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True-False Quiz 1 - Reproductive System:
 
True / False
Statement
 

In addition to the hormones estrogen and progesterone, the ovary produces FSH (follicle stimulating hormone).
 

An ovum develops in a follicle and is released during a process called menstruation.
 

Sperm are produced in seminiferous tubules.
 

Sperm travel from the: testis ---> epididymis --> vas deferens ---> urethra.
 

Ova travel from the: ovary --> uterus ---> Fallopian tube.
 
True / False
Statement
 

The corpus luteum forms from a ruptured follicle and produces LH (luteinizing hormone).
 

Ovulation normally occurs around Day 14 of the Ovarian Cycle.
 

Generally speaking, testosterone is considered a male sex hormone and estrogen is considered a female sex hormone.
 

Unlike sperm cells, egg cells are large, costly, and immobile.
 

The term "gonad" is another word for "sex cell".
 
True / False
Statement
 

Human sperm are made of 3 main parts: (1) head, (2) body, (3) tail.
 

Human sperm are haploid; that is they carry 23 (instead of 46) chromosomes.
 

Falling levels of FSH trigger the onset of menstruation.
 

Pre-birth development follows this pattern: embryo --> zygote --> fetus
 

The typical combination birth control pill contains estrogen and progesterone.
 
True / False
Statement
 

A sperm and egg do NOT fuse in budding, regeneration, parthenogenesis, or binary fission.
 

The most common form of asexual reproduction in bacteria is parthenogenesis.
 

Puberty in humans begins when the hypothalamus and pituitary begin releasing their special enzymes into the bloodstream.
 

A surgical form of birth control called sterilization involves cutting and tying a man's epididymis.
 

Unlike offspring produced by asexual reproduction, offspring produced by sexual reproduction are genetically different (variable) from their parents and from each other.


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