MCQS ON SPERMATOGENESIS

1. Spermiation is the process of the release of sperms from

a. Seminiferous tubules b. Vas deferens c. Epididymis d. Prostate gland
2. Which among the following has 23 chromosomes?
a. Spermatogonia b. Zygote c. Secondary oocyte d. Oogonia
3. The immature male germ cell undergoes division to produce sperms by the
process of spermatogenesis. Choose the correct one with reference to above.
a. Spermatogonia have 46 chromosomes & always undergo meiotic cell
divison
b. Primary spermatocytes divide by mitotic cell division
c. Secondary spermatocytes have 23 chromosomes & undergo second meiotic
division
d. Spermatozoa are transformed into spermatids
4. The head of the sperm is concerned with transfer of
a. Production of enzymes b. sperm motility c. energy d. genetic material
5. Middle piece of the sperm produces
a. Enzymes b. Energy c. genetic material d. cytoplasm
6. Acrosome of the sperm is composed of
a. Enzymes b. genetic material c. axial filament d. none of these
7. During spermatogenesis, meiosis occurs in
a. Primary Spermatocytes b. secondary spermatocytes c. both a and b
e. spermatogonia
8. Spermiogenesis changes
a. Spermatogonium to primary spermatocytes
b. Primary spermatocytes to Secondary spermatocytes
c. Secondary spermatocytes to spermatids
d. Spermatids into sperms
9. What are the diploid stages in spermatogenesis?
a. Spermatogonia and spermatids b. spermatogonia and primary
spermatocytes c. spermatogonia & sperms d. primary spermatocytes and
secondary spermatocytes
10.Which of the following structures produces energy for the motility of mature
sperm?
a. Nucleus in head region b. mitochondria in middle piece c. Axial
filament in tail d. mitochondria in middle piece
11.Which part of the sperm plays an important role in penetrating the egg
membrane?
a. Allosomes b. tail c. autosome d. acrosome
12. Sertoli cells are regulated by the pituitary hormone known as
a. LH b. FSH c. GH d. Prolactin
13. In humans, at the end of the first meiotic division, the male germ cells
differentiate into the
a. Spermatids b. spermatogonia c. primary spermatocytes
e. secondary spermatocytes
14. How many sperms are formed from a secondary spermatocyte?
a. 4 b. 8 c. 2 d. 1
15.How many sperms are formed from 4 primary spermatocytes?
a. 4 b. 8 c. 16 d. 32
16.The main piece of tail of human sperm shows the microtubular arrangement of
a. 7+2 b. 9+2 c. 11+2 d. 13+2
17.Acrosome is a type of
a. Lysosome b. flagellum c. ribosome d. basal body
18.Which of the following contains the actual genetic part of a sperm?
a. Whole of it b. tail c. middle piece d. head
19.Sertoli cells are stimulated by the hormone ----------- to secrete certain
factors required for spermiogenesis
a. GnRH b. LH c. FSH d. hCG
20. The number of spermatozoa produced from a single primary spermatocyte
during spermatogenesis is
a. 1 b. 2 c. 4 d. 8