This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Science > Biology > Class 12 Biology Chapter 3 Human Reproduction – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 3 Human Reproduction Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What hormone promotes secondary sexual characteristics in females? A) Progesterone. B) Oxytocin. C) Testosterone. D) Oestrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oestrogen. 2. Which of these is the name for human embryonic development? A) A navel. B) A contraction. C) A placenta. D) A blastocyst. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A blastocyst. 3. When a mature egg leaves the ovary, it enters the A) Interstitial cells. B) Oviduct. C) Ovarian fimbraie. D) Endometrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ovarian fimbraie. 4. The leydig's cells as found in human body are the secretory source of (2012) A) Progesterone. B) Intestinal mucus. C) Glucagon. D) Androgens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Androgens. 5. Changes in GnRH pulse frequency in females is controlled by circulating levels of A) Oestrogen and inhibin. B) Progesterone only. C) Progesterone and inhibin. D) Oestrogen and progesterone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oestrogen and progesterone. 6. If one ovary is removed from a women, she will A) Produce ovum in alternate month. B) Not produce estrogen. C) Produce ovum every month. D) Not produce ovum at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Produce ovum every month. 7. Which hormone stimulates the development of the endometrium? A) Progesterone. B) Follicle-stimulating hormone. C) Oestrogen. D) Luteinizing hormone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oestrogen. 8. The ovarian cycle has three stages: A) Follicular phase, ovulation and secretory phase. B) Menstrual phase, ovulation and secretory phase. C) Follicular phase, ovulation and proliferation phase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Follicular phase, ovulation and secretory phase. 9. Approximately how long does it take for childbirth to occur, from fertilization to birth? A) 9 Months. B) 12 Months. C) 15 Months. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 9 Months. 10. LH surge leads to ..... in females A) Ovulation. B) Gestation. C) Lactation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ovulation. 11. Fertilization of human ovum takes place in the: A) Oviduct. B) Ovary. C) Uterus. D) Cervix. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oviduct. 12. Which structure stores mature sperm? A) Testis. B) Seminal vesicles. C) Epididymis. D) Prostate Gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epididymis. 13. A normal ovum and a normal sperm carry the same number of chromosomes. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Menstrual cycle occurs in A) All females. B) Mammalian females. C) Primate females. D) Rabbits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Primate females. 15. Correct sequence of hormone secretion from beginning of menstruation is A) FSH, progesterone, estrogen. B) Estrogen, progesterone, FSH. C) FSH, estrogen, , progesterone. D) Estrogen, FSH, progesterone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) FSH, estrogen, , progesterone. 16. Identify the following stages of adolescence:Moving from a child-parent/ guardian relationship to more adult-adult relationships. A) EARLY adolescence. B) MIDDLE adolescence. C) LATE adolescence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) LATE adolescence. 17. Capacitation occurs in A) Female reproductive tract. B) Vas deferens. C) Epididymis. D) Rete testis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Female reproductive tract. 18. The chemical present on the ovum that results in agglutation reaction A) Agglutination. B) Fertilizin. C) Antifertilizin. D) Acrosome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fertilizin. 19. The joining of a sperm cell and an egg is called ..... A) Embryo. B) Fetus. C) Fertilization. D) Zygote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fertilization. 20. On what day does ovulation occur? A) Day 14. B) Day 28. C) Day 10. D) Day 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Day 14. 21. How many sperm are needed to fertilize an ovum (egg)? A) 10. B) 1. C) 1 million. D) 10, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. 22. Where in the male reproductive system are sperm produced? A) Testes. B) Sperm duct. C) Penis. D) Prostate gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Testes. 23. Extrusion of second polar body from egg nucleus occurs: A) Simultaneously with first cleavage. B) After fertilization. C) After entry of sperm but before fertilization. D) Before entry of sperm into ovum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After entry of sperm but before fertilization. 24. During this trimester, the fetus grows and the organs finish developing. A) First. B) Second. C) Third. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third. 25. Sexual maturity is reached during the period of ..... A) Growth spurt. B) Puberty. C) Maturing. D) Hormone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Puberty. 26. Fine adjustment knob of a microscope is used to A) Magnify the object. B) Adjust the focus initially. C) Reflect light onto the side. D) Adjust the focus finely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjust the focus finely. 27. FERTILISATION TAKES PLACE IN WHICH PART OF OVIDUCT? A) FIMBRIE. B) AMPULLARY-ISTHMUS JUNCTION. C) AMPULLA. D) INFUNDIBULUM. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AMPULLARY-ISTHMUS JUNCTION. 28. Which hormone is produced by the hypothalamus? A) FSH. B) LH. C) GnRH. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) GnRH. 29. Which one of the following statements is false in respect of viability of mammalian sperm? (2012) A) Sperm is viable for only upto 24 hours. B) Survival of sperm depends on the pH of the medium and is more active in alkaline medium. C) Viability of sperm is determined by its motility. D) Sperms must be concentrated in a thick suspension. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sperm is viable for only upto 24 hours. 30. What is the role of the bladder? A) To create and store urine. B) To store urine. C) To store semen or ova. D) To carry sperm to the fallopian tubes?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To store urine. 31. Which of the following consists of haploid number of chromosome? A) Secondary spermatocyte. B) Sertoli cell. C) Spermatogonia. D) Primary spermatocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary spermatocyte. 32. Spermatogonia develop through dividsion A) Miosis-1. B) Miosis-2. C) Mitosis. D) Amitosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mitosis. 33. One function of the placenta in a human is to A) Permit passage of nutrients and oxygen from the motherto the fetus. B) Allow for mixing of maternal blood with fetal blood. C) Act as the heart of the fetus, pumping blood until thefetus is born. D) Surround the embryo and protect it from shock. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permit passage of nutrients and oxygen from the motherto the fetus. 34. No new follicles develop in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle because: A) Both FSH and LH levels are low in the luteal phase. B) Follicles do not remain in the ovary after ovulation. C) FSH levels are high in the luteal phase. D) LH levels are high in the luteal phase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both FSH and LH levels are low in the luteal phase. 35. Which cells are present on the inside wall of the seminiferous tubule? A) Spermatogonia. B) Sertoli cells. C) Spermagonia. D) Spermatozoa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spermatogonia. 36. The main function of the placenta is to: A) Allow direct exchange of blood between the mother and fetus for nutrition. B) Facilitate gas and nutrient exchange between the fetus and mother. C) Support the weight of the developing fetus in the uterus. D) Store gases and nutrients for later delivery to the fetus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Facilitate gas and nutrient exchange between the fetus and mother. 37. The zygote will develop into ..... A) FETUS. B) SEED. C) BABY. D) SPERM. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FETUS. 38. What are gonads? A) Gonads are gorillas found in Tasmania. B) Gonads are sex cells. C) Gonads are fusion of gametes. D) Gonads are sex organs that produce gametes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gonads are sex organs that produce gametes. 39. Relaxin is produced by A) Ovary. B) Testis. C) Adrenal. D) Pituatry gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ovary. 40. Sertoli cells are found in A) Ovaries and secrete progesterone. B) Adrenal cortex and secrete adrenaline. C) Seminiferous tubeless and provide nutrition to germ cells. D) Pancreas and secrete cholecystokinin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seminiferous tubeless and provide nutrition to germ cells. 41. Graafian follicle rupture and release secondary oocyte from ovaryThis process occur due to A) High level FSH. B) High level of estrogen. C) High level progesterone. D) High level LH. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High level LH. 42. Which of the following statements about the zygote formed after fertilization is correct? A) It carries two sets of chromosomes. B) It will divide two times to form an embryo. C) It carries one set of chromosomes. D) It moves to the vagina directly for further development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It carries two sets of chromosomes. 43. The process of formation of ovum A) Folliculogenesis. B) Oogenesis. C) Oocyte. D) Ovulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oogenesis. 44. Name the cell that supplies nutrients to spermatids while they develop into spermatozoa A) Seminiferous cell. B) Prostate cell. C) Leydig cell. D) Sertoli cell. E) Germinal epithelium cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sertoli cell. 45. Role of leydig cells of testis is A) Provide nourishment to sperms. B) Provide motility to sperms. C) Bring about maturation of sperms. D) Synthesis of androgens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synthesis of androgens. 46. The test-tube Baby Programme employs which one of the following techniques: A) Intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). B) Intra uterine insemination(IUI). C) Gamete intra fallopian transfer (GIFT). D) Zygote intra fallopian transfer (ZIFT). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zygote intra fallopian transfer (ZIFT). 47. Humans are called ..... as they give birth to young ones. A) Oviparous. B) Viviparous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Viviparous. 48. What happens to stop more than one sperm fertilising an ovum? A) The acrosome reaction. B) The cortical reaction. C) Capacitation. D) Polyspermy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cortical reaction. 49. The embryo's skin and nervous system form from which germ layer? A) Mesoderm. B) Ectoderm. C) Endoderm. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ectoderm. 50. What are the three stages of birth A) Fertilisation, ovulation and birth. B) Ovulation fertilisation and contractions. C) Labour, Birth and the afterbirth. D) Labour birth and taking the baby home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Labour, Birth and the afterbirth. 51. What hormone needs to spike to signal ovulation? A) Estrogen. B) LH. C) FSH. D) Progesterone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) LH. 52. Which part of the male reproductive system is common in urinary system? A) Epididymis. B) Ureter. C) Ejaculatory duct. D) Urethra. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Urethra. 53. When does conception, or fertilization, occur? A) An egg matures in a female's ovary. B) All 23 pairs of chromosomes are present. C) A dominant gene overrides a recessive gene. D) Sperm from a male unites with an egg from a female. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sperm from a male unites with an egg from a female. 54. In the embryonic development ..... A) The zygote becomes a multicellular organism. B) The zygote becomes a unicellular organism. C) The zygote becomes a vertebrate organism. D) A sperm and an ovule joins into a zygote. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The zygote becomes a multicellular organism. 55. This hormone brings about powerful contraction of uterine muscles during child birth. A) Oestrogen. B) Progesterone. C) Oxytocin. D) Relaxin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxytocin. 56. The testes are situated outside the abdominal cavity within a pouch called A) Urethra. B) Scrotum. C) Penis. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scrotum. 57. First Extra embryonic membrane of mammalian embryo are derived from A) Inner cell mass. B) Formative cell. C) Trophoblast cells. D) Follicle cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trophoblast cells. 58. During spermatogenesis, which of the following cells is the first to become haploid? A) Secondary spermatocyte. B) Sperm cells. C) Spermatid. D) Spermatogonium. E) Primary spermatocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary spermatocyte. 59. What happens if the egg is not fertilized during the menstrual cycle? A) The uterus lining is reabsorbed. B) The uterus lining thickens. C) The uterus lining is maintained. D) The uterus lining is shed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The uterus lining is shed. 60. What happens during ovulation? A) The uterus sheds its lining. B) An egg is released from the ovary. C) An embryo successfully implants into the wall of the uterus. D) A female gamete becomes fertilized. 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