D3.1 Reproduction (HL)
14 review questions with answers for D3.1 Reproduction (HL). Read them here, or play the set as a class game on the projector. Free to host, and students join with a code.
The process of sperm production in the seminiferous tubules?
- SpermatogenesisRight answer
- Blastocyst
- Acrosome reaction
- Polar bodies
All 14 questions and answers
The process of sperm production in the seminiferous tubules?
Answer: Spermatogenesis
The process of egg production in the ovaries?
Answer: Oogenesis
The cells in the testes that nourish developing sperm?
Answer: Sertoli cells
The cells in the testes that produce testosterone?
Answer: Leydig cells (Interstitial cells)
The small, non-functional cells produced during oogenesis that eventually degenerate?
Answer: Polar bodies
Which gametogenesis process is continuous from puberty until death?
Answer: Spermatogenesis
Which gametogenesis process begins before birth and is arrested in prophase I?
Answer: Oogenesis
The reaction where sperm release enzymes to digest the zona pellucida?
Answer: Acrosome reaction
The reaction that hardens the zona pellucida to prevent polyspermy?
Answer: Cortical reaction
The hormone secreted by the blastocyst to maintain the corpus luteum?
Answer: hCG
The early stage of an embryo, a hollow ball of cells that implants in the uterus?
Answer: Blastocyst
The organ that takes over estrogen and progesterone production at ~12 weeks?
Answer: Placenta
The hormone that stimulates uterine contractions during birth via positive feedback?
Answer: Oxytocin
The ion that surges inside the egg after sperm fusion, acting as the trigger for the cortical reaction?
Answer: Calcium (Ca²⁺)
Play it as a class game
Play this set opens it in splycr, where you can host it for your class straight away. Hosting needs no account: put the room code on the projector, and students join from a phone with the code and their first name. Each question plays as multiple choice, and the three wrong options are other answers from the same set.