Name: _____________________________ Egg Donation Article
Pre-reading CORE 40 Review Questions:
1.) ______Which statement best describes the relationship between mitosis and meiosis?
a.) mitosis is cell growth while meiosis is cell division.
b.) meiosis is the cell division that makes body cells while mitosis makes sex cells.
c.) mitosis is the cell division that makes new body cells while meiosis makes sex cells.
d.) mitosis is part of the cell cycle while meiosis is part of the body cycle.
2.) ______ Where does meiosis happen?
a.) skin cells b.) testicles c.) ovaries d.) bones e.) a and d f.) b and c
3.) ______ How many chromosomes does an egg have?
a.) n b.) 2n c.) haploid d.) diploid e.) 23 f.) 46 g.) a,c,e h.) b,d,f
4.) ______ DNA ________________ ensures that new cells have the DNA they need.
a.) Transcription b.) Translation c.) Replication d.) Transcriptase
5.) ______ If more blond haired people reproduce than dark haired people, how will the population most
likely by impacted?
a.) the population will be more easily eaten by lions and become darker haired.
b.) the population will be more blond because of the inheritance of traits.
c.) the population will be taller because blond hair people are taller.
d.) the population will be shorter because blond hair people are shorter.
6.) ______ Which best describes the difference between Mendel and Darwin?
a.) Darwin discovered the laws of genetics by traveling on the Beagle while Mendel discovered the principle
of natural selection by mating pea plants.
b.) Darwin and Mendel both made very detailed observations of the natural world and changed how
scientists view the world.
c.) Darwin discovered the principle of natural selection by traveling on the Beagle while Mendel discovered
the laws of genetics by mating pea plants.
d.) Darwin made very detailed observations while Mendel made very sloppy observations.
7.) ______ What happens to the carbon in our bodies when we die?
a.) it disappears forever b.) it turns to heat c.) it is eaten by decomposers and turned to CO2
8.) ______ The membrane proteins that are in the cell membrane of an egg cell can deteriorate over time.
What are three possible reasons the proteins may start to breakdown?
a.) ________________________________________________________________________________
b.) ________________________________________________________________________________
Reading Comprehension Questions: Answer in complete sentences.
1.) Why do you think Jamie Galbraith's eggs are worth so much to a couple in Boston?
2.) What are two possible biological reasons that eggs would not hold up to shipping from Michigna to
Massachusetts?
3.) What are locations that egg donation is popular? Why is it so popular in these locations?
4.) What do the hormone injections do to the women donating eggs?
5.) What are donor eggs used for?
6.) What are three of the reasons that donating eggs could be viewed as dangerous?
7.) If you and your spouse could not conceive naturally, what traits would you look for in an egg donor?
8.) How many hours would you have to work a $8/hour job to make $15,000?
9.) What should be some laws passed to regulate egg donating?
10.) Imagine you were married to the person of your dreams, but you were unable to conceive due to
unhealthy eggs, how much would you pay for someone to donate their eggs? Why?
11.) If your daughter had $14,000 in college loans and wanted to buy a house, would you approve of her
selling her eggs? What would you say to her?