Question 1

The length of a pregnancy is influenced by the size of both the mother and the embryo.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A human female has the largest number of primary oocytes at the onset of puberty.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

FSH secreted by the pituitary stimulates fluid secretion into the antrum of the follicle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What would result if more than one sperm fertilized an egg?

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A)   hermaphroditism
B)   parthenogenesis
C)   polyploidy
D)   twins
E)   haploidyF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

During the follicular phase of the ovarian cycle,

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A)   meiosis I is completed to form the secondary oocyte.
B)   progesterone is secreted from the corpus luteum.
C)   estradiol is secreted from the cumulus mass.
D)   both meiosis I and progesterone secretion from the corpus luteum occur.
E)   both meiosis I and estradiol secretion from the cumulus mass occur.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

An animal that can fertilize its own eggs is

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A)   a synchronous hermaphrodite.
B)   a sequential hermaphrodite.
C)   producing asexually.
D)   a protrandous hermaphrodite.
E)   a protogynous hermaphrodite.F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

How does the embryo of an oviparous animal obtain nutrients to grow?

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A)   from the mother's body
B)   from the yolk
C)   through tiny pores in the shell of the egg
D)   from the nucleus within the yolk
E)   from the egg cytoplasmF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 8

Why are the male gonads held outside the body cavity?

Accepted Answer

A)   Normal body temperature is too high for spermatogenesis.
B)   Normal body pH is too low for spermatogenesis.
C)   Gonadotropins are inactivated at normal body temperature.
D)   Sperm development proceeds much slower at normal body temperature.
E)   Leydig cells will die at normal body temperature.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 9

There is no possibility of a male contraceptive ever being developed for humans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 51: Animal Reproduction

During the follicular phase of the ovarian cycle,

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There is no possibility of a male contraceptive ever being developed for humans.

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How does the embryo of an oviparous animal obtain nutrients to grow?

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Why are the male gonads held outside the body cavity?

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FSH secreted by the pituitary stimulates fluid secretion into the antrum of the follicle.

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An animal that can fertilize its own eggs is

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A human female has the largest number of primary oocytes at the onset of puberty.

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What would result if more than one sperm fertilized an egg?

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The length of a pregnancy is influenced by the size of both the mother and the embryo.

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Exam 51: Animal Reproduction

During the follicular phase of the ovarian cycle,

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There is no possibility of a male contraceptive ever being developed for humans.

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How does the embryo of an oviparous animal obtain nutrients to grow?

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Why are the male gonads held outside the body cavity?

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FSH secreted by the pituitary stimulates fluid secretion into the antrum of the follicle.

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An animal that can fertilize its own eggs is

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A human female has the largest number of primary oocytes at the onset of puberty.

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What would result if more than one sperm fertilized an egg?

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The length of a pregnancy is influenced by the size of both the mother and the embryo.

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