Psychology 001 - General Psychology I » Summer 2022 » Graded Video Quiz Fertilization

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Question #1
About how many sperm are released during sexual intercourse?
A.   300 million
B.   800 million
C.   a million
D.   3 million
Question #2
The ____________environment of the vagina will kill some sperm.
A.   moist
B.   dark
C.   acidic
D.   basic
Question #3
The sperm must travel through the _____________ an tiny opening to the uterus.
A.   vagina
B.   fallopian tube
C.   endometrium
D.   cervix
Question #4
Once in the uterus, sperm are vulnerable to attack from a woman's _______________.
A.   cervical mucous
B.   contraceptive device
C.   immune system
D.   muscular uterine contrations
Question #5
Of the hundreds of millions of sperm that enter the vagina, aproximately how many actually reach the egg?
A.   1 or 2
B.   about 50 thousand
C.   a few dozen
D.   a few thousand
Question #6
The layer of cells that cover the egg are referred to as the ________________?
A.   cilia
B.   zone of pellucida
C.   nucleus
D.   corona radiata
Question #7
Once fertilized, the egg releases chemicals that
A.   atrract more sperm
B.   push other sperm away
C.   cause the egg and sperm to fuse
D.   cause the genetic material to be exchanged
Question #8
Inside the egg, genetic material is spreading out and forming a new membrane. The genetic material is organized into the male and female ____________ which each contain 23 chromosomes.
A.   zone of pulicida
B.   genes
C.   pro nucleus
D.   zygote
Question #9
Once the chromosomes come together what is determined?
A.   intelligence, height, and weight
B.   hair color, eye color, and sex
C.   height, weight, and eye color
D.   personality, weight, gpa's
Question #10
The new single cell is called the ______________.
A.   neonate
B.   zygote
C.   embryo
D.   fetus

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