Reproduction (AIPMT)

This test contains questions of Reproduction chapter which is a important topic for Medical entrance exams.

16 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements about acrosomes is correct?

  1. Acrosomes serve no particular function.
  2. Acrosomes have a conical pointed structure which is used for piercing and penetrating the egg.
  3. The sperm lysins in the acrosome dissolve the egg membrane, thereby starting fertilisation.
  4. Acrosomes serve as a sensory structure and thereby, lead the sperm towards ovum.
  5. NA
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Yolk is synthesised in

  1. liver
  2. fat bodies
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. sertoli cells
  5. NA
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Gynogenesis is shown by

  1. some annelids
  2. nematodes
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. None of these
  5. NA
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

One oogonium forms

  1. 1 ovum + 1 polar body
  2. 1 ovum + 3 polar bodies
  3. 1 ovum without centrioles + 3 polar bodies
  4. 1 ovum and no polar body
  5. NA
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the name of the chemical present in ovum which attracts sperm?

  1. Fertilizin
  2. Antifertilizin
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. None of these
  5. NA
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is formed during gastrulation?

  1. Heart
  2. Lungs
  3. Primitive gut
  4. Brain
  5. NA
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Fertilisation takes place in the

  1. ovary
  2. fallopian tubes
  3. uterus
  4. vagina
  5. NA
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mesolecithal eggs are found in

  1. humans
  2. reptiles and birds
  3. amphibians
  4. marsupials
  5. NA
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Eggs of insects are

  1. megalecithal
  2. centrolecithal
  3. alecithal
  4. Both 1 and 2
  5. NA
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which part(s) of the sperm provide(s) energy to the sperm to fertilise the egg?

  1. Sperm head
  2. Middle piece
  3. Tail
  4. All of the above
  5. NA
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Echinoderms show ____ cleavage.

  1. spiral
  2. rotational
  3. radial
  4. biradial
  5. NA
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

One primary spermatocyte will produce ___ sperms.

  1. 4
  2. 2
  3. 8
  4. 0
  5. NA
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The correct sequence is

  1. spermatogonia - spermatocyte - spermatid - sperms
  2. spermatogonia - spermatids - spermatocyte - sperms
  3. spermatids - spermatogonia - spermatocyte - sperms
  4. spermatogonia - spermatocyte - sperms - spermatids
  5. NA
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Liver and pancreas develop from

  1. mesoderm
  2. endoderm
  3. ectoderm
  4. All of the above
  5. NA
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following methods of contraception has the lowest degree of effectiveness?

  1. Oral pill
  2. IUCD
  3. Condom
  4. Vasectomy
  5. NA
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

________ lay cleidoic eggs.

  1. Birds
  2. Reptiles
  3. Insects
  4. All of the above
  5. NA