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Developmental Biology

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organ stores mature sperm cells?

a)

Testes

b)

Epididymis

c)

Penis

d)

Scrotum

2.
Which organ produces sperm cells?
a)
testes
b)
epididymis
c)
ovary
d)
prostate gland
3.

Sperm is nourished by a sugary fluid from the:

a)

seminal vesicle

b)

cowper's gland

c)

prostate gland

d)

Vas Deferens

4.

The most common site of cancer in older men within the reproductive system is:

a)

The prostate gland

b)

The cowper's gland

c)

The testicles

d)

The penis

5.
Uncontrolled ejaculation during sleep is called
a)
orgasm
b)
erection
c)
ejaculation
d)
nocturnal emissions
6.

What part regulates the temperature of the testes?

a)

prostate gland

b)

epididymis

c)

scrotum

d)

bladder

7.

Assuming that a vasectomy was not done, the fluid ejaculated from the penis is called:

a)

only sperm

b)

semen

c)

urine

d)

testosterone

8.
Which of the following does not contribute to the production of the fluid called semen?
a)
cowper's gland
b)
prostate gland
c)
seminal vesicle
d)
vas deferens
9.
What do you call a sterilization procedure that cuts the vas deferens to prevent transport of sperm?
a)
Ejaculation
b)
Tubal ligation
c)
Abstinence
d)
Vasectomy
10.
The primary male hormone is
a)
testosterone
b)
estrogen
c)
progesterone
d)
FSH
11.

What pea-sized male reproductive structure is located below the prostate, and is responsible for prepping the urethra before ejaculation?

a)

vas deferens

b)

testes

c)

Cowper’s gland

d)

seminal vesicles

12.

How are the physical differences called?

a)

Primary and ESO

b)

Men and women

c)

Primary and secondary

d)

Man and woman

13.

The female reproductive organs are:

a)

Ovaries, uterus and vagina

b)

Ovules, fallopian tubes, cervix, uterus and vagina

c)

Ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vulva, cervix and vagina

d)

Ovaries, elephantian tubes, cervix, vulva, uterus and vagina

14.

What is the function of the ovaries?

a)

It connects the uterus to the outside of the body

b)

To develop the baby

c)

They connect the ovaries to the uterus.

d)

They produce female reproductive cells called ova

15.

What is the function of the fallopian tubes?

a)

It connects the uterus to the outside of the body

b)

To develop the baby

c)

They connect the ovaries to the uterus.

d)

They produce female reproductive cells called ova

16.

What is the function of the uterus?

a)

It connects the uterus to the outside of the body

b)

To develop the baby

c)

They connect the ovaries to the uterus.

d)

They produce female reproductive cells called ova

17.

What is the function of the vulva?

a)

It connects the uterus to the outside of the body

b)

It covers the opening to the vagina

c)

They connect the ovaries to the uterus.

d)

They produce female reproductive cells called ova

18.

How many sperms does a man produce every day?

a)

One

b)

One hundred

c)

One thousand

d)

Millions of them

19.

Where are the hormones in charge of releasing the ova located?

a)

Brain

b)

Uterus

c)

Vagina

d)

Ovaries

20.

What is the name of the process when a ovum is released from the ovaries into one of the fallopian tubes about every 28 days?

a)

Menstruation

b)

Ovulation

c)

Fertilisation

d)

Menopause

21.

What happens when fertilisation does not happen after the ovulation?

a)

The ovum dries up and leaves the body through the anus

b)

Hormones are released

c)

The woman gives birth

d)

The ovum dries up and leaves the body through the vagina about two weeks later

22.

What else comes away when the ovum is not fertilised?

a)

Blood and the thickened lining of the uterus

b)

Blood

c)

Just the ovum

d)

Nothing

23.

What is the name of the process when women stop producing eggs?

a)

Eggsilitation

b)

Menstruation

c)

Menopause

d)

Altopause

24.

What are the name of the tubes where sperm travels through?

a)

Vas deferentia

b)

Tubes deferentia

c)

Fallopian tubes

d)

Scrotum

25.

Where are the testicles located?

a)

Down there

b)

In the scrotum

c)

In the pennis

d)

In the seminal vesicles

26.

Which is the correct order for the life cycle of a frog?

a)

frog, egg, tadpole, changing tadpole

b)

tadpole, changing tadpole, egg, frog

c)

egg, tadpole, changing tadpole, frog

d)

changing tadpole, frog, tadpole, egg

27.

For several months after a baby kangaroo is born it remains in its mother's pouch for protection and drinks his mother's milk for food, What stage of the life cycle is this?

a)

beginning of life

b)

reproduction

c)

growth and development

d)

death

28.

Adult and larvae stages in complete metamorphosis feed on different foods and have different predators. In insect metamorphosis both adults and nymphs consume the same food and have similar predators. What is the difference between complete and incomplete metamorphosis based on the information above?

a)

Complete metamorphosis gives insects a survival advantage.

b)

Incomplete metamorphosis gives insects a survival advantage.

c)

Different food habits in complete metamorphosis results in a short life cycle.

d)

Similar food habits in incomplete metamorphosis results in a short life cycle.

29.

In the adult stage, animals feed themselves and have ____.

a)

seeds

b)

spores

c)

offspring

d)

clones

30.

Animals whose parents _______ tend to have many offspring at one time in order for enough to survive.

a)

stay with them when they are young

b)

do not stay with them when they are young

c)

continue to feed the young

d)

are the heat source for the young

31.

A _______ completely changes its physical appearance during its life stage.

a)

grasshopper

b)

cricket

c)

bee

d)

dragonfly

32.

The butterfly shows complete metamorphosis because it has ______.

a)

a pupa stage

b)

a nymph stage

c)

an egg stage

d)

an adult stage

33.

Select all of the life cycle stages that a human goes through.

a)

Metamorphosis

b)

Nymph

c)

Cocoon

d)

Egg

e)

Pupa

34.

Parental care depends on the type of organism as well as the number of offspring produced. Order the organisms in terms of the amount of parental care that they typically give to offspring from greatest care to least. 

Butterflies have 700 offspring, cats have 8, humans have 1, fish have 1,000, turtles have 25.

a)

humans, turtles, butterflies, fish, cats

b)

fish, butterflies, turtles, cats, humans

c)

cats, humans, turtles, butterflies, fish

d)

humans, cats, turtles, butterflies, fish

35.

What is the small cytoplasm within the yolk of a chicken egg called?

a)

blastoderm

b)

epiblast

c)

hypoblast

d)

blastodisc

36.

Choose the correct sequence of events/terminology during cleavage:

a)

Cells start dividing and form a multilayered blastoderm > the underlying cell layers disintegrate forming a single-cell layer (epiblast) and a blastocoel.

b)

Cells start dividing and form a single layered blastoderm with a cavity called the subgerminal cavity > cells continue to divide and form multiple cell layers (now called the ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm).

c)

Cells start dividing and form a multilayered blastoderm > the underlying cell layers disintegrate forming a single-cell layer (epiblast) and a subgerminal cavity.

d)

The subgerminal cavity only forms once cells delaminate from the epiblast to form a structure with 2 cell layers.

37.

At the end of gastrulation you will find ________________.

a)

a structure with an epiblast, subgerminal cavity and hypoblast

b)

a structure with an ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm

c)

a structure in which you can see early organs forming (especially the heart and brain)

d)

a structure with fully developed organs

38.

What is the function of the allantois?

a)

Respiration

b)

Providing nutrients

c)

Prevent dehydration

d)

Collect metabolic waste

39.

What is the thickening of cells at the anterior end of the primitive groove called at the end of gastrulation?

a)

The anus

b)

Henderson's node

c)

Hensen's node

d)

The notochord

40.
How many days does it take for a chicken to hatch?
a)
18
b)
21
c)
28
41.
What will the chick grow into?
a)
a chick
b)
a hen or a rooster
c)
a hatchling
d)
a cat
42.
The first stage in the egg development is...
a)
a chicklet.
b)
an incubated hatchling.
c)
an embryo.
43.
The yolk's job in the development of an egg is to...
a)
feed the embryo.
b)
water the embryo.
c)
store fat for growth.
d)
help it hatch.
44.
What does a chick use to break out of its shell?
a)
feet
b)
hammer
c)
egg tooth
45.

Repeated cell divisions of the zygote during the earliest embryonic development is known as:___________.

a)

Fertilization

b)

Cleavage

c)

oogenesis

d)

spermatogensis

46.
A process in which cells became specialized in structure and function.
a)
Genomics
b)
Enzyme
c)
Differentiation
d)
Clone
47.

The embryo layer that forms the skin and nervous tissue is the _____.

a)

endoderm

b)

mesoderm

c)

ectoderm

d)

deuterostome

48.

The innermost layer of the blastocyst is the

a)

endoderm

b)

gastrula

c)

ectoderm

d)

mesoderm

49.
The ectoderm forms the
a)
Nervous system and skin
b)
Gastrointestinal system
c)
Heart and lungs
d)
Muscles
50.
The mesoderm forms the
a)
Bones, cartilage and muscles
b)
Urinary bladder
c)
Skin
d)
Glands
51.

What activates the maternal/cytoplasmic determinants?

a)

an electric shock generated by the sperm entry

b)

release of Calcium ions stored in the cortex of the egg

c)

the sperm entering the egg and releasing an egg activator molecule

d)

the rotation of the cortex towards the sperm entry point

52.

Which of the following are ways of morphogenesis in the developing embryo

a)

cells change their shape in unison in order to create a new shape together

b)

cells strategically die to create a hollow space

c)

cells wedge to create stretched, bigger shapes

d)

All of the above

53.

What is the process by which cells organize themselves to assume a particular shape?

a)

differentiation

b)

determination

c)

egg activation

d)

morphogenesis

54.

Offspring that are created by sexual reproduction...

a)

are identical to their father

b)

are identical to both parents

c)

have a mix of DNA from both their mother and father

d)

have completely different DNA than either of their parents.

55.
How are plants adapted to allow animals to disperse their seeds?
a)
The seeds are able to float. 
b)
The seeds have hooks that attach to fur. 
c)
The seeds are light and have feathery attachments. 
d)
The seeds dry out and burst open. 
56.
Which is not a type of environmental factor that affects plant growth?
a)
Type of seed
b)
Amount of water
c)
Amount of light
d)
Type of soil
57.
All of these are phenotypes except
a)
brown hair
b)
gray fur
c)
heterozygous
d)
blue eyes
58.

What is intrinsic factors that affect plant growth and development?

a)

pH, Photosynthesis, Nutrients

b)

Temperature, Oxygen, Water and Nutrients

c)

The Increase of Cell Numbers

d)

Genetic Factor and Plant Hormones

59.

A plant embryo resumes its growth in a process called

a)

Epigeal

b)

Hypogeal

c)

Germination

d)

apical meristem

60.

What is the bone of plants called?

a)

Apical Meristem

b)

Primary Meristem

c)

Secondary Meristem

d)

Cork

61.

What is secondary meristem function?

a)

allow growth in diameter (secondary growth) in woody plants

b)

remain undifferentiated, and supply new cells for growth and the formation of tissues.

c)

none

d)

thickening stem

62.

What part of the flower will turn into a seed?

a)

ovary

b)

anther

c)

ovule

d)

filament

63.

The filament___________

a)

holds up the anther

b)

protects the petal

c)

is the male part of the flower

d)

catches pollen

64.

If a flower is complete, which of the following is missing?

a)

Petals

b)

A stamen or a pistil

c)

Sepals

d)

None of the above

65.

The female part of the flower is known as the ____.

a)

stamen

b)

anther

c)

filament

d)

pistil

66.

What is the order of a plant's life cycle?

a)

seedling, seed, mature plant

b)

mature plant, seedling, seed

c)

seed, seedling, mature plant

d)

seed, mature plant, seedling

67.

Plants can detect gravity and respond to it. How do the stems respond to gravity?

a)

The stems grow away from gravity

b)

The stems grow toward gravity

c)

The stems do not detect this stimulus

68.

PGRs include –

a)

Only growth promoters

b)

Only growth inhibitors

c)

Both growth promoters and growth inhibitors

d)

Only solid hormones, not gaseous hormones

69.

Which of the following growth regulators can fit either of the groups (promoter and inhibitor) –

a)

C2H4

b)

ABA

c)

GA

d)

IAA

70.

3 terms – Inhibitor-B, Abscission II and Dormin are used for the same hormone. That hormone is –

a)

Auxin

b)

ABA

c)

C2H4

d)

GA

71.

Which one(s) is acidic in nature?

a)

Auxins

b)

GAs

c)

ABA

d)

All

72.

Bolting is –

a)

Internodal elongation just prior to flowering in beet, cabbage and many plants with rosette habit.

b)

A type of grafting

c)

Nodal elongation in certain plants

d)

None

73.

Auxin and Cytokinin are antagonistic in which of the following functions?

a)

Cell division

b)

Phototropism

c)

Apical dominance

d)

Geotropism

74.

Kinetin, a modified adenine (purine) was discovered from –

a)

the autoclaved herring sperm DNA

b)

Coconut milk

c)

Corn-Kernel

d)

Fungus

75.

Cytokinins help to produce all except –

a)

New leaves

b)

Chloroplast in leaves

c)

Lateral shoot growth and adventitious shoot formation

d)

Rooting on stem cut

76.

What it means: get on in years

a)

to make them look or feel much older

b)

to grow old

c)

to have a romantic relationship with someone who is much younger than yourself

d)

to be a bit too old to do something

77.

What it means: be long in the tooth?

a)

to be a bit too old to do something

b)

to make them look or feel much older.

c)

a middle-aged woman

d)

to grow old

78.

What are the materials that surround and support cells during the tissue regeneration process?

a)

decellularization

b)

extracellular matrix

c)

epidemiology

d)

cyclosporine

79.

What is the goal of tissue regeneration research?

a)

To clone humans

b)

To create transgenic animals

c)

to replace tissues or organs

d)

to make new vaccines

80.

Regenerative medicine relies heavily on the use of:

a)

organs harvested from animals

b)

stem cells

c)

clones.

d)

transgenic organisms

81.

What is the process to remove all cells and living tissues from an organ?

a)

decellularization

b)

extracellular matrix

c)

epidemiology

d)

cyclosporine

82.

The first step to building a new organ using regenerative medicine is to build a:

a)

platform.

b)

foundation.

c)

scaffold.

d)

basement.

83.

An example of a pluripotent cell is...

a)

blood cell

b)

stem cell (inner mass cells)

c)

endoderm tissue

d)

ectoderm tissue

84.

Another term for a fertilized egg is...

a)

embryo

b)

fetus

c)

stem cell

d)

blastocyst

85.

A structure formed 5 days after conception with a distinctive our layer and inner layer is called...

a)

a somatic cell

b)

a zygote

c)

an embryo

d)

a blastocyst

86.

Which organism(s) do not go through differentiation

a)

single celled organism

b)

dog

c)

embryos

d)

humans

87.

What is the process of cell specialization called?

a)

Proliferation

b)

Differentiation

c)

Morula

d)

Blastocyst

88.

A flagellum allows the sperm to...

a)

move, swimming towards the egg

b)

wave to other sperm

c)

fight off bacteria

d)

look like a tadpole

89.

First stage of intense growth and development

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

prophase

90.
What is a Stem cell?
a)
Undifferentiated cell of an embryo that can reproduce itself
b)
A cell that can differentiate and be undifferentiated  
c)
Neither of these answers are correct
d)
Both of these answers are correct
91.

Which is not one of the six articles of faith?

a)

To believe in Allah

b)

To believe in Angels

c)

To believe in three god

d)

To believe in His books

92.

Who believes in the article of faith?

a)

Jewish

b)

Hindu

c)

Christian

d)

Muslims

93.

How many levels does our deen have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

94.

Which is the most important pillar of islam?

a)

Sawm

b)

Salaah

c)

Shahada

d)

Ihsan

95.

Name the first Prophet of Allah.

a)

Nuh (AS)

b)

Adam (AS)

c)

Muhammad (SAWS)

d)

Ibrahim (AS)

96.

Which companion of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is called "The Possessor of Two Lights"?

a)

Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq

b)

Ali Bin Abu Talib

c)

Uthman Bin Affan

d)

Omar Bin Al-Khattab

97.

How many of the companions have been promised paradise?

a)

One thousand

b)

One hundred

c)

Ten

d)

One

98.

Who is the 3rd Khalifa?

a)

Ali (RA)

b)

Uthman (RA)

c)

Umar (RA)

99.

How many chapters (Surah) are there in Quran Majeed?

a)

14

b)

114

c)

1141

d)

141

100.

What should we recite while coming down?

a)

Allahu Akbar

b)

Alhamdullilah

c)

Subhan Allah

d)

Allahu Allahu