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Basic Biology Practice Test: Animal Reproduction
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Basic Biology Practice Test: Animal Reproduction
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1. Which of the following is a true statement?
2. Which of the following characterizes parthenogenesis?
3. A high rate of metabolic activity is maintained in the pregnant uterus by
4. Most of the noncellular fluid in ejaculated human semen is composed of
5. Genetic mutations in asexually reproducing organisms lead to more evolutionary change than do genetic mutations in sexually reproducing ones because
6. The hypothalamic hormone that triggers the secretion of FSH is
7. One of the evolutionary 'enigmas,' or unsolved puzzles, of sexual reproduction is that
8. Prior to ovulation, the primary steroid hormone secreted by the growing follicle is
9. In excreted urine, a reliable 'marker' that a pregnancy has initiated is
10. The primary difference between estrous and menstrual cycles is that
11. The hormone progesterone is produced
12. Environmental cues that influence the timing of reproduction generally do so by
13. A reproductive hormone that is secreted directly from a structure in the brain is
14. Sexual reproduction patterns include the example of
15. Among human males, both semen and urine normally travel along the
16. Peaks of LH and FSH production occur during
17. All individuals of a particular species of whiptail lizards are females. Their reproductive efforts depend on
18. Internal and external fertilization both
19. For the 10 days following ovulation in a nonpregnant menstrual cycle, the main source of progesterone is the
20. Organisms with a reproductive pattern that produces shelled amniotic eggs generally
21. Evidence that parthenogenic whiptail lizards are derived from sexually reproducing ancestors includes
22. The hypothalamic hormone that stimulates hormone secretion by the anterior pituitary gland is
23. A contraceptive pill that continuously inhibits the release of GnRH from the hypothalamus will
24. Two contraceptive methods that are generally irreversible and which block the gametes from moving to a site where fertilization can occur are
25. Human fertility drugs taken by women increase the chance of multiple births, probably because they