Reproduction Quiz M5

A zygote is defined as:

• a diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two haploid gametes

• a haploid cell resulting from the fusion of two diploid gametes

• an unborn human more than eight weeks after conception

• a human offspring during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilization

Which of the following statements about binary fission in bacteria is NOT correct?

• The two daughter cells are clones of each other.

• The two daughter cells are the same species.

• The two daughter bacteria are produced by asexual reproduction.

• The two daughter bacteria are produced by sexual reproduction

What is NOT an advantage of internal fertilisation?

• Increased chance of successful fertilisation

• Fertilisation occurs when the parents meet each other

• Greater chance of offspring survival

• Increased genetic variation for offspring

Coral spawning and releasing male and female gametes into the ocean is an example of?

• asexual reproduction

• internal fertilisation

• external fertilisation

• budding

Which two organisms below reproduce through budding?

• bacteria and protists

• fungi and bacteria

• bacteria and plants

• fungi and protists

Which statement is correct?

• Budding is a form of sexual reproduction.

• Binary fission is a form of asexual reproduction.

• Pollination of flowers is a form of asexual reproduction.

• Spores are a form of sexual reproduction.

Asexual reproduction involves

• one parent

• two parents

• one or two parents

Sexual reproduction needs to have

• one parent

• male and female gametes

• female gametes

• male gametes

True or False: Animals can only reproduce sexually not asexually.

• True

• False

Which is a correct statement?

• Flowers do not have male and female parts.

• The anther is the female part of the flower.

• The stigma is a the male part of a flower.

• The stigma is a the female part of a flower.