Reproduction Quiz

How are the cells produced through mitosis and meiosis different?

• They have different cell shapes.

• They have different numbers of chromosomes.

• They have different levels of activity in the ribosomes.

• They have different components in the cell membrane.

Which best explains why offspring created through sexual reproduction have greater variation than those created through asexual reproduction?

• Offspring created through sexual reproduction carry the traits of only the most dominant parent.

• Offspring created through sexual reproduction carry the traits from more than one generation of parents.

• Offspring created through asexual reproduction carry the traits from more than two separate parents.

• Offspring created through asexual reproduction carry the traits from two separate individual parents.

Which type of offspring is most likely the result of asexual reproduction?

• offspring that inherit only beneficial genes

• offspring that inherit genes from both parents

• offspring that are genetically identical to each other

• offspring that are genetically different from each other

Which statement best describes the result of meiosis?

• It produces body cells.

• It causes alleles to deform.

• It prevents genetic mutation.

• It produces reproductive cells.

Which type of offspring are most likely the result of sexual reproduction?

• diverse offspring with half of the genes from each parent

• identical offspring with half the genes from each parent

• identical offspring with the same genes as the parent

• diverse offspring with the same genes as the parent

Which best describes why sexual reproduction results in more genetic diversity than asexual reproduction?

• Offspring are identical to the parents.

• Offspring develop in different environments.

• Traits from two parents are combined in the offspring.

• Genes from only one parent are found in the offspring.

Which process has the greatest potential for genetic variability?

• cell differentiation

• interkinesis

• meiosis

• mitosis

How do meiosis and mitosis differ?

• Meiosis results in cells containing half of an organism′s DNA, while mitosis results in cells with a full copy of an organism‘s DNA.

• Mitosis results in new cells, but meiosis does not.

• Meiosis results in new cells, but mitosis does not.

• Mitosis results in cells containing half of an organism′s DNA, while meiosis results in cells with a full copy of an organism‘s DNA.

Potatoes reproduce by growing sprouts on their surfaces as shown.

When planted, these sprouts grow into new plants. This is an example of

• seed production

• fertilization.

• pollination

• asexual reproduction.

Some organisms reproduce sexually while other organisms reproduce asexually. Which would be an example of asexual reproduction?

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