Asexual and Sexual reproduction

Which of these organisms can reproduce by budding?

• A. hydra

• B. dolphin

• C. manta ray

• D. salamander

Which of these lists includes three types of asexual reproduction?

• A. budding, spore formation, fertilization

• B. binary fission, budding, spore formation

Which of these statements correctly describes the genetic information in the diagram?

• A. Cell A is genetically identical to cell C.

• B. Cell B contains the same genetic material as cell C.

• C. Cell C has genes from cell A and genes from cell B.

• D. Cells A and C contributed genetic material to cell B.

Which of these choices describes a zygote?

• A. a structure or organ within an organism that produces gametes

• B. a specialized cell that contains half the number of chromosomes found in other cells of an organism

• C. a spore-like cell that is produced during asexual reproduction and that can grow into a new organism

• D. a cell that forms as the result of fertilization and has a the same number of chromosomes as the parent cells

Which type of reproduction involves two parents and results in offspring that are not genetically identical to either parent?

• A. binary fission

• B. spore formation

• C. sexual reproduction

• D. vegetative reproduction

What type of reproduction has occurred when an organism is produced from only one parent?

• A. Nonsexual

• B. Sexual

• C. Unisexual

• D. Asexual

What type of reproduction has occurred when an organism is produced from two parents?

• A. Nonsexual

• B. Sexual

• C. Unisexual

• D. Asexual

Which type of reproduction results in offspring that are most different from the parent organisms?

• A. Nonsexual

• B. Sexual

• C. Unisexual

• D. Asexual

A piece of a geranium plant is cut and placed in a jar of water in the window. Several weeks later the piece has grown into a new plant. Which of the following is true about the genetic relationship between the first plant and the new one?

• A. The two plants are different genetically.

• B. The two plants are slightly different genetically.

• C. The two plants are genetically identical.

• D. There is no way to know the genetic relationship.

How many daughter cells are produced when a bacterial cell reproduces asexually?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4