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Chapter 02: Multiple Choice
1. According to the text, pregnancy is often a time of:
a. incredible excitement and fear.
b. unusual inner calm.
c. intense anger.
d. pure happiness.
ANSWER: a
2. The pipelike _____ serves as a conduit to the uterus.
a. fallopian tube
b. cervix
c. vesicles
d. ovary
ANSWER: a
3. The cervix
a. expands dramatically to allow the baby to emerge during birth.
b. is the upper section of the uterus.
c. is an inflexible muscle.
d. houses the developing baby in a woman's abdomen.
ANSWER: a
4. Sperm is to ovum as testis is to:
a. fallopian tube.
b. ovary.
c. uterus.
d. cervix.
ANSWER: b
5. Danielle asks, "Are new sperm continually produced?" Which reply is correct?
a. "Yes. Sperm are manufactured continuously."
b. "No. All sperm are formed early in life."
c. "Yes and no. Some sperm are present early in life. Others are continually manufactured."
d. "Scientists have no data relating to this question."
ANSWER: a
6. Maru asks, "To get pregnant, when is the best time to have intercourse?" Which reply is correct?
a. "right around the time of ovulation"
b. "a week before ovulation"
c. "just before menstruation"
d. "there is no ideal time"
ANSWER: a
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Chapter 02: Multiple Choice
7. When a sperm penetrates the nucleus of the ovum, the two merge into one cell. That event is called _____.
a. fertilization
b. ovulation
c. genesis
d. zygosity
ANSWER: a
8. Phillip asks, "How many chromosomes do humans have?" Which reply is correct?
a. 11.5
b. 23
c. 46
d. 92
ANSWER: c
9. Genes:
a. function as templates for producing proteins.
b. produce human chromosomes.
c. produce human DNA.
d. produce mainly waste material.
ANSWER: a
10. Jack and Diane desperately want a son. What are their odds of getting this wish?
a. It's a coin toss; there is a 50 percent chance of having a male.
b. Because the Y chromosomes carrying sperm are lighter and faster, the odds favor having a male.
c. Because the X chromosomes carrying sperm are larger and faster, the odds favor having a female.
d. Even though more males are conceived, the odds favor having a female.
ANSWER: b
11. More males are conceived and _____ males die in utero and during each stage of life.
a. more
b. fewer
c. 1 in 0.5
d. 1 in 2
ANSWER: a
12. Which is the correct sequence of events during the germinal stage?
a. fertilization, blastocyst, implantation
b. blastocyst, fertilization, implantation
c. implantation, fertilization, blastocyst
d. fertilization, implantation, blastocyst
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Chapter 02: Multiple Choice
ANSWER: a
13. Link the correct terms about prenatal development to the following descriptions: (1) union of sperm and
egg; (2) first cell; (3) first phase of prenatal development; (4) structure that implants in the uterine wall.
a. (1) fertilization; (2) zygote; (3) germinal period; (4) blastocyst
b. (1) germinal period; (2) zygote; (3) blastocyst; (4) zygote
c. (1) blastocyst; (2) zygote; (3) germinal period; (4) fertilization
d. (1) zygote; (2) blastocyst; (3) fertilization; (4) germinal period
ANSWER: a
14. Which is the correct sequence?
a. ovulation, fertilization, zygote, blastocyst, implantation
b. fertilization, ovulation, blastocyst, implantation, zygote
c. zygote, ovulation, fertilization, implantation, blastocyst
d. fertilization, ovulation, blastocyst, implantation
ANSWER: a
15. During the germinal stage, the:
a. ovum is released from the ovaries.
b. blastocyst begins to embed into the uterine wall.
c. heart begins to form.
d. placenta begins to form.
ANSWER: b
16. Darwa asks Ethan, "What is the main function of the placenta?" Ethan should answer that the placenta:
a. "removes waste from the mother."
b. "provides nutrients to the fetus."
c. "keeps the fetus from sliding out of the uterus."
d. "supports the pregnant woman's health."
ANSWER: b
17. Development during the embryonic stage is fast-paced, while development during the fetal stage occurs:
a. more slowly.
b. at a faster pace.
c. at the same pace.
d. halts.
ANSWER: a
18. The earliest structure to form during the embryonic stage is the _____.
a. heart
b. hands
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Chapter 02: Multiple Choice
1. According to the text, pregnancy is often a time of:
a. incredible excitement and fear.
b. unusual inner calm.
c. intense anger.
d. pure happiness.
ANSWER: a
2. The pipelike _____ serves as a conduit to the uterus.
a. fallopian tube
b. cervix
c. vesicles
d. ovary
ANSWER: a
3. The cervix
a. expands dramatically to allow the baby to emerge during birth.
b. is the upper section of the uterus.
c. is an inflexible muscle.
d. houses the developing baby in a woman's abdomen.
ANSWER: a
4. Sperm is to ovum as testis is to:
a. fallopian tube.
b. ovary.
c. uterus.
d. cervix.
ANSWER: b
5. Danielle asks, "Are new sperm continually produced?" Which reply is correct?
a. "Yes. Sperm are manufactured continuously."
b. "No. All sperm are formed early in life."
c. "Yes and no. Some sperm are present early in life. Others are continually manufactured."
d. "Scientists have no data relating to this question."
ANSWER: a
6. Maru asks, "To get pregnant, when is the best time to have intercourse?" Which reply is correct?
a. "right around the time of ovulation"
b. "a week before ovulation"
c. "just before menstruation"
d. "there is no ideal time"
ANSWER: a
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Chapter 02: Multiple Choice
7. When a sperm penetrates the nucleus of the ovum, the two merge into one cell. That event is called _____.
a. fertilization
b. ovulation
c. genesis
d. zygosity
ANSWER: a
8. Phillip asks, "How many chromosomes do humans have?" Which reply is correct?
a. 11.5
b. 23
c. 46
d. 92
ANSWER: c
9. Genes:
a. function as templates for producing proteins.
b. produce human chromosomes.
c. produce human DNA.
d. produce mainly waste material.
ANSWER: a
10. Jack and Diane desperately want a son. What are their odds of getting this wish?
a. It's a coin toss; there is a 50 percent chance of having a male.
b. Because the Y chromosomes carrying sperm are lighter and faster, the odds favor having a male.
c. Because the X chromosomes carrying sperm are larger and faster, the odds favor having a female.
d. Even though more males are conceived, the odds favor having a female.
ANSWER: b
11. More males are conceived and _____ males die in utero and during each stage of life.
a. more
b. fewer
c. 1 in 0.5
d. 1 in 2
ANSWER: a
12. Which is the correct sequence of events during the germinal stage?
a. fertilization, blastocyst, implantation
b. blastocyst, fertilization, implantation
c. implantation, fertilization, blastocyst
d. fertilization, implantation, blastocyst
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Chapter 02: Multiple Choice
ANSWER: a
13. Link the correct terms about prenatal development to the following descriptions: (1) union of sperm and
egg; (2) first cell; (3) first phase of prenatal development; (4) structure that implants in the uterine wall.
a. (1) fertilization; (2) zygote; (3) germinal period; (4) blastocyst
b. (1) germinal period; (2) zygote; (3) blastocyst; (4) zygote
c. (1) blastocyst; (2) zygote; (3) germinal period; (4) fertilization
d. (1) zygote; (2) blastocyst; (3) fertilization; (4) germinal period
ANSWER: a
14. Which is the correct sequence?
a. ovulation, fertilization, zygote, blastocyst, implantation
b. fertilization, ovulation, blastocyst, implantation, zygote
c. zygote, ovulation, fertilization, implantation, blastocyst
d. fertilization, ovulation, blastocyst, implantation
ANSWER: a
15. During the germinal stage, the:
a. ovum is released from the ovaries.
b. blastocyst begins to embed into the uterine wall.
c. heart begins to form.
d. placenta begins to form.
ANSWER: b
16. Darwa asks Ethan, "What is the main function of the placenta?" Ethan should answer that the placenta:
a. "removes waste from the mother."
b. "provides nutrients to the fetus."
c. "keeps the fetus from sliding out of the uterus."
d. "supports the pregnant woman's health."
ANSWER: b
17. Development during the embryonic stage is fast-paced, while development during the fetal stage occurs:
a. more slowly.
b. at a faster pace.
c. at the same pace.
d. halts.
ANSWER: a
18. The earliest structure to form during the embryonic stage is the _____.
a. heart
b. hands
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