Asexual , Heredity, Organ V Organelle

In _________ _____________ only one parent organism produces offspring.

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

• pollination process

• fertilization process

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

• pollination

• sexual reproduction

• fertilization

• asexual reproduction

What do you call the female sex cell?

• egg cell

• sperm cell

• diploid

• haploid

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

• mitosis

• meiosis

• fertilization

• pollination

If an animal cell with 36 chromosomes performs mitosis, how many chromosomes will each of the two newly formed cells have?

(a)  

If an animal cell with 36 chromosomes performs meiosis, how many chromosomes will each of the four newly formed cells have?

(a)  

Which statement(s) reflects a way in which asexual reproduction is beneficial? Select all that apply.

• It results in genetic variation.

• It requires a lot of time and energy.

• Organisms can reproduce without a mate.

• It is a much quicker process.

Hydra produce offspring by growing the new individual on the body of the parent. This is an example of...

• budding.

• fission.

• regeneration.

• tubers.

Which statement describes why genetic variation is beneficial to populations of organisms?

• individuals look different from one another

• only one parent is needed to produce offspring

• populations of the organism increase more rapidly

• species can better survive environmental changes

Amoeba use mitosis and produce two offspring that are identical to the parent. This is an example of...

• budding.

• binary fission.

• regeneration.

• parthenogenesis.