DIAGNOSTIC TEST
HUMAN MALE
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The type of reproduction where
two reproductive cells join to form
one cell that grows into a new
organism is:
A. sexual
B. asexual
C. parthenogenesis
2. The time when teenage boys begin
to produce sperm is called:
A. menopause
B. maleopause
C. puberty
3. The male gamete is the:
A. sperm
B. egg
C. pollen grain
4. The male gonad is the:
A. testis
B. testicle
C. both of the above
5. A secondary sexual characteristic
of males is:
A. deep voice
B. pubic hair
C. both of the above
6. The male sex hormone is:
A. oestrogen
B. testosterone
C. adrenaline
7. The sac containing the testes is the:
A. scrotum
B. seminal vesicle
C. urethra
8. The vas deferens is also known as
the:
A. epididymis
B. prostate gland
C. sperm duct
9. The fluid containing sperm is:
A. semen
B. scrotum
C. testosterone
10. The erection of the penis is caused
by:
A. the spongy cell within the penis
filling with blood before sexual
intercourse
B. the hinged movement of the
penis bone
C. the filling of the penis with
semen containing sperm
True-False Questions
11. Semen is slightly alkaline to
protect sperm from slightly acidic
vaginal secretions after sexual
intercourse.
12. The release of sperm during sexual
intercourse is called ejaculation.
13. The seminal glands both produce
semen and block the release of
urine from the bladder during
intercourse.
14. Semen protects the sperm from
dehydration.
15. All sperm produced fertilise the
egg.
Short Answer Questions
16. Does a human male experience
male menopause?
17. Why does the scrotum hang outside
the body?
18. What 2 substances travel at
different times through the urethra?
19. What are the 3 types of semenproducing glands?
20. If an old man experienced
hardening of the arteries as a result
of a poor long-term diet of fats,
what effect might this have on his
reproductive ability?
DIAGNOSTIC TEST
HUMAN MALE
REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
ANSWERS
1.A 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.C
9.A 10.A
11.T 12.T 13.F 14.T 15.F
16. No valid scientific evidence exists
for this.
17. The scrotum is the sac containing
the testes that produce. Healthy
sperm must be produced at a
temperature slightly lower than
internal body temperature.
18. Urine, and semen containing sperm
19. Cowper’s gland, seminal vesicle,
prostate gland
20. Difficulty achieving an erection