Patterns of Reproduction & Growth – Multiple Choice Test

Which of the following is true of asexual reproduction?

• It requires two parents

• It produces genetically identical offspring

• It increases genetic variation

• It requires fertilization

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Which organism can reproduce through fragmentation?

• Human

• Sea star

• Cow

• Pine tree

Budding is a form of asexual reproduction where:

• Two parents produce offspring

• An offspring grows from a piece of the parent

• A new organism grows off the parent and then separates

• Genetic material from both parents combines

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Lesson 1: Patterns of Reproduction 4. Sexual reproduction always involves:

• One parent and one offspring

• Two parents and fertilization

• An embryo and a seed

• Budding and fragmentation

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Which is a benefit of sexual reproduction?

• a) Simpler process

• b) Faster reproduction

• c) Produces identical offspring

• d) Produces genetic variation

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The process where offspring receive genes from parents is called:

• Fertilization

• Inheritance

• Pollination

• Metamorphosis

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A trait is:

• A learned skill

• A specific characteristic determined by genes

• A behavior influenced by the environment

• An allele from one parent

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A dominant allele will:

• Only show up if both alleles are the same

• Be hidden by a recessive allele

• Always show up if inherited

• Only affect physical traits

A red flower and white flower producing a pink flower is an example of:

• Codominance

• Incomplete dominance

• Polygenic inheritance

• Asexual reproduction

Human blood type is an example of:

• Incomplete dominance

• Codominance

• Multiple alleles

• Polygenic inheritance