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WorksheetsEmbryology: End of Unit Quiz
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 32mins
What does the word temporary mean?
a vital body part needed to sustain life
a short time, not permanent
outside
A vital body part needed to sustain life
organ
function
temporary
hen
The two membranes that provide protection from germs are:
shell
outer shell membrane
albumen
inner shell membrane
What is used to break out of the shell during hatching?
air cell
allantois
amnion
egg tooth
What is the important membrane that helps the embryo breathe? It also holds waste products.
yolk sac
allantois
albumen
egg tooth
The yolk provides a 16 day supply of protein and water for the embryo.
True
False
This part of the egg is located at the fat end of the egg and it provides the embryo with three days of air from day 19-21.
air cell
amnion
albumen
inner shell membrane
The allantois is a food source for the growing embryo.
True
False
The shell provides protection and calcium to the growing embryo for 21 days.
True
False
Check all the functions of the shell:
6,000-8,000 pores on the surface
provides fats, minerals and vitamins
allows the transfer of gas and oxygen
holds waste matter
The _______________ provides fats, minerals and vitamins for the growing embryo over the course of 21 days.
albumen
amnion
yolk sac
inner and outer shell membrane
The allantois acts as the lungs of the developing embryo.
True
False
The amnion is made up of 11 % protein and 88% water.
True
False
What breed of chickens are we hatching?
Plymouth Rock
Rooster
Cornish
Leghorn
The sac filled with a clear fluid that surrounds the developing embryo is called
amnion
allantois
egg tooth
yolk sac
The allantois is a food source for the growing embryo.
True
False
The female chicken is called a hen.
True
False
This egg part is made of calcium carbonate and provides the embryo with calcium for 21 days.
pores
shell
air cell
egg production
The color of the hens egg is determined by the color of their
feathers
eyes
comb
ear lobes
Pick two temporary organs used during the development of the chicken embryos.
shell
allantois
amnion
yolk sac
An organ is a vital body part needed to sustain life.
True
False
The embryo does not create waste product during incubation.
True
False
A fertilized egg is called a
blastodisc
blastoderm
chalazae
rooster
An infertile egg is characterized by having two parent cells.
True
False
The embryo uses external lungs to breathe during incubation.
True
False
The eggs we buy at the store are __________________.
fertilized
not fertilized
A male chicken is called a ___________________.
hen
germinal spot
flounder
rooster
What provides heat in natural incubation?
heater
hen
rooster
nesting box
What are the four needs of incubation (natural and artificial)?
heat, humidity, exercise, polluted air
exercise, cold, humidity, air
exercise, cold, rain, water
heat, humidity, exercise, unpolluted air
What does the hen do to exercise the eggs?
The hen throws the eggs.
The hen sits on the eggs.
The hen turns the eggs 99 times a day.
The hen rakes the eggs.
In artificial incubation, how do we provide humidity to the incubator?
We add water to the incubator.
We let it rain on the eggs.
We make sure the temperature is 99 degrees.
We turn the temperature down.
In natural incubation, how do the eggs get proper heat?
The farmer puts the eggs outside in the sun.
The hen sits on the eggs.
The temperature in the incubator stays at 99 degrees.
The rooster sits on the eggs.
In artificial incubation, how do the eggs get the proper exercise?
The hen turns the eggs an odd number of times daily.
The hen turns the eggs an even number of times daily.
We turn the eggs an even number of times daily.
We turn the eggs an odd number of times daily.
In artificial incubation, how do the eggs get the proper amount of heat?
We use an incubator and make sure the temperature is 99-100 degrees at all times.
We use a nest and make sure the temperature is 99-100 degrees.
We put the eggs in a box and put it out in the sun.
We put the eggs in a box and place them in the oven.
In natural incubation, how do the eggs get the proper amount of humidity?
The humidity comes from the temperature being 99 degrees.
The humidity comes from the water we put in the trays.
The humidity comes from putting the eggs in puddles.
The humidity comes from the environment, the hen's body, and any moisture the hen brings back to the nest on her feathers.
In artificial incubation, how do the eggs get the proper amount of unpolluted air?
We do not use our computers in the classroom.
We use our computers in the classroom.
We do not use strong chemicals, markers, or cleaning products in the classroom.
We use strong chemicals, markers, and cleaning products in the classroom.
In natural incubation, how do the eggs get the proper amount of unpolluted air?
The farmer does not use pesticides near the hen house.
The farmer cuts crops near the hen house.
The farmer sprays pesticides near the hen house.
The farmer drives his tractor in circles around the hen house.
In artificial incubation, how do the eggs get the proper amount of humidity?
The hen uses her feathers to spray water on the eggs.
We keep the incubator dry.
We add water to the incubator.
The hen drinks water and then spits it on the eggs.
This part of the egg is the hard outer layer of protection:
shell membrane
shell
yolk
air cell
Number 7 on the diagram is the ___
yolk
air cell
shell membrane
shell
The yellow center of an egg which provides nutrients for the growing embryo:
albumen
shell
air cell
yolk
Number 3 on the diagram is the____
chalazae
shell membrane
yolk
shell
The white or clear part of the inside of an egg that provides water and nutrients for the growing embryo:
yolk
albumen
air cell
shell membrane
Number 1 on the diagram
albumen
shell
germ spot
shell membrane
The twisted cords that hold the yolk in place:
shell
albumen
chalazae
air cell
Number 5 on the diagram is the ____
yolk
chalazae
albumen
shell
The inner protective layer of an egg, that sticks to the shell.
shell membrane
chalazae
air cell
yolk
Number 6 on the diagram
albumen
shell
yolk
germ spot
The spot on the yolk where the embryo will begin to develop:
albumen
shell
germ spot
yolk
Number 4 on the diagram
shell membrane
yolk
germ spot
air cell
The air pocket at the bottom of an egg which will provide oxygen for the growing chick:
yolk
albumen
shell
air cell
Number 2 on the diagram is the ________
yolk
shell
air cell
shell membrane
The abbreviation for the United States Department of Agriculture.
USA
USDA
USD
USSDD
Which of the following describes a shell?
The empty space between the white and the shell at the large end of the egg.
The ropey strands of egg white at both sides of the egg.
The entrance of the latebra, the channel leading to the center of the yolk
The egg's outer covering, the first line of defense against bacterial contamination.
This part of an egg contains most of the essential vitamins and minerals as well as protein.
Albumen
Shell
Vitelline membrane
Yolk
