7ba - Escaped Zoo Animals: Word Sheets

7B Word Sheets
7Ba – Escaped zoo animals

Word Pronunciation Meaning
evidence Data that is used to support an idea or to show that an
idea is wrong.
7Ba – The scientific method

data The results from an experiment.
extinct Something that no longer exists is extinct.
hypothesis hy-poth-es-sis An idea about how something works that can be tested
using experiments.
observation ob-zer-vay-shun Something that you see happening.
organisms Living things.
prediction pred-ik-shun What you think will happen in a certain experiment.
reproduce When organisms reproduce, they make more organisms
like themselves.
scientific method Sequence of steps in investigations that scientists use to
suggest and test ideas, in order to explain their
observations.
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7Ba – Animal sexual reproduction

egg cell The female sex cell (gamete).
endangered en-dayn-jerd When a type of organism is in danger of ceasing to exist.
external fertilisation fert-ill-I-zay-shun When fertilisation happens outside the bodies of the
parents.
fertilisation fert-ill-I-zay-shun Fusing of a male gamete with a female gamete.
fertilised egg cell fert-ill-I-zed What is produced when a sperm cell fuses with an egg
cell.
fuse fewz When two things join together to become one.
gamete A cell used for sexual reproduction.
internal fertilisation fert-ill-I-zay-shun When fertilisation happens inside the body of a parent.
offspring The new organisms produced by reproduction.
ova Another term for egg cell.
parent An organism that has produced offspring.
sex cell Another word for a gamete.
sexual reproduction ree-prod-uck-shun Reproduction that needs two individuals to produce a
new organism of the same type.
specialised If something has features that allow it to do a particular
job it is said to be specialised.
sperm cell The male sex cell (gamete).
zygote zy-goat Another term for fertilised egg cell.
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7B Word Sheets
7Bb – Reproductive organs

adapted When something has special features that allow it to
carry out its function.
bladder Organ that stores urine.
cell surface The membrane that controls what goes into and out of a
membrane cell.
cervix sir-vicks Ring of muscle at the bottom of the uterus in females.
cilia sil-lee-ah Small hairs on the surface of some cells.
circumcision sir-cum-siz-shun Removal of the foreskin.
cytoplasm site-O-plaz-m The watery jelly inside a cell where the cell’s activities
take place.
energy Something that is needed to make things happen or
change.
Fallopian tube Another term for ‘oviduct’.
foreskin A covering of skin protecting the head of the penis.
function Something’s job.
glands Special tissues that make and release substances. The
glands in the male reproductive system add a special
liquid to the sperm cells to make semen.
menopause men-O-paws When the ovaries in women stop releasing egg cells.
ovary O-very Female reproductive organ. Produces egg cells.
oviduct Carries egg cells from the ovaries to the uterus in
females. Fertilisation happens here.
penis Part of the male reproductive system in mammals.
puberty Time during which big physical changes happen in the
body.
reproductive organs Organs used in sexual reproduction.
reproductive system All the reproductive organs.
scrotum scrow-tum Bag of skin containing the testes in males.
semen see-men Mixture of sperm and special fluids released by males
during ejaculation.
sperm duct Tube that carries sperm cells from the testes to the
urethra.
testis Male reproductive organ. Produces sperm cells.
Plural = testes.
urethra you-ree-thra Tube that carries sperm cells from the testes and urine
from the bladder.
uterus you-ter-ous Organ in females in which a baby develops.
vagina vaj-eye-na Tube in females leading from the cervix to the outside.
The penis is placed here during sexual intercourse.
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7B Word Sheets
7Bc – Becoming pregnant

amnion Bag containing amniotic fluid.
amniotic fluid Liquid surrounding the growing embryo and protecting it.
blood vessels A tube that carries blood around the body.
carbon dioxide A waste gas produced by respiration.
ejaculation edge-ack-you-lay- When semen leaves a man’s penis.
shun
embryo em-bree-O Tiny new human life that grows by cell division from a
fertilised egg cell.
erection When the penis becomes stiff.
implantation im-plant-ay-shun When an embryo sinks into the lining of the uterus.
oxygen A gas that makes up about 21% of the air.
placenta plas-en-ta Attached to the uterus wall, this takes oxygen and food
out of the mother’s blood and puts waste materials into
the mother’s blood.
pregnant When a female animal has an embryo growing inside
her uterus.
pressure The amount of force pushing on a certain area. A way of
saying how spread out a force is.
sexual intercourse During which semen is ejaculated into the end of the
vagina.
umbilical cord um-bill-ick-al Carries food, oxygen and waste between the placenta
and the growing embryo or foetus.
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7B Word Sheets
7Bd – Gestation and birth

afterbirth When the placenta is pushed out through the vagina
after the baby has been born.
antibodies Substances produced by white blood cells that help to
fight micro-organisms that might cause diseases.
circulatory system sir-cu-late-or-ee An organ system that carries oxygen and food around
the body.
contractions con-track-shuns The uterus muscles squeezing.
drug A substance that affects the way your body works.
foetus fee-tus An embryo is known as a foetus once it has developed a
full set of organs.
gestation period jess-tay-shun The length of time from fertilisation to birth.
heroin A powerful depressant drug, which can have dangerous
side‑effects.
image A picture that forms in a mirror or on a screen, or is
made by a lens. You see an image when looking down a
microscope.
labour Labour starts when contractions start in the uterus and
ends when the afterbirth has come out.
mammary glands Glands contained in the breasts of women that produce
milk after childbirth.
navel nave-ell Scar left by the umbilical cord. Often called the ‘belly
button’.
organs A large part of a plant or animal that does an important
job. Organs are made of different tissues working
together.
premature When a baby is born much earlier than expected, it is
premature.
ultrasound scan An ultrasound scanner uses sound to create a picture of
what is inside someone’s body.
7Bd – Endangered species

endangered When a type of organism is in danger of ceasing to exist.
habitat The place where an organism lives (e.g. woodland).
species spee-shees or A group of organisms that can reproduce with each
spee-sees other to produce offspring that will also be able to
reproduce.
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7B Word Sheets
7Be – Growing up
acne ack-nee Spots on the skin.
adolescence add-ol-less-sense Time when physical and emotional changes occur in
teenagers.
menstrual cycle men-strew-al Series of events lasting about a month, happening in the
female reproductive system. The cycle causes ovulation
and the lining of the uterus is replaced.
menstruation men-strew-ay-shun When the lining of the uterus and a little blood pass out
of the vagina as part of the menstrual cycle.
ovulation ov-you-lay-shun Releasing of an egg cell from an ovary.
life cycle The series of changes in an organism during its life.
puberty pew-bert-ty Time when big physical changes happen in the body.
sex hormones hor-moans Natural chemicals released in our bodies that control the
menstrual cycle and puberty.
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7Ba – Escaped zoo animals

7Ba – The scientific method

7Ba – Animal sexual reproduction

7Bb – Reproductive organs

7Bc – Becoming pregnant

7Bd – Gestation and birth

7Bd – Endangered species

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