Question 1

A surrogate mother can help couples have a child when the woman does not have a functional

Accepted Answer

A)  uterine tube. 
B)  vagina. 
C)  cervix. 
D)  uterus. 
E)  endocrine system. 
A)  uterine tube. 
B)  vagina. 
C)  cervix. 
D)  uterus. 
E)  endocrine system. D

Question 2

The procedure in which fertilization takes place in a laboratory dish and the resulting zygote is placed in the woman's uterine tube is called

Accepted Answer

A)  embryo transfer. 
B)  ZIFT. 
C)  RhoGAM. 
D)  GIFT. 
E)  in vivo fertilization. 
A)  embryo transfer. 
B)  ZIFT. 
C)  RhoGAM. 
D)  GIFT. 
E)  in vivo fertilization. B

Question 3

The logic behind polar body biopsy is based on

Accepted Answer

A)  Darwin's theory of natural selection. 
B)  Mendel's law of segregation. 
C)  Mendel's law of independent assortment. 
D)  the rules of the genetic code. 
E)  the idea that the alleles in a polar body are the same as those in the oocyte to which it was attached. 
A)  Darwin's theory of natural selection. 
B)  Mendel's law of segregation. 
C)  Mendel's law of independent assortment. 
D)  the rules of the genetic code. 
E)  the idea that the alleles in a polar body are the same as those in the oocyte to which it was attached. B

Question 4

Freezing oocytes has not been very successful because

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A)  they undergo an extra meiosis. 
B)  the woman can become dangerously cold. 
C)  ice crystals can form in the abundant, watery cytoplasm. 
D)  the nuclei shatter. 
E)  the oocyte turns into a polar body. 
A)  they undergo an extra meiosis. 
B)  the woman can become dangerously cold. 
C)  ice crystals can form in the abundant, watery cytoplasm. 
D)  the nuclei shatter. 
E)  the oocyte turns into a polar body.

Question 5

A normal sperm count is ____ sperm per ejaculate.

Accepted Answer

A)  10,000 - 50,000 
B)  100,000 - 500,000 
C)  1-2 million 
D)  20 to 200 million 
E)  1 to 3 billion 
A)  10,000 - 50,000 
B)  100,000 - 500,000 
C)  1-2 million 
D)  20 to 200 million 
E)  1 to 3 billion

Question 6

An ejaculate containing up to __ percent abnormal spermatocytes is considered normal.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  40 
D)  45 
E)  50 
A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  40 
D)  45 
E)  50

Question 7

_______ uses a blastomere biopsy to obtain a cell to test for genetic and chromosomal abnormalities.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cytoplasmic donation 
B)  Intrauterine insemination 
C)  Oocyte donation 
D)  Intracytoplasmic sperm injection 
E)  Preimplantation genetic diagnosis 
A)  Cytoplasmic donation 
B)  Intrauterine insemination 
C)  Oocyte donation 
D)  Intracytoplasmic sperm injection 
E)  Preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Question 8

A procedure that places an oocyte and sperm in a culture dish,allows a few cell divisions,and then places the resulting very early embryo in the oocyte donor's uterus is

Accepted Answer

A)  IVF. 
B)  intrauterine insemination. 
C)  surrogate insemination. 
D)  GIFT. 
E)  ex vivo gene therapy. 
A)  IVF. 
B)  intrauterine insemination. 
C)  surrogate insemination. 
D)  GIFT. 
E)  ex vivo gene therapy.

Question 9

Darnell and Tinaka are each carriers of an autosomal recessive disorder that is lethal in early childhood.They want to have a child who is free of the disease,so they have preimplantation genetic diagnosis.Unfortunately,their child has the disease.A scientific explanation is that

Accepted Answer

A)  the blastomere that was tested had undergone a somatic mutation, making it not representative of the rest of the embryo. 
B)  Darnell was not really the father. 
C)  the 7 cells of the remaining embryo each underwent a mutation, so the sampled cell was not representative. 
D)  Darnell or Tinaka is really homozygous recessive, and not heterozygous. 
E)  a technician mixed up the embryos. 
A)  the blastomere that was tested had undergone a somatic mutation, making it not representative of the rest of the embryo. 
B)  Darnell was not really the father. 
C)  the 7 cells of the remaining embryo each underwent a mutation, so the sampled cell was not representative. 
D)  Darnell or Tinaka is really homozygous recessive, and not heterozygous. 
E)  a technician mixed up the embryos.

Question 10

_______ was the first "test tube baby."

Accepted Answer

A)  Louise Joy Brown 
B)  Adam Nash 
C)  J. Craig Venter 
D)  Lauren Woodward 
E)  Chloe O'Brien 
A)  Louise Joy Brown 
B)  Adam Nash 
C)  J. Craig Venter 
D)  Lauren Woodward 
E)  Chloe O'Brien

Question 11

A woman who is infertile because she lacks ovaries would benefit most from

Accepted Answer

A)  intrauterine insemination. 
B)  GIFT. 
C)  ZIFT. 
D)  embryo adoption. 
E)  in vivo gene therapy. 
A)  intrauterine insemination. 
B)  GIFT. 
C)  ZIFT. 
D)  embryo adoption. 
E)  in vivo gene therapy.

Question 12

Antibodies from the male that coat the sperm may impair fertility by

Accepted Answer

A)  preventing sperm binding to oocytes. 
B)  stretching out the acrosome until the sperm cell bursts. 
C)  causing point mutations in the male genome. 
D)  inducing an autoimmune reaction in the female. 
E)  causing sperm to clump together. 
A)  preventing sperm binding to oocytes. 
B)  stretching out the acrosome until the sperm cell bursts. 
C)  causing point mutations in the male genome. 
D)  inducing an autoimmune reaction in the female. 
E)  causing sperm to clump together.

Question 13

An example of the type of information that can be learned by research using donated human fertilized ova and embryos is

Accepted Answer

A)  when talents such as musical ability or excellence in languages arise in the fetus. 
B)  when the genome in the new individual becomes actively transcribed. 
C)  when the brain begins to function and the embryo can think and feel pain. 
D)  how human prenatal development differs from that of other animals. 
E)  a man with XXY syndrome not only makes abnormal sperm, but also embryos. 
A)  when talents such as musical ability or excellence in languages arise in the fetus. 
B)  when the genome in the new individual becomes actively transcribed. 
C)  when the brain begins to function and the embryo can think and feel pain. 
D)  how human prenatal development differs from that of other animals. 
E)  a man with XXY syndrome not only makes abnormal sperm, but also embryos.

Question 14

The minimum requirement from a male to make fertilization possible is

Accepted Answer

A)  400 million spermatocytes in at least 20 liters of seminal fluid. 
B)  60 million spermatocytes in at least 250,000 milliliters of seminal fluid. 
C)  a million spermatocytes per 250,000 milliliters of seminal fluid. 
D)  100,000 sperm in any volume of seminal fluid. 
E)  determined by the ethnic group of the man.
F) unknown. 
A)  400 million spermatocytes in at least 20 liters of seminal fluid. 
B)  60 million spermatocytes in at least 250,000 milliliters of seminal fluid. 
C)  a million spermatocytes per 250,000 milliliters of seminal fluid. 
D)  100,000 sperm in any volume of seminal fluid. 
E)  determined by the ethnic group of the man.
F) unknown.

Question 15

Which of the following techniques is most likely to lead to heteroplasmy?

Accepted Answer

A)  cytoplasmic donation 
B)  embryo adoption 
C)  oocyte donation 
D)  in vitro fertilization 
E)  preimplantation genetic diagnosis 
A)  cytoplasmic donation 
B)  embryo adoption 
C)  oocyte donation 
D)  in vitro fertilization 
E)  preimplantation genetic diagnosis

Question 16

_______ places sperm into a woman's reproductive tract to fertilize an oocyte.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sperm washing 
B)  Intrauterine insemination 
C)  GIFT 
D)  IVF 
E)  Gene therapy 
A)  Sperm washing 
B)  Intrauterine insemination 
C)  GIFT 
D)  IVF 
E)  Gene therapy

Question 17

Lisa and Jack Nash obtained compatible stem cells that cured their young daughter Molly's Fanconi anemia by

Accepted Answer

A)  allowing Molly to undergo gene therapy on the affected cells. 
B)  allowing Molly to undergo gene therapy on her germ cells. 
C)  using umbilical cord stem cells from an unrelated donor. 
D)  using umbilical cord stem cells from a younger sibling, who was conceived and selected for this purpose. 
E)  sampling a cell from Molly's skin, replacing the Fanconi anemia gene with a wild type gene from Molly's brother, growing compatible blood, then infusing it into Molly. 
A)  allowing Molly to undergo gene therapy on the affected cells. 
B)  allowing Molly to undergo gene therapy on her germ cells. 
C)  using umbilical cord stem cells from an unrelated donor. 
D)  using umbilical cord stem cells from a younger sibling, who was conceived and selected for this purpose. 
E)  sampling a cell from Molly's skin, replacing the Fanconi anemia gene with a wild type gene from Molly's brother, growing compatible blood, then infusing it into Molly.

Question 18

Irregular ovulation may result from a hormonal imbalance that is caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  a tumor in the seminiferous tubules. 
B)  an overactive thyroid gland. 
C)  frequent migraine headaches. 
D)  underproduction of prolactin. 
E)  a tumor in the ovary or pituitary. 
A)  a tumor in the seminiferous tubules. 
B)  an overactive thyroid gland. 
C)  frequent migraine headaches. 
D)  underproduction of prolactin. 
E)  a tumor in the ovary or pituitary.

Question 19

In gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT),fertilization occurs in

Accepted Answer

A)  the uterus. 
B)  a culture dish. 
C)  a uterine tube. 
D)  a testis. 
E)  the ovary. 
A)  the uterus. 
B)  a culture dish. 
C)  a uterine tube. 
D)  a testis. 
E)  the ovary.

Question 20

Excess tissue growing in the uterine lining is called

Accepted Answer

A)  hemorrhoids. 
B)  pelvic inflammatory disease. 
C)  endometriosis. 
D)  an ectopic pregnancy. 
E)  fallopianitis. 
A)  hemorrhoids. 
B)  pelvic inflammatory disease. 
C)  endometriosis. 
D)  an ectopic pregnancy. 
E)  fallopianitis.

Exam 21: Reproductive Technologies

A surrogate mother can help couples have a child when the woman does not have a functional

The procedure in which fertilization takes place in a laboratory dish and the resulting zygote is placed in the woman's uterine tube is called

The logic behind polar body biopsy is based on

Freezing oocytes has not been very successful because

A normal sperm count is ____ sperm per ejaculate.

An ejaculate containing up to __ percent abnormal spermatocytes is considered normal.

_______ uses a blastomere biopsy to obtain a cell to test for genetic and chromosomal abnormalities.

A procedure that places an oocyte and sperm in a culture dish,allows a few cell divisions,and then places the resulting very early embryo in the oocyte donor's uterus is

Darnell and Tinaka are each carriers of an autosomal recessive disorder that is lethal in early childhood.They want to have a child who is free of the disease,so they have preimplantation genetic diagnosis.Unfortunately,their child has the disease.A scientific explanation is that

_______ was the first "test tube baby."

A woman who is infertile because she lacks ovaries would benefit most from

Antibodies from the male that coat the sperm may impair fertility by

An example of the type of information that can be learned by research using donated human fertilized ova and embryos is

The minimum requirement from a male to make fertilization possible is

Which of the following techniques is most likely to lead to heteroplasmy?

_______ places sperm into a woman's reproductive tract to fertilize an oocyte.

Lisa and Jack Nash obtained compatible stem cells that cured their young daughter Molly's Fanconi anemia by

Irregular ovulation may result from a hormonal imbalance that is caused by

In gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT),fertilization occurs in

Excess tissue growing in the uterine lining is called

Overview of Genetics

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Meiosis and Development

Single-Gene Inheritance

Beyond Mendels Law

Matters of Sex

Multifactorial Traits

Genetics of Behavior

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Gene Action: From Dna to Protein

Gene Expression and Epigenetics

Gene Mutation

Chromosomes

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