Deck 12: Fertilization in Utero

Question 1

__________ occurs when two germ cells fuse to become one new cell, called a zygote.

A) Fertilization
B) Genetic variability
C) Ovulation
D) Acrosome reaction

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Germ cells are also called __________.

A) oocyte
B) haploid cells
C) gametes
D) diploid cells

Answer 2

C

Question 3

__________ is the process of cell division by which one diploid somatic cell produces four haploid gamete cells.

A) meiosis
B) mitosis
C) capacitation
D) acrosome reaction

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The __________ reaction is the process by which the sperm penetrates and passes through the zona pellucida to the oocyte.

A) haploid cells
B) acrosome
C) ovulation
D) chromatid

Question 5

Fertilization usually takes place in the outer third of the __________.

A) ovaries
B) zona pellucida
C) fallopian tubes
D) zygote

Question 6

Fertilization occurs when two germ cells fuse to become one new cell, called a __________.

A) sperm
B) ovum
C) chromatid
D) zygote

Question 7

In meiosis, the chromosomes intertwine and exchange genetic material. This exchange is responsible for __________.

A) genetic variability
B) conception
C) fertilization
D) ovulation

Question 8

A mature ovum can carry only the X chromosome.

Question 9

Gender is determined post fertilization.

Question 10

At puberty, the oocyte divides into two cells, with 23 chromosomes each arranged in a doubled structure.

Question 11

More females are conceived than males; however girls are more vulnerable than boys, such that by age 18, the genders are equally represented in the population.