Asexual reproduction practice questions

Which of the following statements about the reproduction of plants is correct?

• In each round of binary fission, a bacterium produces a large number of offspring.

• Two parents are always involved in sexual reproduction.

• Mitotic cell division is not involved in sexual reproduction.

• Asexual reproduction only involves mitotic cell division.

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The process used for asexual reproduction is

• meiosis

• mitosis

Offspring that are produced by only one parent are

• genetically diverse

• clones

• gametes

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Asexual reproduction produces offspring with DNA that is _________ the parent.

• different from

• the same as

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A type of organism that reproduces using binary fission is

• humans

• insects

• bacteria

• sharks

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Hydra reproduce by

• binary fission

• budding

• sexual reproduction

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If an organism reproduces asexually, its offspring will most likely be:

• produced as a result of fertilization
• Genetically identical to the parent
• Genetically different from each other
• Produced from specialized cells known as gametes

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How do unicellular (single celled) protists reproduce?

• internal fertilization

• External fertilization

• Binary fission

• conjugation

What are some of the facts about asexual reproduction?

• Takes only one mate to reproduce and takes a longer time to reproduce
• Takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce and it takes two mates to reproduce
• Reproduces diverse offspring and takes a longer time to reproduce
• Takes only one mate to reproduce and takes a shorter time to reproduce

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When a starfish grows a new body off a broken arm, what kind of reproduction is this?

• Sexual
• Differentiation
• Asexual 
• Specialization

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