, name 2 birth control problems that may effect the baby at birth?

a. ____________________________________________________________________________

b. ____________________________________________________________________________

ESSAY WASL format response required:

When does life begin? At Birth? At Conception? Or in between? Support your answer!

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