Reproduction & Development Quiz Review

Base your answer on the diagram below, which represents some stages in the development of an embryo, and on your knowledge of biology. This entire sequence (A through embryo) started with

• the periodic shedding of a thickened uterine lining

• mitotic cell division in a testis

• meiotic cell division in the placenta

• the process of fertilization

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A zygote develops into a multicellular organism through

• mitosis and specialization

• mitosis and meiosis

• recombination and communication

• genetic engineering and natural selection

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The diagram represents some processes in the early development of a multicellular organism. Which statement describing this diagram is correct?

• The cell represented by structure 3 has the same genetic content as structure 2.

• Process A represents the process of meiosis.

• Each cell in structure 4 has the same genetic content as that in structure 3.

• Processes A and B both occur in the placenta.

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After a zygote is formed, specialization of cells occurs. Through which process do the cells of a zygote become specialized?

• sexual reproduction

• meiosis

• fertilization

• differentiation

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Occasionally, during pregnancy, the placenta can separate from the uterus. This causes a disruption in development and sometimes death of the fetus. Harm to the developing fetus might occur because the placenta

• transfers oxygen and nutrients to the fetal blood

• sends maternal blood into the fetus

• supplies milk for the fetus

• breaks down wastes of the fetus