chapter 49 quiz questions

Question 1

Which of the following is not a function of the ovaries?

A. Production of ova
B. Secretion of estrogen
C. Secretion of cortisol
D. Secretion of progesterone

Answer 1

Secretion of cortisol

Question 2

What is defined as a mature follicle containing a mature egg?

Answer 2

Graafian follicle

Question 3

Which of the following secretes estrogen?
A. The uterus
B. Graafian follicle
C. Primary oocyte
D. Fallopian tubes

Answer 3

Graafian follicle

Question 4

The main advantage of sexual reproduction is that it increases ____________

Answer 4

Genetic variation

Question 5

What types of reproduction involve the production of an egg? Select all that apply.
Parthenogenesis
Binary fission
Sexual reproduction
Fragmentation

Answer 5

Parthenogenesis and sexual reproduction

Question 6

Asexual reproduction has advantages when_______

Answer 6

Resources are easily available and the environment is stable

Question 7

In spermatogenesis, what diploid cell divides into two smaller haploid cells?

Answer 7

Primary spermatocyte

Question 8

In oogenesss, what is the function of a polar body?

Answer 8

To get rid of excess genetic material

Question 9

What best describes a spermatid?

Answer 9

An immature, haploid sperm cell

Question 10

They contribute nearly all of the cytoplasm to the offspring

Answer 10

Human eggs

Question 11

Some of these gametes wait up to 50 years before completing meiosis

Answer 11

Human eggs

Question 12

They are derived from germ cells

Answer 12

Human sperm; Human eggs

Question 13

They are surrounded and nourished by follicle cells

Answer 13

Human eggs

Question 14

They undergo equal cytoplasmic division during meiosis

Answer 14

Human sperm

Question 15

Their chromosomes are identical to the envomosomes of somatic cells

Answer 15

Neither eggs nor sperm

Question 16

They contain a specialized secretory vesicle called an acrosome under the plasma membrane

Answer 16

Human sperm

Question 17

When the egg is not fertilized, the lining of the _______ sheds. This process is referred to as menstruation

Answer 17

Uterus

Question 18

Which of the following are types of asexual reproduction? Select all that apply.
Fragmentation
Budding
Hermaphroditism
Parthenogenesis

Answer 18

Fragmentation
Budding
Parthenogenesis

Question 19

Which of the following structures are part of the testes? Select all that apply.
Epididymus
Vas deferens
Seminiferous tubules
Interstitial cells

Answer 19

Interstitial cells

Question 20

During ejaculation, sperm pass from the vas deferens, to the ejaculatory duct, into the _______, which passes through the penis .

Answer 20

Urethra

Question 21

Which of the following defeventiates to become a mature sperm?

Answer 21

A spermatid

Question 22

How many mature sperm are usually formed from each primary spermatocyte?

Answer 22

Four

Question 23

Oogonia differentiate into _________, which together with the surrounding gramulosa cells make up a follicle

Answer 23

Primary oocytes

Question 24

The_______ is ejected from the ovary during ovulation, and the part of the follicle remaining in the ovary develops into the corpus luteum, a temporary endocrine gland.

Answer 24

Secondary oocyte

Question 25

In ___________ reproduction - A single individual gives rise to offspring - There is no genetic input from another individual

Answer 25

Asexual

Question 26

In _________ reproduction - male and female parents produce offspring through the fusion of gametes (egg and sperm) generated by meiosis

Answer 26

Sexual

Question 27

The parent separates into two or more offspring of approximately equal size example, planarians

Answer 27

Fission

Question 28

A new individual develops while attached to the parent - offspring may free from the parent, or remain attained to form a colony (hydra)

Answer 28

Budding

Question 29

Pieces separate from the body of a parent and develop (regenerate) into new individuals (ex: flatworms, annelids, and some echinoderms)

Answer 29

Fragmentation

Question 30

° some animals produce offspring by development of an egg without fertilization ° because the egg is produced by meiosis in the female parent, the offspring are not genetically identical to the parent or to each other

Answer 30

Parthenogenesis

Question 31

The formation of male and female gametes

Answer 31

Gametogenesis

Question 32

Formation of sperms in males

Answer 32

Spermatogenesis

Question 33

Formation of ova or eggs in females

Answer 33

Oogenesis

Question 34

Fusion of a haploid sperm and egg during fertilization produces a diploid _______, the first cell of a new individual

Answer 34

Zygote

Question 35

_________ a cell line that is set aside early in embryonic development and remains distinct from other body cells (somatic cells)

Answer 35

Germ cells

Question 36

Germ cells are located in specialized gamete - producing organs

Answer 36

Gonads

Question 37

In _______ reproduction, a single individual gives rise to offspring without fusion of gametes (egg and sperm)

Answer 37

asexual

Question 38

The offspring therefore are genetically identical to one another and to the parent. In other words, they are genetic clones of the parent and asexual reproduction of this kind is also called

Answer 38

Cional reproduction

Question 39

Some animals produce offspring by the growth and development of an egg without fertilization, a form of asexual reproduction called ___________

Answer 39

Parthenogenesis

Question 40

The formation of male and female gametes

Answer 40

Gametogenesis

Question 41

Gametes in most animals form from _______, a cell line that is set aside early in embryonic development and remains distinct from the other, somatic cells of the body

Answer 41

Germ cells

Question 42

Mitotic divisions of the germ cells produce spermatogonia in males and ______ in females

Answer 42

Oogonia

Question 43

The fusion of a haploid sperm and egg duringfertilization restores the diploid number of chromosomes and produces a _____, the first cell of a new individual

Answer 43

Zygote

Question 44

When the corpus luteum degenerates, menstruation begins due to

Answer 44

A drop in progesterone levels

Question 45

Ovulation where the maturing egg is released from the follicle is stimulated by an increase in

Answer 45

Lutenizing hormone

Question 46

The formation of male and female gametes is called fertilization

Answer 46

False

Question 47

Oogonia differentiate into ___________ which together with the surrounding _________ make up a __________

Answer 47

Oogonia differentiate into primary oocytes, which together with the surrounding granulosa cells make up a follicles

Question 48

Which of the following are mostly effective methods of contraception?

Answer 48

Condoms Contraceptive diaphragms Hormonal contraceptives Intrauterine devices

Question 49

How many mature sperm are usually formed from each primary spermatocyte?

Answer 49

Four