Pretest: Reproduction

Two __________ make up a gene.

• chromosomes

• alleles

• eggs

• sperm

This type of reproduction involves two parents.

• Asexual reproduction

• Sexual reproduction

Which answer choice is NOT a type of asexual reproduction?

• budding

• fragmentation

• fertilization

• binary fission

Which type of reproduction produces an identical copy of the parent?

• Sexual reproduction

• Asexual reproduction

What is the purpose of MITOSIS?

• to create sex cells

• to kill off body cells

• to repair or replace body cells

Which statement does NOT describe asexual reproduction?

• takes a short amount of time

• provides genetic variation - all offspring are different

• no mate required in order to reproduce

• provides no genetic variation - all offspring are the same

Which statement describes meiosis?

• creates 4 unique cells from a parent cell

• used for healing and growing

• creates 2 identical daughter cells

In sexual reproduction, how much DNA is given by each parent?

• 10%

• 30%

• 100%

• 50%

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