Exam 3: Reproduction, Heredity, and Prenatal Development Reproduction

It transmits inherited characteristics passed from biological parents to children and has its own location on the chromosome. It is a:

The ______________ forms a closed sac around the embryo that is filled with a watery fluid to keep the embryo moist and protect it against shock.

Female gametes are called:

Most miscarriages occur:

The correct order of the developmental stages from conception to birth is:

A form of asexual reproduction that creates an embryo by a process called "somatic cell nuclear transfer" (SCNT) is referred to as:

The partially permeable membrane that does not permit the passage of blood cells between mother and embryo is called the:

The embryo is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

The long, thread-like structures, made of protein and nucleic acid, which contain the hereditary materials found in the nuclei of any cell, are called:

The pouch-like structure that holds the male reproductive organs is called the:

Margaret has naturally dark hair, brown eyes, and is left-handed. This represents her:

This process involves two cell divisions during which the chromosomes are reduced to half their original number. Each gamete then receives only one chromosome from each pair in every parental cell. This is called:

One study of Gulf War veterans found a higher than normal incidence of birth defects among their children conceived after returning from duty. A common factor linking all the cases studied was found to be a substance called Agent Orange. In this situation this substance is known as a:

Describe the significant developments that occur during the germinal, embryonic, and fetal periods.

Fertilization that occurs outside the body in a test tube is called:

The germinal period is characterized by:

The structure that results from the joining of the chromosomes from the sperm and the egg is called a(n):

Deanna is in her fifth month of pregnancy and begins to feel the fetus moving. The sensation Deanna is feeling is called:

When an ovum is discharged from a follicle in the ovary it is called:

Kim and George are worried that their children might inherit sickle-cell anemia as they both have relatives with the disease. They wish to talk to someone about their concerns. They will seek the advice of a: