Reproduction quiz (test corrections)

What do you call the cell that forms from fertilization?

• fertilized egg

• sperm cell

• zygote

• egg cell

What do you call the type of reproduction in which the genetic materials from two different cells combine, producing an offspring?

• pollination

• sexual reproduction

• fertilization

• asexual reproduction

In this cell division, one diploid cell divides and makes four haploid sex cells. What do you call this special kind of cell division?

• mitosis

• meiosis

• fertilization

• pollination

Which of the following is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

• Genetic variation

• Down syndrome

• Mutation

• New trait formed

What type of reproduction takes place when one parent organism produces offspring without meiosis and fertilization?

• pollination

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

• fertilization

Which of the following is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?

• All organisms have genetic variation

• Parents produces identical off spring which is not suitable for survival in a changing environment

• Finding a mate is not needed

• It can produce a lot of offspring

What is the correct name for a sex cell?

• The noise

• Gamete

• Ovary

• Sperm

The diagram shows the female reproductive system. The part labelled B is called  

• sperm 
• the egg  
• the womb  
• the ovary 

Where in their female reproductive system is fertilisation most likely to take place?

• fallopian tube
• uterus
• vagina
•  cervix

When a cell is not actively dividing, it is in what phase?

• interphase
• anaphase
• prophase
• telophase