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What is a pregnancy test for?
To check if the baby will be a boy or a girl
To check if a woman is fertile or not
To check if a woman is pregnant or not
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The pregnancy test works by detecting the presence of particular hormone that women only produce whilst pregnant.
What is the name of this hormone?
Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG)
Oestrogen
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Pregnancy tests can be bought cheaply in most supermarkets.
Which bodily fluid do they use to test for the presence of hCG?
Urine
Blood
Sweat
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Which type of antibodies does the pregnancy test use?
Monoclonal antibodies
Polyclonal antibodies
Monocellular antibodies
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Monoclonal antibodies are used in pregnancy test sticks. What do the antibodies bind to?
Hormones
Enzymes
Toxins
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What are the benefits of the pregnancy test?
(Select all that apply)
It's quick
It's cheap
It's invasive
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