Chapter 9: Quiz and Chapter Questions

Question 1

IN terms of sex chromosomes, females have a __ __ chromosome and males have a __ __ chromosome.

Answer 1

XX, XY

Question 2

With Turner’s Syndrome there is only a ___ chromosome and not a ___ chromosome.

Answer 2

X, Y

Question 3

Primates, including humans, have a _____ cycle and rodents have _____ cycle.

Answer 3

menstrual, estrous

Question 4

Describe the sexual behavior of make rodents when a female rodent is in the estrous cycle.

Answer 4

The male rodent will sniff and lick the female rodents’ genital area and then mount her, and then intromission will occur and pelvic thrusting and finally ejaculation. This will continue again and again until the male rodent tires.

Question 5

What did Bell, Weinberg, and Hammersmith find in their studies looking at homosexuality and parental behavior?

Answer 5

According to the results of the study, they found that homosexuality was not determined by childhood experiences or familial interactions. They concluded that biological influences were a possible influence on homosexuality. Self-report was the best way to determine homosexual activity.

Question 6

The ________ effect refers to a situation in which a novel female will elicit another bout of sexual behavior in a sexually satiated male rat.

Answer 6

Coolidge

Question 7

Lordosis would be an example of ________ in the female rat.

Answer 7

receptivity

Question 8

Heredity does not contribute to human sexual orientation. True or False.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Sexual behavior in the male rat is maintained by adequate levels of…

Answer 9

testosterone

Question 10

Which of the following is true of male sexual behavior?

Answer 10

orgasm requires intromission

Question 11

Which of the following biological factors determines the genetic sex of a fetus?

Answer 11

the father’s sperm

Question 12

An example of a primary sex characteristic is ________, while ________ are an example of a secondary sex characteristic.

Answer 12

gonads; enlarged breasts

Question 13

An individual with androgen insensitivity syndrome will

Answer 13

be raised as females

Question 14

Gametes are mature reproductive cells that…

Answer 14

carry half the genetic information of other cells of the body

Question 15

A pheromone is a…

Answer 15

chemical that is released by one animal that affects the behavior of another member of the same species.

Question 16

Which of the following is true of the estrous cycle of rats?

Answer 16

the estrous lasts four days

Question 17

A key difference between rodent and human female sexual behavior is that

Answer 17

a female rat can only mate during estrus.

Question 18

Which of the following conditions will block or diminish female rodent sexual behavior?

Answer 18

being in a nonestrous state