Name:_________________________ Date: ____________Period:_____
Agenda Week of 5 April to 9 April 2010
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Monday 4/5/10
- Furlough Day
HW: Study for Exam
Tuesday 4/6/10
- Review Reproductive System
HW: Finish Vocabulary - Chapter 35
SciNotebook due Tuesday 4/13
Unit 6 Quiz 1 April 13, 2010
1-4 The correct path of sperm through the male
reproductive system is ___________________ to
_________________ to _________________ to
_________________________,.
Wednesday 4/7/10–Late Start
- Film Notes - Substitute
Overview/Nervous System
HW: Genetic Crossword
5. Fertilization occurs in the
Thursday 4/8/10– Substitute
- Film Notes - Endocrine System
HW: Chapter 35 Sci Notebook
6. The male parent produces sex cells called ________.
Friday 4/9/10
- Film Notes – Digestive System
HW: CST Practice Questions
8. During ______________________, an egg is
Parents/Guardian –
 I have reviewed my child’s activities and
homework for the week of 4/5/10-4/9/10.
 I understand if my child needs to retake a
quiz that the original quiz with corrected
answers, signed by a parent, must be
turned in when the quiz is retaken on
Tuesday after school.
 The last Unit of study begins this week and
includes the detailed study of the
reproductive system , endocrine system,
nervous system, immune system,
respiratory system, cardiovascular system,
and digestive system.
 The California STAR Testing is scheduled
4/20-4/22. This testing is very
important for your student and our
community. Rest and Review are key.
Thank you for your support.
Parent/Guardian Printed Name
_________________________, and implantation
occurs in the ______________.
7. The female parent produces sex cells called_______.
released when a follicle ruptures.
9. A healthy adult male produces several hundred
million _______________ each day.
10. The scrotum is about ___________ the body.
11. Which hormone causes the final preparation of the
uterus to receive the embryo and inhibits initiation
of the next menstrual cycle.
12. The average length of the menstrual cycle of a
woman is _____________
Vocabulary Matching
Uterus
Scrotum
Progesterone
Semen
Epididymous
Hormones
Estrogen
Testosterone
Fallopian tube
Ovary
Signature
Date
Bell Ringers: Week of 5 April to 9 April 2010
CST Review Questions
Monday – A scientist was studying two organisms and determined the relationship between them was
parasitism. Which statement must be true to classify the relationship as parasitism?
a) One organism benefits while the other organism is harmed.
b) A smaller organism lives inside the body of a larger organism.
c) One organism feeds on the body fluids of another organism.
d) Both organisms are harmed by the relationship.
Tuesday Mutations within a DNA sequence are:
a) natural processes that produce genetic diversity
b) natural process that always affect the phenotype
c) unnatural process that always affect the phenotype
d) unnatural process that are harmful to genetic diversity
Explain
Wednesday –
In the early part of the 20th century, populations of the whooping crane decreased greatly as their
habitat was converted to farmland. How would a population of whooping cranes most likely change if it
were placed in a protected environment with unlimited resources?
a) It would continue to decline.
b) It would slowly increase then decrease.
c) It would fluctuate slightly.
d) It would increase exponentially.
Explain
Thursday
When a duck dives into cold water, the capillaries in its skin constrict and move deeper below the
surface of the skin. This reaction is an example of _______________.
a) synthesis
b) homeostasis
c) respiration
d) excretion
Explain
Friday
If a paleontologist finds fossils of many different species existing in the same area at approximately
the same time, the paleontologist can conclude that the ecosystem in this area had a high degree of
a) climatic variation
b) episodic speciation
c) biological diversity
d) geographical isolation
Explain
Name:_______________________________ Date:____________________ Period:______
Unit 6 Quiz 1 April 13, 2010
1-4 The correct path of sperm through the male reproductive system is ___________________ to
____________________________ to ____________________________ to
_________________________,.
5. The female parent produces sex cells called____________.
6. The average length of the menstrual cycle of a woman is _____________
7. Fertilization occurs in the _________________________, and implantation occurs in the
______________.
8. During ______________________, an egg is released when a follicle ruptures.
9. Which hormone causes the final preparation of the uterus to receive the embryo and inhibits
initiation of the next menstrual cycle.
10. The male parent produces sex cells called ______________.
11. A healthy adult male produces several hundred million _______________ each day.
12. The scrotum is about ______________________ the body.
Extra Credit
______The jackrabbit population sometimes decreases dramatically. One possible explanation for this
decrease is that the coyote population has increased. This explanation is a scientific ____.
A conclusion.
B experiment.
C hypothesis.
D law.
_______Which structure stores most of the genetic information?
A mitochondrion
B lysosome
C nucleus
D tail
_____Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?
A muscle cells
B sperm cells
C skin cells
D blood cells
_____The inheritance of a trait in humans is best described as being determined by
A a single allele.
B one or more pairs of alleles.
C one pair of chromosomes.
D the sex chromosomes of the offspring.
Vocabulary Matching
____ Egg
A. the monthly reproductive cycle that helps prepare the human female body for
pregnancy; involves the shedding of blood, tissue fluid, mucus, and epithelial cells if an
egg is not fertilized.
_____ Embryo
B. One of many types of circulating chemical signals in all multicellular organisms that are
formed in specialized cells, travel in body fluids, and coordinate the various parts of the
organism by target cells interaction.
_____ Epididymous
C. a branch of biology dealing with embryos and their development
_____ Estrogen
D. A steroid hormone secreted by the corpus luteum of the ovary; maintains the uterine
lining during pregnancy.
_____ Embryology
E. A female gamete, which usually contains abundant cytoplasm and yolk; nonmotile and
often larger than a male gamete.
___ Fallopian tube
F. In animals, the structure that produces female gametes and reproductive hormones.
_____ Fertilization
G. An unborn or unhatched vertebrate that has passed through the earliest development
stages; a developing human from about the second month of gestation until birth.
_____ Fetus
H. The most abundant androgen (produced in the adrenal gland) hormone in the male body
which stimulate the development and maintenance of the male reproductive system and
secondary sex characteristics
_____ Hormones
I. The sac (pouch) that contains the testes, blood vessels, and part of the spermatic cord.
It is located behind the penis.
____ Menstruation
J. structure on top of each testis where sperm mature and are stored. A long coiled tube
into which sperm pass from the testis and are stored until mature and ejaculated.
_____ Uterus
K. A tube passing from the ovary to the uterus in vertebrates or to the vagina in
invertebrates.
_____Ovary
L. The stage in the development of offspring from the first division of the zygote until
body structures begin to appear; about the ninth week of gestation, in humans,.
_____Progesterone
M. fluid that contains sperm, nourishment, and other male reproductive system fluids.
_____Scrotum
N. The union of haploid gametes to produce a diploid zygote.
_____Semen
0. the site of implantation of the
_____Testosterone
P. The primary female steroid sex hormones, which are produced in the ovary by the
developing follicle during the first half of the cycle and in smaller quantities by the
corpus luteum during the second half.