Reproduction Quiz

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1. Reproduction is the process by which new organisms or offspring are produced by an existing individual or a parent to ensure that the species

• responds to stimuli
• maintains homeostasis
• survives
• goes extinct

2. Which is an advantage of asexual reproduction?

• More genetic variation
• Occurs slowly
• Requires a mate
• Less energy and time involved

3.An example of asexual reproduction in plants is

• Taking a cutting from a plant and growing it
• When a flower is pollinated by bees

4. Which is not an example of asexual reproduction?

• Formation of a bud from a hydra
• A bacterial cell splitting into two cells
• Making more skin cells through mitosis
• Two gametes joining to form a zygote

5. A change in which part of a plant would most likely affect its ability to reproduce?

• stomata
• flower
• roots
• leaves

6. When an offspring grows off from the body of a parent organism it is called _________________

• meiosis
• budding
• regeneration
• sexual reproduction

7. What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

• Allows genetic variation
• Offpring are an exact duplicate of parent
• Only requires one parent
• Happens very quickly

8. Redwood trees are the tallest and largest trees in the world. Like other conifer trees, the trees make male and female cones that rely on the wind for pollination. What kind of reproduction is this?

• sexual
• asexual

9. Asexual reproduction in a plant is called

• Budding
• Binary fission
• Vegetative propagation
• Mitosis