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. superficial meroblastic

  2. discoidal meroblastic

  3. unequal holoblastic

  4. equal holoblastic

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

A holoblastic cleavage producing blastomeres of equal size

Multiple choice
  1. pectin

  2. lipids

  3. hyaluronidase‎

  4. hyaluronic acid

  5. hyalogen

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

Hyaluronic acid is a highly viscous mucopolysaccharide that holds cells together in corona radiata, lubricates body tissue, and blocks the spread of microorganisms. It is found in the skin, the vitreous humor of the eye, and the synovial fluid of the joints.

Multiple choice
  1. decidua

  2. myoblast cells

  3. stromal cells

  4. inner cell mass of the blastocyst

  5. trophectoderm

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

The developing embryo has two main populations of cells: an inner cell mass and a trophectoderm. The trophectoderm cells lie at the outer surface of the developing embryo and will become the placenta.

Multiple choice
  1. Seminal vesicles

  2. Uterus

  3. Oviduct

  4. Epididymis

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

In humans, the embryo develops and grows in the uterus (womb), which provides the necessary environment and nourishment for embryonic and fetal development. Seminal vesicles and epididymis are male reproductive structures, while the oviduct (Fallopian tube) is where fertilization occurs, not where development happens.

Multiple choice
  1. An embryo is formed by the fusion of male and female gametes.

  2. An embryo is the beginning of the formation of a baby.

  3. An embryo is multicellular.

  4. An embryo is an unborn baby in the uterus in the later stages of development.

  5. In an embryo, various body features of the developing baby like hands, legs, eyes, ears, etc. can be identified.

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

This is the correct option as this is a feature of an embryo. It is multicellular.

Multiple choice
  1. Parietal placentation

  2. Axile placentation

  3. Peripheral placentation

  4. Free central placentation

  5. Epigynous placentation

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

In some plants, the ovary has only one chamber despite consisting of several fused carpels. In these plants, the placenta is central and called free central placentation.