NAME _________________________________________
Reproduction Take Home Test
You may use your textbook, notes, and independent research to answer these questions. Please note
that copying the work from another student or any other source will not tolerated. All answers are to
be in your own words.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Which hormone causes most men to grow facial hair?
a. testosterone
b. estrogen
c. progesterone
d. FSH
Figure 34–2
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2. In Figure 34–2, which part of the sperm cell contains mitochondria necessary to power its trip through the
reproductive system?
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. all of the above
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3. Which part of the sperm cell shown in Figure 34–2 contains enzymes vital to fertilization?
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4.
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5.
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6.
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7.
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8.
a. A
b. B
c. C
d. all of the above
About how many sperm are in one milliliter of semen?
a. 1,000-5,000
b. 250,000-500,000
c. 1-2 million
d. 50-130 million
Menstruation does not occur if the
a. uterine lining thickens.
b. estrogen level falls.
c. progesterone level falls.
d. egg is fertilized.
In 2008, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that how many girls and young
women aged 14 to 19 were infected with a sexually transmitted disease?
a. 1 in 4
b. 1 in 40
c. 1 in 400
d. 1 in 4,000
The most commonly reported bacterial infection in the United States is
a. AIDS.
b. chlamydia .
c. genital herpes.
d. gonorrhea.
Which of the following is a function of the placenta?
a. mixing the blood of the mother and the fetus
b. protecting the fetus from drugs, such as alcohol, in the mother’s body
c. providing nutrients to the fetus
d. cushioning and protecting the fetus
Completion
Complete each statement.
1. ____________________ is a period of rapid growth and sexual maturation during which the reproductive
system becomes fully functional.
2. If the temperature of the scrotum increases by 5° Celsius, ____________________ may not develop properly.
3. If a woman is not ovulating, there is no chance of ____________________.
4. During ____________________, three germ layers form. They are called ____________________, ectoderm,
and mesoderm.
5. Almost everything that the mother takes into her body passes through the ____________________ to the
embryo.
6. When the umbilical cord is clamped and cut, it leaves a small piece attached to the baby. When the piece dries
and falls off, it forms a ____________________ .
Short Answer
Answer in complete sentences.
1. What two things trigger the male pattern of development and the female pattern of development in an
embryo?
2. Construct a flow chart that shows the path through which sperm travels from the time they are produced until
they are expelled from the male body.
3. Many sperm may reach an egg in a Fallopian tube at the same time. What prevents more than one sperm from
fertilizing an egg?
Science Skills
Answer the following. You do not need to use complete sentences.
Figure 34–5
1. Compare and Contrast Which body systems do diagrams I and II in Figure 34–5 show?
2. Interpret Visuals Which structure in Figure 34–5 releases eggs? What is this structure called?
3. Interpret Visuals Where does fertilization typically occur? Give the letter of the structure in Figure 34–5.
4. Interpret Visuals Which structure in Figure 34–5 produces sperm? Give both the name and the letter of this
structure.
5. Interpret Visuals Through which structure do sperm exit the male body? Give both the name and the letter of
the structure in Figure 34–5.
Figure 34–6
6. Interpret Graphs On which day or days in the cycle shown in Figure 34–6 is fertilization most likely to
occur?
7. Infer When during the cycle shown in Figure 34–6 does a woman menstruate?
8. Predict How would the curve of progesterone levels in Figure 34–6 change if the egg were fertilized?
Essay
Answer in paragraph form.
1. Compare and contrast human development during months 4–6 and months 7–9 after fertilization.