1) Sexual reproduction involves the fusion of a) a) Two sperm cells b) b) Two egg cells c) c) A sperm and an egg d) d) Two zygotes 2) What is the male gamete in animals? a) a) Egg b) b) Sperm  c) c) Zygote d) d) Embryo 3) What is the female gamete in animals? a) a) Egg (Ovum) b) b) Sperm c) c) Placenta d) d) Embryo 4) A zygote forms when: a) a) An embryo divides b) b) Sperm fertilises an egg c) c) Placenta develops d) d) The foetus grows 5) Which hormone promotes sperm production? a) a) Progesterone b) b) FSH c) c) Testosterone d) d) Oestrogen 6) Testosterone is responsible for: a) a) Milk production b) b) Female reproductive cycle c) c) Male sex characteristics d) d) Egg production 7) Which hormone controls testosterone production? a) a) FSH b) b) LH c) c) Progesterone d) d) Oxytocin 8) The female gonads (reproductive organ in animals that produces gametes) are the: a) a) Ovaries b) b) Fallopian tubes c) c) Uterus d) d) Vulva 9) Fertilisation in mammals usually occurs in the: a) a) Ovary b) b) Uterus c) c) Fallopian tube d) d) Cervix 10) Where does implantation of the zygote occur? a) a) Fallopian tube b) b) Ovary c) c) Uterus d) d) Cervix 11) Which organ serves as the birth canal? a) a) Ovary b) b) Cervix c) c) Vagina d) d) Uterus 12) The cervix dilates mainly during: a) a) Fertilisation b) b) Birth c) c) Ovulation d) d) Implantation 13) Which hormone promotes milk let-down in cows? a) a) Progesterone b) b) Prolactin c) c) Oxytocin d) d) Oestrogen 14) Which hormone is responsible for milk production and development of mammary glands? a) a) Prolactin b) b) Oxytocin c) c) Testosterone d) d) LH 15) The release of an egg from the ovary is called: a) a) Gestation b) b) Fertilisation c) c) Ovulation d) d) Implantation 16) The embryo attaches to the uterine lining during: a) a) Ovulation b) b) Implantation c) c) Fertilisation d) d) Birth 17) Nutrients and waste are exchanged between mother and foetus through: a) a) Cervix b) b) Umbilical cord and placenta c) c) Ovary d) d) Fallopian tube 18) Which hormone causes uterine contractions during birth? a) a) Oxytocin b) b) Prolactin c) c) Testosterone d) d) Oestrogen 19) Normal orientation at birth is: a) a) Hind legs first b) b) Forelegs and head first c) c) Tail first d) d) Sideways 20) Dipping the navel of newborns in iodine prevents: a) a) Milk fever b) b) Swayback c) c) Ketosis d) d) Naval ill 21) Natural fertilisation in animals involves: a) a) AI b) b) Direct mating  c) c) Embryo transfer d) d) Cloning 22) Which is NOT an advantage of AI? a) Limited choice of bulls b) Greater genetic improvement c) Semen can be sexed 23) Sexed semen increases the chance of a chosen sex to about: a) a) 100% b) b) 90% c) c) 75% d) d) 50% 24) Embryo transplantation involves transferring embryos to a: a) a) Donor cow b) b) Surrogate c) c) Bull d) d) Zygote 25) Why is superovulation induced in donor cows? a) a) To prevent pregnancy b) b) To release multiple eggs c) c) To reduce fertility d) d) To increase milk yield 26) Hybrid vigour (heterosis) means: a) a) Offspring weaker than both parents b) b) Offspring genetically identical to parents c) c) Offspring genetically superior to parents d) d) Offspring infertile 27) Where is sperm produced in males? a) a) Epididymis b) b) Testes c) c) Prostate gland d) d) Seminal vesicle 28) The scrotum hangs outside the body to: a) a) Protect the testes b) b) Keep sperm cooler at 35°C c) c) Increase sperm count d) d) Store semen 29) Sperm matures in the: a) a) Prostate gland b) b) Epididymis c) c) Vas deferens d) d) Penis 30) Sperm + seminal fluid from accessory glands is called:  a) a) Plasma b) b) Semen c) c) Testosterone d) d) Oestrogen 31) The narrow opening at the end of the uterus is the: a) a) Ovary b) b) Fallopian tube c) c) Cervix d) d) Vagina 32) Which hormone stimulates ovulation? a) a) Oestrogen b) b) FSH c) c) LH d) d) Oxytocin 33) Which hormone maintains gestation and inhibits labour? a) a) Progesterone b) b) Testosterone c) c) Oestrogen d) d) Oxytocin 34) The oestrous cycle is: a) a) Fertilisation of an egg b) b) Recurring cycle of heat and ovulation c) c) The birth process d) d) Lactation cycle 35) Duration of oestrous refers to: a) a) Gestation period b) b) Lactation period c) c) Time female is in heat d) d) Time of labour 36) Sheep are seasonally polyoestrous because: a) a) They breed all year b) b) They come into heat in autumn due to melatonin c) c) They breed only in summer d) d) They breed once in a lifetim 37) Sexed semen separates sperm into: a) a) Male and female embryos b) b) X and Y chromosome groups c) c) Large and small sperm d) d) Fast and slow sperm 38) Which is a disadvantage of keeping a stock bull? a) a) Detects heat b) b) Aggressive and dangerous c) c) Improves genetic programme 39) “Mopping up” by a stock bull means: a) Detecting and serving cows not in calf ✅ b) Detecting cows in heat 40) Name the part labelled A. a) Cervix b) Uterus c) Ovary d) Vulva 41) Name the part labelled B. a) Cervix b) Uterus c) Ovary d) Vulva 42) Name the part labelled C a) Cervix b) Uterus c) Ovary d) Vulva 43) Name the part labelled D a) Cervix b) Uterus c) Fallopian tube d) Ovary 44) What is the length of the oestrous cycle in sheep? a) 21 days b) 17 days c) 2-3 days d) 18 hours 45) What is the length of the oestrous cycle in cows? a) 21 days b) 17 days c) 2-3 days d) 18 hours 46) What is the length of oestrous in cows? a) 21 days b) 17 days c) 2-3 days d) 18 hours 47) What is the length of oestrous in pigs? a) 21 days b) 17 days c) 2-3 days d) 18 hours 48) What is the length of gestation in pigs? a) 15 days b) 115 days c) 147 days d) 283 days 49) What is the length of gestation in cows? a) 15 days b) 115 days c) 147 days d) 283 days 50) What is the length of gestation in sheep? a) 15 days b) 115 days c) 147 days d) 283 days 51) Delivers semen out of the penis. a) Uterus b) Urethra c) Sperm duct d) Oviduct

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