Question 1

In reptiles and birds the reproductive and excretory ducts empty into the ________.

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Question 2

Contrast the cloaca of birds and reptiles with the vulva of a mammal.

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Question 3

Describe two other systems for determining the sex of offspring besides the XX-XY system described for humans,and give an example of the organism(s)that use the system.

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Question 4

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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A)   the follicles in the ovary produce luteinizing hormone.
B)   the corpus luteum produces progesterone.
C)   a surge of LH is believed to promote ovulation.
D)   LH stimulates the formation of the corpus luteum.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The _______ undergo the first meiotic division in the production of sperm.

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A)   Sertoli (sustentacular)  cells
B)   Primary oocytes
C)   Spermatids
D)   Primary spermatocytes
E)   SpermatogoniaF) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

During oogenesis,the egg grows in size by accumulating _______ reserves to support future growth and development after fertilization.

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A)   hormone.
B)   sugar.
C)   water.
D)   mitochondrial.
E)   yolk.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 7

The luteal phase occurs

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A)   on day 15.
B)   during days 6 - 13.
C)   on day 14.
D)   during days 15 - 28.
E)   anytime through the cycle.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

The peptide hormone ______ produced by the ______ allows expansion of the pelvis by increasing flexibility of the pubic symphysis.

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A)   estrogen, ovaries
B)   prolactin, hypothalamus
C)   prolactin, anterior pituitary
D)   relaxin, hypothalamus
E)   relaxin, placentaF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Development of an embryo from an egg without the participation of a spermatozoa is called _________.

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Question 10

A larger number of synthetic estrogens are showing up in the environment.Speculate on what physiological effects this may have on male animals.

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Question 11

In mammals,the ______ carries both sperm and urine.

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A)   vas deferens.
B)   urethra.
C)   fallopian tube.
D)   ureter.
E)   seminiferous tubule.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

When an egg is formed without meiosis,merely a mitotic division,it is

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A)   ameiotic parthenogenesis.
B)   meiotic parthenogenesis.
C)   anti-parthenogenesis.
D)   hermaphroditism.
E)   bisexual reproduction.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Fertilization in humans normally occurs in the

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A)   uterus.
B)   vagina.
C)   outer third of the oviducts.
D)   abdominal cavity between ovary and oviducts.
E)   ovarian follicle at time of ovulation.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

Birds never developed an internal placental system but are confined to laying eggs.Consider the many physiological burdens and limitations imposed by bearing live young,and then consider all of the adaptations of birds for flight.Given that birds arose from dinosaur-like ancestors that also laid eggs,but birds managed to evolve a high metabolism and other specialized features,discuss one physiological reason that probably limits birds from ever evolving viviparity.

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One physiological reason that likely lim...

Question 15

Since humans have two individual organisms to bear eggs or sperm separately,we are in the biological sense

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A)   asexual.
B)   bisexual.
C)   monoecious.
D)   hermaphroditic.
E)   parthenogenetic.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Estrogen and progesterone provide feedback control on the

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A)   Ovary
B)   Uterus
C)   Testes
D)   Pituitary
E)   Prostate glandF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 17

Describe the stages of the menstrual cycle,including control of the ovarian cycle.

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Question 18

Discuss how internal fertilization and the production of shelled eggs were important in the development of animals capable of living on land.

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Question 19

Polar bodies are best characterized as

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A)   follicles that did not become the graafian follicle.
B)   one haploid nucleus from the first meiotic division and one haploid nucleus from the second meiotic division.
C)   two haploid nuclei from the first meiotic division.
D)   two haploid nuclei from the second meiotic division.
E)   three haploid nuclei; one from the second division and one from the first that then divided again to form two more.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

A metabolite of testosterone that has important hormone effects is

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A)   FSH.
B)   TSH.
C)   anti-testosterone.
D)   dihydrotestosterone.
E)   progesterone.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The peptide hormone produced by the allows expansion of the pelvis by increasing flexibility of the pubic symphysis.

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During oogenesis,the egg grows in size by accumulating _______ reserves to support future growth and development after fertilization.

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