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1. How many eggs does a woman's body make every 6. When a woman is in her second trimester, she
year? might be ___ months pregnant.
a. One a. 2
b. 12 b. 5
c. About 100,000 c. 7
d. None—women are born with a limited number of egg d. 9
cells, and their bodies don't make more
7. What is the main function of the placenta?
2. When can a female begin having children? a. It protects the fetus from physical harm
a. Whenever she wants b. It stimulates cell division in the developing fetus
b. When her body starts manufacturing egg cells c. It provides room for the fetus to grow
c. When her ovaries start releasing egg cells d. It provides nourishment for the fetus
d. When her body starts producing sperm cells
8. Which of the following usually occurs during the
3. A blastocyst is similar in shape to: first trimester?
a. b. a. The embryo flips upside-down inside its mother
b. The embryo begins sleeping and waking
c. The embryo's heart begins beating
d. The mother can feel the embryo moving around inside
her
c. d.

9. If you're in the "fetal position," what are you doing?

a. You're curled up with your knees against your chest
b. You're lying down with your limbs splayed outward
c. You're kneeling with your arms wrapped around your
4. Place the following stages of development in order, shoulders
from earliest to latest. A) Fetus; B) Zygote; C) Embryo d. You're crouching with your hands on your knees
a. B, C, A
b. B, A, C 10. Which term best describes a fetus in the third
c. C, B, A trimester?
d. C, A, B a. Underdeveloped
b. Heavy
5. A developing fetus grows in which part of a c. Three inches long
woman's body? d. Cluster of cells
a. Her uterus
b. Her ovary
c. Her Fallopian tube
d. Her stomach

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