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Animal Reproduction - Chapter #4 Quiz

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

The Prostate is a male accessory sex gland that produces fluid found in semen that provides a medium for transporting sperm.
 

 2. 

Seminal vesicles produce fluid that helps protect the sperm in the male by cleaning and flushing the urinary tract.
 

 3. 

In livestock, the female is born with all the eggs she will ever have.
 

 4. 

Testosterone is a hormone that aids in reproduction in females.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 5. 

In animal reproduction, the male contributes ______ of the chromosomes to the offspring.
a.
1/4
b.
1/2
c.
2/3
d.
3/4
 

 6. 

The term for when a male has both testes remain in the body cavity, thus making it sterile, is known as ______________.
a.
Castrated
c.
Monorchid
b.
Cryptorchid
d.
Sigmoid
 

 7. 

Which of the following has the potential to impregnate the most females through artificial insemination?
a.
bull
b.
ram
c.
boar
d.
stallion
 

 8. 

When a female is ‘in heat’, she is receptive for breeding. She is in which stage of the estrous cycle?
a.
proestrus
b.
estrus
c.
metestrus
d.
diestrus
 

Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 9. 

In which species is the semen deposited in the cervix of the female?
 a.
cow
 b.
mare
 c.
sow
 d.
ewe
 

 10. 

Which of the following are terms for a ‘male castrated before reaching maturity’ in their respective species?
 a.
filly
 c.
barrow
 e.
wether
 g.
heifer
 b.
sow
 d.
ram
 f.
steer
 h.
gelding
 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 11. 

In the male, the ________   _______________ is the tube that connects to the epididymus.
 

 

 12. 

In a female animal, the exterior portion of the reproductive tract is known as the _______________.
 

 

 13. 

In the female, the _____________ is the term for the opening into the uterus.
 

 

 14. 

Another term for an animal giving birth is ______________________.
 

 



 
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