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Development, Heredity, and Aging

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The period from conception to birth.

a)

prenatal period

b)

postnatal period

c)

fertilization

d)

developmental age

2.

It makes the sperm cells capable of fertilization by releasing the concentrated enzymes contained in the acrosome, a region of the sperm cell head.

a)

ejaculation

b)

capacitation

c)

implantation

d)

maturation

3.

Spermatozoa may remain viable in the female reproductive tract for as long as:

a)

24 hours

b)

48 hours

c)

72 hours

d)

96 hours

e)

144 hours

4.

After fertilization, multiple cell divisions have produced an embronic mass about 12 - 16 cells, called:

a)

blastocele

b)

blastocyst

c)

trophoblast

d)

morula

5.

The embryonic mass develops a cavity and is known as the ________.

a)

blastocele

b)

blastocyst

c)

trophocele

d)

trophoblast

6.

Site of implantation.

a)

ovaries

b)

uterus

c)

uterine tube

d)

cervix

7.

As the embryo matures, the connecting stalk elongates and becomes the _________________

a)

fetal venule

b)

chorionic villi

c)

umbilical cord

d)

fetal arteriole

8.

Epidermis of skin derived from:

a)

ectoderm

b)

mesoderm

c)

endoderm

d)

dermis

9.

Limb buds begin to form about _____ days after fertilization.

a)

22

b)

24

c)

26

d)

28

10.

Which of the following is derived from the endoderm?

a)

Brain

b)

Urinary bladder

c)

Dermis of skin

d)

Muscles

11.

During the fetal period, fetus increases 15-fold in length and 1400-fold in weight.

a)

15-fold, 1400-fold

b)

14-fold, 1300-fold

c)

13-fold, 1200-fold

d)

12-fold, 1100-fold

12.

The process by which the baby is born.

a)

maturation

b)

gestation

c)

deliveration

d)

parturition

13.

The period between birth and death.

a)

human lifestyle

b)

human circulation

c)

human lifespan

d)

human life stage

14.

Life stage from 14-56 days after fertilization

a)

embryo

b)

germinal period

c)

neonate

d)

fetus

15.

It occurs as irreplaceable cells wear out and the tissue becomes more brittle and less able to repair damage.

a)

birth

b)

death

c)

living

d)

Aging

16.

The study of heredity---that is, the characteristics children inherit from their parents.

a)

genes

b)

genetics

c)

DNA

d)

heredity

17.

There are how many pairs of autosomes?

a)

20

b)

21

c)

22

d)

23

18.

There are how many chromosomes in human?

a)

46

b)

44

c)

23

d)

22

19.

The sex chromosomes of male consist of:

a)

XX

b)

XY

c)

XZ

d)

YZ

20.

Although most people develop normally and are born without defects, approximately ____ of every 100 people are born with a birth defect so severe that it requires medical attention during the first year of life.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4