Glencoe Biology

Section 2: Human Development Before Birth

Self-Check Quizzes

1
The ____ is a hollow ball of cells that develops from the morula.
A)blastocyst
B)ovidiuct
C)ovary
D)chorion
2
The procedure in which sound waves are converted to images of the fetus is called ____.
A)Chorionic villus sampling
B)Amniocentesis
C)Ultrasound
D)DNA analysis
3
What do the inner and outer surfaces of the placenta consist of?
A)amniotic tissue and corpus luteum
B)chorion and uterine tissue
C)amniotic tissue and blastocyst
D)corpus luteum and chorion
4
During fertilization, what process allows steps 1-4 to occur, as shown here?

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A)ovum travels through oviduct
B)lysosome strengthens the plasma membrane
C)hundreds of sperm penetrate the plasma membrane
D)acrosome enzymes weaken the plasma membrane
5
What are the four extraembryonic membranes in fetal development?
A)acrosome, placenta, plasma membrane, morula
B)placenta, morula, blastocyst, yok sac
C)amnion, chorion, yolk sac, allantios
D)amnion, yolk sac, acrosome, morula
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