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| 1 | Hydra and many species of sponges reproduce by |
 | A) | parthenogenesis. |
| B) | fragmentation. |
| C) | budding. |
| D) | fission. |
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| 2 | Certain flatworms, rotifers, roundworms, insects, lobsters, lizards, and fishes can reproduce without sperm and normal fertilization. This type of asexual reproduction is termed |
| A) | fission. |
| B) | budding. |
| C) | fragmentation. |
| D) | parthenogenesis. |
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| 3 | __________ occurs when an animal has both functional male and female reproductive systems. |
| A) | Parthenogenesis |
| B) | Hermaphroditism |
| C) | Dioecious reproduction |
| D) | Protandrous reproduction |
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| 4 | When eggs are deposited outside the body of the female, this is termed __________ reproduction. |
| A) | oviparous |
| B) | ovoviviparous |
| C) | viviparous |
| D) | broadcast spawning |
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| 5 | The first group of vertebrates to completely abandon the aquatic habitat and begin reproducing on land were the |
| A) | fishes. |
| B) | amphibians. |
| C) | reptiles. |
| D) | birds. |
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| 6 | Which of the following mammals lays eggs? |
| A) | duckbilled platypus |
| B) | spiny anteater |
| C) | opossums |
| D) | both a and b |
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| 7 | Water, fructose, vitamin C, and prostaglandins are secreted by the __________ in mammals. |
| A) | prostate gland |
| B) | seminal vesicles |
| C) | bulbourethral glands |
| D) | all of the above (a-c) |
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| 8 | Which of the following hormones aids sperm maturation and increases testosterone production? |
| A) | GnRH |
| B) | RH |
| C) | TSH |
| D) | FSH |
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| 9 | In a female mammal, which of the following hormones induces the mammary glands to secrete and eject milk after birth? |
| A) | prolactin |
| B) | oxytocin |
| C) | hCG |
| D) | both a and b |
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| 10 | Which of the following is not part of the menstrual cycle? |
| A) | follicular phase |
| B) | ovulation |
| C) | luteal phase |
| D) | blastocyst formation |
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| 11 | During the first few days of birth, a baby receives __________ from the mother's mammary glands. |
| A) | milk |
| B) | colostrum |
| C) | neither of the above |
| D) | both of the above |
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| 12 | The baby participates in the birth process by secreting |
| A) | catecholamines. |
| B) | prolactin. |
| C) | oxytocin. |
| D) | FSH. |
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| 13 | In mammalian reproduction, which of the following implants in the endometrial lining of the uterus? |
| A) | zygote |
| B) | morula |
| C) | blastocyst |
| D) | embryo |
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| 14 | In female mammals, which of the following hormones stimulates thickening of the uterine wall? |
| A) | oxytocin |
| B) | LH |
| C) | progesterone |
| D) | hCG |
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| 15 | What hormone acts during delivery by causing the pubic symphysis to become more flexible, and to dilate the cervix? |
| A) | relaxin |
| B) | progesterone |
| C) | oxytocin |
| D) | hCG |
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| 16 | Which of the following human female hormones inhibits FSH secretion and increases LH secretion? |
| A) | estrogen |
| B) | progesterone |
| C) | prolactin |
| D) | hCG |
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| 17 | The uterus has __________ tissue layers. |
| A) | two |
| B) | three |
| C) | four |
| D) | five |
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| 18 | Lactation involves only milk production by the mammary glands. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 19 | The uterine tubes are lined with cilia to propel the egg toward the ovary. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 20 | The human female is fertile for about a week each month. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 21 | Asexual reproduction is limited to the fusion of haploid cells. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 22 | Sexual reproductive strategies and structures in the invertebrates are numerous and varied. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 23 | Sexual reproduction first evolved in land animals. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 24 | The reproductive roles of the human female are more complex than those of the human male. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 25 | Pregnancy in humans is arbitrarily divided into 3-month periods called trimesters. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |