Question 1

During the menstrual cycle, what is the main source of progesterone in females?

Accepted Answer

A)  placenta 
B)  pituitary gland 
C)  developing follicle 
D)  corpus luteum 
A)  placenta 
B)  pituitary gland 
C)  developing follicle 
D)  corpus luteum

Question 2

What effect of endocrine disruptors has been shown by laboratory studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  to decrease the ability of human sperm to fertilize eggs 
B)  to cause human birth defects 
C)  to cause reproductive problems in nonhuman animals 
D)  to cause endometriosis in women 
A)  to decrease the ability of human sperm to fertilize eggs 
B)  to cause human birth defects 
C)  to cause reproductive problems in nonhuman animals 
D)  to cause endometriosis in women

Question 3

What is the pathway of sperm from production to ejaculation?

Accepted Answer

A)  seminiferous tubules, epididymis, vas deferens, urethra 
B)  epididymis, vas deferens, urethra, seminiferous tubules 
C)  epididymis, urethra, seminiferous tubules, vas deferens 
D)  epididymis, seminiferous tubules, vas deferens, urethra 
A)  seminiferous tubules, epididymis, vas deferens, urethra 
B)  epididymis, vas deferens, urethra, seminiferous tubules 
C)  epididymis, urethra, seminiferous tubules, vas deferens 
D)  epididymis, seminiferous tubules, vas deferens, urethra

Question 4

What is the passage of an unfertilized egg from production to leaving the body?

Accepted Answer

A)  ovary, oviduct, uterus, and vagina 
B)  oviduct, uterus, vagina, and ovary 
C)  uterus, vagina, ovary, and oviduct 
D)  vagina, ovary, oviduct, and uterus 
A)  ovary, oviduct, uterus, and vagina 
B)  oviduct, uterus, vagina, and ovary 
C)  uterus, vagina, ovary, and oviduct 
D)  vagina, ovary, oviduct, and uterus

Question 5

What hormones function in both the male and female reproductive system?

Accepted Answer

A)  estrogen and progesterone 
B)  gonadotropin-releasing hormones and progesterone 
C)  luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone 
D)  luteinizing hormone and progesterone 
A)  estrogen and progesterone 
B)  gonadotropin-releasing hormones and progesterone 
C)  luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone 
D)  luteinizing hormone and progesterone

Question 6

What condition could result from a disease of the bulbourethral glands?

Accepted Answer

A)  insufficient levels of sugar available for sperm to use for energy 
B)  semen lacking any sperm 
C)  damaged sperm due to exposure to acidic urine 
D)  semen lacking the thin, milky white fluid 
A)  insufficient levels of sugar available for sperm to use for energy 
B)  semen lacking any sperm 
C)  damaged sperm due to exposure to acidic urine 
D)  semen lacking the thin, milky white fluid

Question 7

When do eggs first develop in a woman?

Accepted Answer

A)  prior to birth 
B)  at puberty 
C)  throughout her lifetime 
D)  every 60 days 
A)  prior to birth 
B)  at puberty 
C)  throughout her lifetime 
D)  every 60 days

Question 8

Where are the hormone-producing cells of the male reproductive tract?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the seminal vesicles 
B)  in the Leydig cells 
C)  in the bulbourethral glands 
D)  in the prostate gland 
A)  in the seminal vesicles 
B)  in the Leydig cells 
C)  in the bulbourethral glands 
D)  in the prostate gland

Question 9

What results from the use of atrazine, a pesticide hypothesized to be an endocrine disruptor?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased metabolism in animals 
B)  the conversion of testosterone into estrogen 
C)  the masculinization of female ovaries 
D)  the loss of all sexual organs in frogs 
A)  increased metabolism in animals 
B)  the conversion of testosterone into estrogen 
C)  the masculinization of female ovaries 
D)  the loss of all sexual organs in frogs

Question 10

Which method of birth control prevents follicle development?

Accepted Answer

A)  diaphragm 
B)  birth control pill 
C)  female condom 
D)  intrauterine device 
A)  diaphragm 
B)  birth control pill 
C)  female condom 
D)  intrauterine device

Question 11

In which structure does fertilization take place?

Accepted Answer

A)  uterus 
B)  ovary 
C)  oviduct 
D)  cervix 
A)  uterus 
B)  ovary 
C)  oviduct 
D)  cervix

Question 12

Which of the following is mismatched?

Accepted Answer

A)  mesoderm → muscles 
B)  endoderm → lungs 
C)  ectoderm → nervous system 
D)  mesoderm → eye 
A)  mesoderm → muscles 
B)  endoderm → lungs 
C)  ectoderm → nervous system 
D)  mesoderm → eye

Question 13

Label the parts of the female reproductive anatomy.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

True or false: All sexually transmitted diseases have symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The drug diethylstylbestrol, or DES, mimics estrogen and interferes with the development of the fetal uterus. What is this drug considered?

Accepted Answer

A)  a hormone 
B)  as good as estrogen 
C)  an endocrine disruptor 
D)  a good form of birth control 
A)  a hormone 
B)  as good as estrogen 
C)  an endocrine disruptor 
D)  a good form of birth control

Question 16

What is one disadvantage of asexual reproduction?

Accepted Answer

A)  There's no need to find a partner to reproduce. 
B)  Organisms that are isolated from other organisms can use this method of reproduction. 
C)  There's not much ability to adapt to environmental change. 
D)  Organisms that don't move can use this method of reproduction. 
A)  There's no need to find a partner to reproduce. 
B)  Organisms that are isolated from other organisms can use this method of reproduction. 
C)  There's not much ability to adapt to environmental change. 
D)  Organisms that don't move can use this method of reproduction.

Question 17

What structure produces estrogen and progesterone?

Accepted Answer

A)  endometrium 
B)  uterus 
C)  corpus luteum 
D)  oviduct 
A)  endometrium 
B)  uterus 
C)  corpus luteum 
D)  oviduct

Question 18

The presence or absence of which hormone(s) is critical in determining the development of either male or female reproductive structures in an embryo?

Accepted Answer

A)  androgens 
B)  estrogen 
C)  gonadotropin-releasing hormone 
D)  progesterone 
A)  androgens 
B)  estrogen 
C)  gonadotropin-releasing hormone 
D)  progesterone

Question 19

True or false: Hermaphrodites are organisms that are genetically male but physically resemble both males and females.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which hormone is detected in a pregnancy test?

Accepted Answer

A)  human chorionic gonadotropin hormone made by the early embryo 
B)  progesterone made by the corpus luteum 
C)  luteinizing hormone made by the pituitary 
D)  estrogen made by the ovary 
A)  human chorionic gonadotropin hormone made by the early embryo 
B)  progesterone made by the corpus luteum 
C)  luteinizing hormone made by the pituitary 
D)  estrogen made by the ovary

Exam 22: Is There Something in the Water Reproductive and Developmental Biology

During the menstrual cycle, what is the main source of progesterone in females?

What effect of endocrine disruptors has been shown by laboratory studies?

What is the pathway of sperm from production to ejaculation?

What is the passage of an unfertilized egg from production to leaving the body?

What hormones function in both the male and female reproductive system?

What condition could result from a disease of the bulbourethral glands?

When do eggs first develop in a woman?

Where are the hormone-producing cells of the male reproductive tract?

What results from the use of atrazine, a pesticide hypothesized to be an endocrine disruptor?

Which method of birth control prevents follicle development?

In which structure does fertilization take place?

Which of the following is mismatched?

Label the parts of the female reproductive anatomy.

True or false: All sexually transmitted diseases have symptoms.

The drug diethylstylbestrol, or DES, mimics estrogen and interferes with the development of the fetal uterus. What is this drug considered?

What is one disadvantage of asexual reproduction?

What structure produces estrogen and progesterone?

The presence or absence of which hormone(s) is critical in determining the development of either male or female reproductive structures in an embryo?

True or false: Hermaphrodites are organisms that are genetically male but physically resemble both males and females.

Which hormone is detected in a pregnancy test?

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