SAINT PATRICK SCHOOL

“An Experience towards Excellence”

FOURTH AND FIFTH SCIENCE FINAL EXAM SECOND TERM

NAME:_____________________________________ DATE: ___________________ AREA: English GUIDE: 1

1. Choose the best answer for the following questions

1. Before birth, human babies receive their nutrition from their mother through the
a. amniotic sac.
b. umbilical cord.
c. gestational fluid.
d. stomach tissue.

2. For how many months is a woman pregnant before birth?

a. 6
b. 8
c. 9
d. 12

3. A(n)                                uses high-frequency sound waves and lets doctors see how an unborn baby is developing.
a. ultrasound
b. embryo
c. zygote
d. twins

4. The                                system is what allows men and women to have babies.

a. reproductive
b. digestive
c. skeletal
d. nervous

5. The temporary organ that links the developing fetus and the mother is the
a. uterus.
b. fallopian tube.
c. placenta.
d. amniotic sac.

6. Fraternal twins come from the same egg.

a. True
b. False

7. How many sperm are needed to fertilize an egg?

a. 50
b. 100
c. 1
d. 10

8. Menstrual cycles in humans are usually 28 days long.

a. True
b. False

9. Identical twins come from the same egg.

a. True
b. False
10. Where does human fertilization normally occur?
a. uterus
b. fallopian tube
c. cervix
d. ovary

11. Laying eggs is an example of external fertilization.

a. True
b. False

12. The male gametes are

a. semen.
b. sperm.
c. testosterone.
d. ova.

13. An embryo develops into an unborn baby called a(n)

a. ultrasound.
b. fetus.
c. blastula.
d. zygote.

14. Fertilization is the union of a single sperm and an ovum.

a. True
b. False

15. Which organ houses a fetus for nine months?

a. uterus
b. vagina