Asexual and Sexual Reproduction Test

Match the following

• 1 parent

• Meiosis

• 2 parents

• Asexual Reproduction

• Makes skin cells

• Sexual Reproduction

• Makes gametes (sperm & egg)

• Mitosis

In complex organisms meiosis ​is used ​for ​ (a)   . Cells made by meiosis will be ​ ​ (b)   than the parent cell. Gametes are made because ​ (c)   requires 2 parents. If a somatic cell (body cell) has 16 chromosomes the egg and sperm cells will have ​ (d)  

• making gametes
• different
• sexual reproduction
• 8 chromosomes.
• 8 chromosomes
• growth & repair
• identical
• asexual reproduction
• 16 chromosomes

Why do we need meiosis?

• To double the number of chromosomes going into sex cells

• To halve (1/2) the number of chromosomes going into sex cells

• To triple the number of chromosomes going into sex cells

• To not change the number of chromosomes going into sex cells

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 is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

• Allows genetic variation
• Only needs one parent
• Happens very quickly
• Offspring are exact copies of parent

This is a form of...

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

• pollination

• regeneration

This is a form of...

• sexual reproduction

• asexual reproduction

• fertilization

• pollination

What are the X and Y chromosomes?

• sex chromosomes

• autosomes

• somatic chromosomes

• haploid

Somatic cells (body cells) in humans have

• 46 chromosomes

• 23 chromosomes

• 21 chromosomes

• 13 chromosomes

Gametes (sex cells) in humans have

• 23 chromosomes

• 46 chromosomes

• 21 chromosomes

• 13 chromosomes