This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Science > Biology > Class 12 Biology Chapter 3 Human Reproduction – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 3 Human Reproduction Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the following body changes during puberty:Experience growth spur A) Boys ONLY. B) BOTH boys and Girls. C) Girls ONLY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BOTH boys and Girls. 2. Assertion-the presence of X AND Y chromosomes in the sperm determine the sex of embryo.reason-all the eggs have ONE X chromosomes. A) Both assertion and resonare correct and reason is correct explaination of assertion. B) Both assertion and resonare correct and reason is not correct explaination of assertion. C) Assertion is true but reason is false. D) Both assertion and reason are false. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both assertion and resonare correct and reason is not correct explaination of assertion. 3. Which of these are the male reproductive organs? A) Penis + Testes. B) Uterus + Glutes. C) Oestrogen + Penis. D) Vagina + Testosterone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Penis + Testes. 4. Ectopic pregnancies are referred to as A) Pregnancies terminated due to the hormonal imbalance. B) Implantation of embryo at site other than uterus. C) Implantation of defective embryo in the uterus. D) Pregnancies with genetic abnormality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Implantation of embryo at site other than uterus. 5. When egg is not fertilized, yellow coloured corpus luteum degenerates to form A) Corpus albicans. B) Corpus callosum. C) Corpora bigemina. D) Corpora quandrigemina. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corpus albicans. 6. In what structure does the secondary oocyte start Meoisis II? A) Graafian follicle. B) Eiffel Tower. C) Primordial follicle. D) Primary follicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Graafian follicle. 7. Which gamete is made my males and only males? A) Spores. B) Sperm. C) Eggs. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sperm. 8. Soon after fertilisation, many cell divisions lead to the formation of a solid clump of cells. What is this lump of cells called? A) Morula. B) Blastocyst. C) Zyogote. D) Embryo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Morula. 9. Chimpanzees have 48 chromosomes in each normal body cell. How many chromosomes does a chimpanzee gamete contain? A) 48. B) 24. C) 46. D) 23. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 24. 10. A "period" is the breaking down and shedding of the endometrium (uterine lining). The technical name for this is called: A) Fertilization. B) Puberty. C) Menstruation. D) Ovulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Menstruation. 11. Which of the following is not a birth control method? A) Morning after pill. B) Condom. C) Pill. D) Diaphragm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Morning after pill. 12. Name the narrow passage connecting the uterus and vagina in females. A) Cervix. B) Urethra. C) Vulva. D) Oviduct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cervix. 13. Find the wrongly matched pair from the following: A) Bleeding-fall in oestrogen and progesterone. B) Follicular phase-rise in oestrogen. C) Luteal phase-rise in FSH level. D) Ovulatory phase-LH surge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Luteal phase-rise in FSH level. 14. In 28 day human ovarian cycle, ovulation occurs on A) Day 5. B) Day 1. C) Day 28. D) Day 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Day 14. 15. Which hormone is responsible for maintaining the uterus lining A) Oestrogen. B) Testosterone. C) LH. D) Progesterone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Progesterone. 16. Humans all go through puberty at the same time A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. The membrane around Graafian Follicle is known as A) Zona externa. B) Zona Reticularis. C) Zona Fasciculata. D) Zona Pellucida. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zona Pellucida. 18. Low level estrogen inhibit the release of FSH and LH by A) Ovary. B) Anterior pituitary. C) Corpus luteum. D) Hypothalamus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anterior pituitary. 19. In the male reproduction system, the testes produces sperm. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. What are the initial phases of embryonic development? A) Fertilisation, implantation, cleavage. B) Implantation, fertilisation, cleavage. C) Fertilisation, cleavage, implantation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fertilisation, cleavage, implantation. 21. The start of puberty is triggered by: A) Menstruation. B) Sex hormones. C) Ovulation. D) Antibodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sex hormones. 22. The layer of cells surrounding the oocyte A) Corona radiate. B) Cumulus oophorus. C) Vitelline cells. D) Zona pellucida. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corona radiate. 23. Which of the following statement about twins is incorrect A) Identical twins originated from the same fertilised egg. B) The appearance of non-identical twins may also have variation. C) Half of genes identical twins come from the father, and half are from their mother. D) Non identical twins must be one male and one female. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Non identical twins must be one male and one female. 24. Reproductive organs becoming functional during puberty, meaning that A) You have secondary sexual characteristics. B) You can reproduce. C) Your body grows. D) You can drive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You can reproduce. 25. A reproductive system is represented in the diagram below. Which structure is correctly paired with its reproductive function? A) A) A-pathway of gametes. B) B) B-synthesis of progesterone. C) C) C-production of sperm. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C) C-production of sperm. 26. Which part of the male anatomy DOES NOT help produce a part of the final seminal fluid used in reproduction? A) Testicles. B) Seminal Vesicles. C) Prostate Gland. D) Urethra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Urethra. 27. THE ACCESSORY DUCT WHICH STORES SPERMATOZOA TEMPORARILY IS A) VAS DIFERENS. B) RETE TESTIS. C) VASA EFFERENTIA. D) EPIDIDYMIS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) EPIDIDYMIS. 28. The lining of the uterus is shed during menstrual period because A) The woman is ovulating. B) The levels of estrogen and progesterone drop. C) FSH is liberated. D) The woman is pregnant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The levels of estrogen and progesterone drop. 29. This is the term given for the release of a mature ovum once a month: A) Conception. B) Ovulation. C) Period. D) Mensturation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ovulation. 30. What is it called when sperm is pushed out of the penis? A) Urinating. B) Germination. C) Ovulation. D) Ejaculation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ejaculation. 31. What is the purpose of the amniotic sac during pregnancy? A) To regulate the mother's hormones. B) To protect and cushion the developing fetus. C) To provide food and nutrients to the fetus. D) To help the fetus breathe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To protect and cushion the developing fetus. 32. Activation of digestive enzymes in this structure allow sperm to burrow through the corona radiata. A) Midpiece. B) Acrosome. C) Flagella. D) Head. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acrosome. 33. An organ that provides the chemical substancess needed by a fetus is called the A) Ovary. B) Uterus. C) Placenta. D) Fallopian tube. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Placenta. 34. The male accessory duct where sperms attain fertilizing capacity is A) Vasa efferentia. B) Epididymis. C) Rete testis. D) Vas deferens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epididymis. 35. Average length of time of a woman's menstrual cycle. A) 2 months. B) 7 weeks. C) 28 days. D) 4 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 28 days. 36. Hymen can be torn or broken by:-i) first coitusii) sudden fall/Joltiii) horse ridingiv)Cyclingv) Insertion of vaginal tampon A) I, ii and iv only. B) Iii, iv, and v only. C) All of these. D) I, iv and v only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of these. 37. The embryo with ..... blastomeres is called a morula. A) 1 to 8. B) 64. C) 8 to 16. D) 16 to 32. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8 to 16. 38. The average length of day for menstrual cycle is ..... A) 14 days. B) 30 days. C) 28 days. D) 5 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 28 days. 39. Part of sperm that possess in to ovum is A) Head, neck, middle piece. B) Acrosomes. C) Tail. D) Head. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Head, neck, middle piece. 40. The Androgen Binding Protein (ABP) is produced by ..... A) Leydig cells. B) Hypothalamus. C) Sertoli cells. D) Pituitary gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sertoli cells. 41. Testes descends to scrotal sacs from the abdominal cavity because A) Scrotal sacs help in maintaining a lower temperature than the normal body temperature. B) Scrotal sacs help in accommodating testes as abdominal cavity doesn't have enough space. C) Scrotal sacs are directly attached to abdominal cavity. D) Scrotal sacs help in protection of testes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scrotal sacs help in maintaining a lower temperature than the normal body temperature. 42. True or False:IVF allows a number of infertile couples to conceive and have a child? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 43. Part of reproductive organ of a female that store egg cells. A) Testes. B) Fimbriae. C) Ovaries. D) Fallopian tube. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ovaries. 44. Which is not a male accessory gland? A) Bulbourethral gland. B) Ampulla. C) Prostate. D) Seminal vesicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ampulla. 45. A tissue formed from two different individuals A) Trophoblast. B) Chorionic villi. C) Maternal villi. D) Placenta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Placenta. 46. In a "typical" 28 day female reproductive cycle, on which day following the beginning of the menstrual period is the level of luteinizing hormone most likely to be highest? A) Day 5. B) Day 21. C) Day 14. D) Day 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Day 14. 47. Some substances that will pass from mother to child through the placenta are A) Glucose, oxygen, urea. B) Water, carbon dioxide, aminoacids. C) Glucose, carbon dioxide, water. D) Glucose, oxygen, water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glucose, oxygen, water. 48. Which of the following disease is transmitted sexually? A) Syphilis. B) Cholera. C) Kala azar. D) Jaundice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Syphilis. 49. Which of the following cells contain 46 chromosome A) Secondary oocytes. B) Ova. C) Primary spermatogonia. D) Spermatids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primary spermatogonia. 50. Attaches to the baby's navel and grows out of the placenta. A) Fetus. B) Umbilical Cord. C) Embryo. D) Placenta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Umbilical Cord. 51. What type of cells produces the testosterone? A) Sertoli's cells. B) Leydig's cells. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leydig's cells. 52. Gravidex test for pregnancy involves the check of A) Thyroxine in blood. B) HCG in urine. C) Progesterone in urine. D) Estrogen in blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HCG in urine. 53. Puberty is ..... A) The stage in humans where sex organs mature. B) A disease of the pubic bone. C) The angles of an isosceles triangle. D) The production of pubics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The stage in humans where sex organs mature. 54. An ill person in bed A) Pancreas. B) Thymus Gland. C) Pituitary Gland. D) Adrenal Gland. E) Ovaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thymus Gland. 55. Compare fetal positioning in the pregnancy diagram:where is the fetus located relative to the placenta? A) Within the uterus near placenta. B) Within the vagina below placenta. C) Inside the ovary beside placenta. D) Inside the fallopian tube above placenta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Within the uterus near placenta. 56. The organ not formed by ectoderm is A) Internal ear. B) Spinal cord. C) Gonads. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Internal ear. 57. According to the note, what do testes primarily produce? A) Urine and digestive enzymes. B) Oocytes and estrogen hormones. C) Placenta and amniotic fluid. D) Sperm and testosterone hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sperm and testosterone hormones. 58. The concept that 'population tends to increase geometrically while food increases arithmetically' was put forward by ..... ? A) Stuart Mill. B) Charles Darwin. C) Thomas Malthus. D) Adam Smith. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thomas Malthus. 59. Which sequence correctly describes the order of structures that develop and release the egg in the ovary. A) Graafian follicle, Corpus albicans and Corpus luteum. B) Graafian follicle, Corpus luteum and Corpus albicans. C) Corpus albicans, Graafian follicle and Corpus luteum. D) Corpus luteum, Corpus albicans and Graafian follicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Graafian follicle, Corpus luteum and Corpus albicans. 60. The word 'inherited' means ..... A) Passed on. B) Gave birth. C) Reproduced. D) Fertilised. 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