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In blastulas, if cells from an area that would normally become skin are transplanted into an area that would become nervous system, the transplanted cells will become nervous system. True or False?

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A mad scientist decides to start combining embryos and see what develops. He takes bits from the blastula of a frog with blue skin and transplants them into the blastula of a yellow-skinned frog. The embryo develops blue cells in its brain and spinal cord. The scientist must have transplanted the cells into the:


A) ectoderm.
B) mesoderm.
C) endoderm.
D) allantois.
E) yolk sac.

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What is the main purpose of the last seven months of pregnancy?


A) formation of major organs
B) organization of organs into organ systems
C) formation of the brain
D) growth
E) formation of cell layers

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A ________ is a fertilized egg.

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Homeobox genes determine the overall shape of the body and the location of its parts. True or False?

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Cellular differentiation depends on which genes are expressed in the cell. True or False?

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In the placenta:


A) chorionic villi are bathed in pools of maternal blood.
B) fetal blood and maternal blood mix.
C) all substances in maternal blood that may be harmful to the fetus are prevented from going through.
D) the amnion and the chorion grow into the uterus wall.
E) hormones are absorbed to prevent them from influencing the developing fetus.

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All amphibians, reptiles, and mammals pass through embryonic stages in which they have tails and webbed fingers. True or False?

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The formation of the embryonic tissue layers occurs during ________.

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The metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly is an example of:


A) direct development.
B) placental development.
C) indirect development.
D) internal development.
E) external development.

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The fluid the embryo floats in is produced by structure:


A) 1)
B) 2)
C) 3)
D) 4)
E) 5)

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The process through which a human embryo develops into an adult is called metamorphosis. True or False?

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Muscles and bones develop from the embryonic ________.

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The cells of an aging animal function less efficiently because:


A) their metabolic rate is very low.
B) they lose their organelles.
C) they cannot repair their DNA.
D) protein synthesis has stopped.
E) they cannot divide by mitosis.

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The proteins that bind to the DNA near regions where gene transcription begins are called:


A) mRNA.
B) promoter genes.
C) the gray crescent.
D) homeobox genes.
E) transcription factors.

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How is blood flow in the placenta maintained so that there is maximum opportunity for the exchange of materials while still keeping the mother's and baby's bloods separate?

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The mother's capillaries break down so t...

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How do undifferentiated cells "know" what to become?

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Interactions among neighboring...

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Newborn animals that closely resemble the adults of their species undergo ________ development.

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In placental organisms, the _______ is the fetal contribution to the placenta.


A) allantois
B) amnion
C) chorion
D) yolk sac
E) blastopore

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Blood cells form from structure:


A) 1)
B) 2)
C) 3)
D) 4)
E) 5)

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