Question 1

Choose the letter of the best match from the following:
-Prevention of embryo implantation.

Accepted Answer

A)  birth control pill
B)  intrauterine device
C)  diaphragm
D)  foams and jellies
E)  vasectomyF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Choose the letter of the best match from the following:
-Prevention of egg maturation and ovulation.

Accepted Answer

A)  birth control pill
B)  intrauterine device
C)  diaphragm
D)  foams and jellies
E)  vasectomyF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

What could be the result if somehow two follicles made it to the late tertiary stage and burst from the ovary?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nothing unusual -- this describes typical ovulation
B)  Excessively high estrogen levels,causing menstruation
C)  Permanent infertility
D)  TwinsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

-According to the figure,what is occurring during day 2?

Accepted Answer

A)  ovulation
B)  release of corpus luteum
C)  menstruation
D)  luteal regression
E)  copulationF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

How do birth control pills prevent fertilization?

Accepted Answer

A)  They alter the uterine environment so that sperm cannot survive.
B)  They prevent follicle development and ovulation.
C)  The provide hCG,indicating that fertilization has already occurred.
D)  They inhibit menstruation.
E)  They prevent implantation.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 6

Ovoviviparity is found in

Accepted Answer

A)  reptiles.
B)  birds.
C)  mammals.
D)  mollies and guppies.
E)  marsupials.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 7

Your friend is an amateur aquarist learning to breed clownfish.She had one successful clutch of eggs,and moved the mother and fry with their anemone to a separate tank leaving only male fish behind.Now,she is surprised to find that a new female fish has appeared in the original tank.What is the most likely explanation for this?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some anemone species secrete pheromones that control the sex of fish as a way to regulate predation.Removal of the anemone allowed a new female to develop.
B)  In urban areas,tap water is polluted with contamination from endocrine disruptors such as BPA and PCBs.When she removed some of the tank water for the new tank,she should have replaced it with bottled water.
C)  Clownfish are protandrous hermaphrodites that respond to social cues.Removal of the dominant female allowed the second-largest fish to transform into a female.
D)  Clownfish synchronize their mating based on seasonal cues indicated by salinity.When she replaced some of the tank water,the lower salinity caused the fish to change into a female.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Which type of fish is likely to produce the smallest number of progeny from each mating?

Accepted Answer

A)  An oviparous species
B)  An ovoviparous species
C)  A viviparous speciesD) A) and B)
E) A) and C)

Question 9

Choose the letter of the best match from the following:
-Surgical intervention.

Accepted Answer

A)  birth control pill
B)  intrauterine device
C)  diaphragm
D)  foams and jellies
E)  vasectomyF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 10

Vertebrates that practice internal fertilization employ three strategies for embryonic and fetal development.In one strategy,the female retains the young which develop and obtain nourishment from the female's blood.What is this called?

Accepted Answer

A)  oviparity
B)  ovoviviparity
C)  viviparity
D)  protogyny
E)  protandryF) C) and D)
G) B) and D) C

Question 11

Select the correct statement regarding the human female reproductive system.

Accepted Answer

A)  The ovarian fimbria is the functional unit of the ovary.
B)  The granulosa cells secrete testosterone,which triggers menarche.
C)  The Fallopian tubes transport ova from the ovary to the uterus.
D)  The cervix contains corpora cavernosa tissue,which is a type of erectile tissue.
E)  The uterus is lined with granulosa cells.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

What completes the preparation of the uterus for pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  FSH
B)  LH
C)  Testosterone
D)  Progesterone
E)  ProlactinF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

-According to the figure,what is the only hormone that doesn't peak during ovulation?

Accepted Answer

A)  progesterone
B)  FSH
C)  LH
D)  estrogen
E)  all female reproductive hormones peak at ovulationF) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 14

What stimulates ovulation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Estradiol
B)  FSH
C)  LH
D)  Testosterone
E)  ProgesteroneF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Choose the letter of the best match from the following:
-Sperm blockage.

Accepted Answer

A)  birth control pill
B)  intrauterine device
C)  diaphragm
D)  foams and jellies
E)  vasectomyF) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

The sperm head encloses a compact nucleus and is capped by a vesicle called what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sertoli cell
B)  flagellum
C)  acrosome
D)  vas deferens
E)  epididymisF) None of the above
G) B) and E) C

Question 17

Even if utilized properly,what is the least effective means of birth control?

Accepted Answer

A)  oral contraceptive
B)  condom
C)  foam
D)  IUD
E)  implantF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 18

Internally fertilized organisms can either be born alive,or emerge from what structures?

Accepted Answer

A)  follicles
B)  ducts
C)  capsules
D)  eggsE) A) and B)
F) None of the above D

Question 19

In humans,which embryonic tissues are "indifferent"?

Accepted Answer

A)  the vertebral column
B)  the brain stem
C)  the adrenal gland
D)  the spinal cord
E)  the gonadsF) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 20

What term describes avoidance of reproduction without giving up sexual intercourse?

Accepted Answer

A)  abstinence
B)  the rhythm method
C)  asexual reproduction
D)  contraceptionE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Prevention of embryo implantation.

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Prevention of egg maturation and ovulation.

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What could be the result if somehow two follicles made it to the late tertiary stage and burst from the ovary?

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-According to the figure,what is occurring during day 2?

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How do birth control pills prevent fertilization?

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Ovoviviparity is found in

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Which type of fish is likely to produce the smallest number of progeny from each mating?

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Surgical intervention.

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Vertebrates that practice internal fertilization employ three strategies for embryonic and fetal development.In one strategy,the female retains the young which develop and obtain nourishment from the female's blood.What is this called?

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What completes the preparation of the uterus for pregnancy?

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-According to the figure,what is the only hormone that doesn't peak during ovulation?

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What stimulates ovulation?

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Sperm blockage.

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The sperm head encloses a compact nucleus and is capped by a vesicle called what?

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Internally fertilized organisms can either be born alive,or emerge from what structures?

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What could be the result if somehow two follicles made it to the late tertiary stage and burst from the ovary?

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Which type of fish is likely to produce the smallest number of progeny from each mating?

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Surgical intervention.

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Vertebrates that practice internal fertilization employ three strategies for embryonic and fetal development.In one strategy,the female retains the young which develop and obtain nourishment from the female's blood.What is this called?

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Select the correct statement regarding the human female reproductive system.

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What completes the preparation of the uterus for pregnancy?

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What stimulates ovulation?

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Choose the letter of the best match from the following: -Sperm blockage.

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The sperm head encloses a compact nucleus and is capped by a vesicle called what?

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Even if utilized properly,what is the least effective means of birth control?

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Internally fertilized organisms can either be born alive,or emerge from what structures?

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