Exam 45: Animal Reproductive Systems

The surgical removal of the seminal vesicles would likely cause ________.

Which of the following is most likely to occur as an immediate result of an injection of estradiol in a female mammal?

Which correctly describes the outcome of a vasectomy?

Which of the following is an advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?

Which of the following organisms reproduces by budding?

For which of the following is the number the same in spermatogenesis and oogenesis in animals?

In a species that alternates between sexual and asexual reproduction, under which of the following conditions is sexual reproduction more likely to occur than is asexual reproduction?

Egg laying in fruit flies can be triggered (induced) when males transfer their sperm to females. Which of the following is a selective advantage of induced egg laying for the male flies?

Which of the following are contraceptive methods that are considered permanent and that block the gametes from moving to a site where fertilization can occur?

Which of the following is a true statement?

Pheromones used in reproduction are not likely to be found in organisms that only reproduce ________.

Which statement provides the best evidence that parthenogenic whiptail lizards evolved from sexually reproducing ancestors?

During human gestation, rudiments of all organs develop ________.

The presence of which of the following molecules in the urine indicates that a woman is pregnant?

Use the following information to answer the question. For your internship at the local zoo, you have been assigned to help with the new orangutan-breeding program. Little is known about orangutan reproductive hormones, but hormone feedback cycles are often the same in closely related animals. You have been asked to use your knowledge of the interactions of human reproductive hormones to recommend injections to promote ovulation in a female orangutan when a visiting male arrives for a brief breeding visit. Which of the following hormones would you inject if you want to induce ovulation in a female orangutan right away?

Which of the following changes are most likely to occur in a male songbird that has a mutation in the cells in its anterior pituitary gland such that FSH and LH are produced at 1% of normal levels?

Which of the following processes results in the offspring of sexual reproduction being genetically different from their parents?

Animals that use external fertilization are most likely to reproduce in which of the following areas?

Peaks of LH and FSH production occur during ________.

A pregnant woman comes into the hospital past her due date. The doctor decides it is time for the baby to be delivered. Which hormone could the doctor use to induce labor?