bio 152 exam 5 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The process of forming gametes, either sperm cells or egg cells, involves the cell division called:
- CORRECT ANSWER - meiosis
During prophase I, exchange of genetic information between homologous chromosomes can
occur in the synapsis by: - CORRECT ANSWER - crossover
The type of spermatogenic cell that continues into prophase I is the: - CORRECT
ANSWER - primary spermatocyte
The actual gamete that is ovulated in females is the: - CORRECT ANSWER - secondary
oocyte
The process of activating the sperm cells to be capable of fertilizing an egg is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - capacitation
The joining of the male pronucleus and female pronucleus in the fertilized egg results in
development of the __________, the first cell of the new individual. - CORRECT
ANSWER - zygote
The __________ of the blastocyst becomes the embryo with further development. - CORRECT
ANSWER - inner cell mass
Maintenance of the corpus luteum is dependant on the secretion of __________ by the
trophoblast cells of the blastocyst. - CORRECT ANSWER - human chorionic
gonadotropin (hCG)
The __________ forms from the chorion and the decidua basalis. - CORRECT
ANSWER - placenta
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The process of forming gametes, either sperm cells or egg cells, involves the cell division called:
- CORRECT ANSWER - meiosis
During prophase I, exchange of genetic information between homologous chromosomes can
occur in the synapsis by: - CORRECT ANSWER - crossover
The type of spermatogenic cell that continues into prophase I is the: - CORRECT
ANSWER - primary spermatocyte
The actual gamete that is ovulated in females is the: - CORRECT ANSWER - secondary
oocyte
The process of activating the sperm cells to be capable of fertilizing an egg is: - CORRECT
ANSWER - capacitation
The joining of the male pronucleus and female pronucleus in the fertilized egg results in
development of the __________, the first cell of the new individual. - CORRECT
ANSWER - zygote
The __________ of the blastocyst becomes the embryo with further development. - CORRECT
ANSWER - inner cell mass
Maintenance of the corpus luteum is dependant on the secretion of __________ by the
trophoblast cells of the blastocyst. - CORRECT ANSWER - human chorionic
gonadotropin (hCG)
The __________ forms from the chorion and the decidua basalis. - CORRECT
ANSWER - placenta
