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Male Reproduction Quiz
1. What type of livestock animal does not have pendulous testes?
2. What is the male sex hormone?
3. Define the term libido.
4. List two things that the male sex hormone does for the male’s body.
5. What is the difference between a fibroelastic penis and vascular penis?
6. Name a livestock species that represents a fibroelastic and vascular penis.
7. What cell is responsible for producing the male sex hormone?
8. If the process of fertilization was a ______ game, then each phase would
become _______ for the ______.
9. In the case of fraternal twins, there are ___ egg(s) and ___ sperm.
10. In the case of identical twins, there are ___ egg(s) and ___ sperm.
11. What is the function of the scrotum?
12. Define thermoregulation and its importance for male reproduction.
13. Sperm must be 3 - ___ degrees cooler than the body to stay alive.
14. Where does sperm go to mature? Spelling doesn’t count here, but starts with an
E!
15. Where is sperm most mature and ready for ejaculation?
16. Which livestock species has a filiform appendage?
17. What is the purpose of the filiform appendage?
18. Define the term copulation.
19. Which livestock species has a corkscrew shaped penis?
20. What is the difference between castration and a vasectomy?
21. What is the ultimate goal of sperm?
22. If there are 300 million sperm in each ejaculate, how many reach the egg in the
case of a single pregnancy?
23. If there are 300 million sperm and 25% are infertile, how many still have the
opportunity to reach the egg?
24. Where in the sperm is the genetic material carried?
25. What part of the sperm serves as the motor?