Types of Fertilization in Organisms
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What is the main difference between fragmentation and binary fission in organisms?

  • Fragmentation involves an organism breaking into a new organism, while binary fission does not.
  • Fragmentation only involves specific body parts breaking off, while binary fission involves the whole organism splitting. (correct)
  • Fragmentation requires actively dividing cells, while binary fission does not.
  • Fragmentation forms a completely new organism, while binary fission creates a new organism.

In parthenogenesis, how does an individual develop?

  • By undergoing sexual reproduction with separate sexes.
  • By breaking down into fragments and regenerating.
  • By combining haploid reproductive cells from two individuals.
  • By developing from an unfertilized egg. (correct)

What is a characteristic of hermaphroditism in animals?

  • One animal has both male and female reproductive parts. (correct)
  • Humans cannot exhibit hermaphroditism.
  • It only occurs in aquatic organisms.
  • It always results in two offspring.

How are separate sexes determined in humans?

<p>By the type of chromosomes present (XX for male and XY for female). (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the sex of avian species like birds?

<p>Sex is determined by the z and w chromosomes. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a notable phenomenon related to sex in turtles?

<p>Turtles exhibit sex reversal frequently. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for organisms that are female first?

<p>Protogyny (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what type of fertilization does spawning occur?

<p>External Fertilization (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which reproductive mode involves the fertilized eggs being laid outside the female's body?

<p>Oviparity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the type of fertilization that occurs inside the female's body?

<p>Internal Fertilization (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does the embryo obtain nourishment in ovoviviparity?

<p>From the egg's yolk (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the scrotum in male reproductive anatomy?

<p>Supports the testes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What hormones are secreted during the menstrual cycle that block GnRH production and cause the endometrium to further develop?

<p>Estradiol and progesterone (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of animal mostly feeds on plants like deer, cow, buffalo, and grasshoppers?

<p>Herbivores (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of animals feed on the remains of plants, animals, and fecal matter?

<p>Detritivores (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In animal nutrition, what is the relationship called when an organism (parasite) lives on the body or surface of another organism (host)?

<p>Parasitism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of animal nutrition involves obtaining food from dead and decaying matter?

<p>Saprophytic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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