Chapter 33 Growth and Development

Chapter 33  Growth and Development

TRUE/FALSE

1. The prenatal period begins at conception and continues until the end of infancy.

ANS: F DIF: Memorization TOP: Prenatal Period

2. Human cells contain a total of 23 chromosomes.

ANS: F DIF: Memorization
REF: Page 1079 | Page 1078 TOP: Fertilization

3. Meiotic division II is essentially the same as mitotic division I.

ANS: T DIF: Memorization TOP: Production of Sex Cells

4. During meiosis II, the phenomenon of “crossing over” occurs.

ANS: F DIF: Memorization TOP: Production of Sex Cells

REF: Page 1079

5. Most of the primary oocytes develop to prophase I of meiosis before birth, and they stay at that stage until puberty.

ANS: T DIF: Memorization REF: Page 1077 TOP: Production of Sex Cells

6. In both oogenesis and spermatogenesis, the cytoplasm is equally divided among the daughter cells.

ANS: F DIF: Memorization
REF: Page 1074 | Page 1076 TOP: Production of Sex Cells

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REF: Page 1073

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7. The postnatal period begins at birth and ends when sexual maturity is attained.

ANS: F DIF: Memorization REF: Page 1092 TOP: Postnatal Period

8. The daughter cells formed by meiotic division II contain a diploid number of chromosomes.

ANS: F DIF: Memorization REF: Page 1073 | Page 1074 (Figure 33-1) TOP: Production of Sex Cells