Biology

Embryonic Development

621 Questions

Embryonic development questions cover the biological processes of gamete fusion, germ layer formation, and fetal maturation. The focus lies in identifying extraembryonic structures, trophoblast functions, and sequential developmental stages. This specialized topic appears regularly in biology screening tests and medical entrance examinations.

Germ layer formationBlastocyst implantationExtraembryonic structuresFetal development stagesReproductive physiology

Embryonic Development Questions

Multiple choice
  1. lateral meristem

  2. protoderm

  3. ground meristem

  4. procambium

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

It is the meristem, that always differentiates, into ground tissue components, such as, cortex, endodermis and pith.

Multiple choice
  1. Placenta

  2. Urinary bladder

  3. Ureter

  4. Amniotic fluid

  5. Chorion

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The placenta is an organ that connects the developing foetus to the uterine wall to allow nutrient uptake, provides thermo-regulation to the foetus, waste elimination and gas exchange via the mother's blood supply. It also fights against internal infection and produces hormones to support pregnancy.

Multiple choice
  1. phelloderm

  2. phellogen

  3. phellem

  4. All of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Periderm is composed of cork (phellem), the cork cambium (phellogen), and the phelloderm.

Multiple choice
  1. gestation

  2. menstruation

  3. implantation

  4. fertilization

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Implantation may be defined as the attachment of the fertilized egg to the uterine wall or in other words attaching the embryo with the uterus .It typically happens seven to ten days after ovulation, but it can happen a few days earlier or later as well.

Multiple choice
  1. bisporic eight-nucleate

  2. monosporic four-nucleate

  3. tetrasporic sixteen-nucleate

  4. monosporic eight-nucleate

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Polygonum type of embryo sac is the most common type in angiosperms. It is monosporic, meaning it develops from a single megaspore, and it contains eight nuclei.

Multiple choice
  1. outer integument

  2. inner integument

  3. chalaza

  4. funicle

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In an ovule, the seed coat consists of two layers: the outer testa (from the outer integument) and the inner tegmen (from the inner integument).

Multiple choice
  1. Leydig and thecal cells

  2. Spermatogonia and oogonia

  3. Sertoli and granulosa cells

  4. Sex cords

  5. Ovarian tissue

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Mesenchyme arising beneath the germinal epithelium in the testes is the precursor to testicular interstitial cells or Leydig cells. In the ovaries it is the precursor to ovarian stroma or thecal cells.