Lecture 32: Organism Grow

Question 1

1. An irreversible increase in biomass is known as:
   A. Development
   B. Fertilization
   C. Growth
   D. Ontogeny

Answer 1

C. Growth

Question 2

2. During fertilization, what causes depolarization of the
   egg membrane?
   A. The sperm
   B. The acrosome
   C. Fusion of the sperm and egg membranes
   D. Release of cortical granules

Answer 2

C. Fusion of the sperm and egg membranes

Question 3

3. A change from a simple to complex or specialized
   form is known as:
   A. Development
   B. Growth
   C. Ontogeny
   D. Fertilization

Answer 3

A. Development

Question 4

4. The difference between a diploblast and triploblast
   is the presence of:
   A. Blastocoel
   B. Mesoderm
   C. Endoderm
   D. Blastopore

Question 5

5. In plants, where does secondary growth originate?
   A. Vascular cambium
   B. Shoot meristem
   C. Cork cambium
   D. A & C