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Worksheetsreproduction and development
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The male hormone, testosterone, is produced in the
a)
bladder
b)
urethra
c)
testes
d)
penis
2.
Semen leaves the body through the penis via the
a)
urethra
b)
epididymis
c)
bladder
d)
testis
3.
A female's eggs are produced in the
a)
uterus
b)
ovaries
c)
fallopian tube
d)
vagina
4.
In a multiple birth, if two offspring who look alike and share the same genes are born, they are called
a)
fraternal twins
b)
identical twins
c)
multiples
d)
triplets
5.
Offspring inherit traits from ________ parents.
a)
one
b)
both
6.
______________ is the passing of traits from parent to offspring.
a)
Embryo
b)
Nymph
c)
Heredity
7.
The stages of an organism's growth and development is called ________________.
a)
heredity
b)
life cycle
c)
budding
8.
What is the process called when the female egg is joined with the male sperm?
a)
fertilization
b)
metamorphosis
c)
reproduction
9.
The female cell required for reproduction is called an __________.
a)
egg
b)
sperm
c)
embro
d)
pollen
10.
A male cell required for reproduction is called a _____________.
a)
egg
b)
pollen
c)
sperm
d)
pistil
11.
How can certain animals reproduce without two parents?
a)
fertilization and budding
b)
Spores and fertilization
c)
Budding and regeneration
d)
Regeneration and metamorphosis
12.
How many daughter cells are produced at the end of meiosis?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
In meiosis, the daughter cells have ______ DNA as the parent cell.
a)
the same
b)
half as much
c)
double
d)
completely different
14.
Which of the following DOES NOT increase variation in the next generation?
a)
Extinction
b)
Meiosis
c)
Sexual Reproduction
d)
Assexual reproduction
15.
What is it called when the sex cells meet?
a)
meiosis
b)
fertilization
c)
cell division
d)
mitosis
16.
A human usually has _____ total chromosomes.
a)
6
b)
22
c)
4
d)
46
17.
Which of the following cell types is diploid?
a)
egg
b)
sex cell
c)
heart cell
d)
sperm
18.
Meiosis in humans produces cells with how many chromosomes?
a)
44
b)
22
c)
46
d)
23
19.
This produces 2 identical cells.
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
20.
This produces sex cells.
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
21.
This is why everyone is different from their parents and siblings.
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
22.
What is it called when a sperm and egg meet?
a)
meiosis
b)
fertilization
c)
cell division
d)
mitosis
23.
The end of meiosis results in ________ to each other.
a)
2 cells that are identical
b)
4 cells that are identical
c)
2 cells that are not identical
d)
4 cells that are not identical
24.
What phase is shown in the picture?
a)
anaphase 1
b)
anaphase 2
c)
metaphase 1
d)
telophase 1
25.
What phase is shown in the picture?
a)
metaphase 2
b)
metaphase 1
c)
anaphase 1
d)
prophase 2
26.
If you are a boy, what percent of your genes did you get from your dad?
a)
25%
b)
50%
c)
75%
d)
100%
27.
Requires only one parent
a)
sexual
b)
asexual
28.
when a new organism grows by mitosis and cell division on the body of its parent
a)
budding
b)
regeneration
c)
fission
d)
mitotic cell division
29.
Making identical copies of an organism in a lab
a)
vegetative reproduction
b)
cloning
c)
regeneration
d)
fission
30.
happens in eukaryotic unicellular organisms
a)
mitotic cell division
b)
fission
31.
How many parents does asexual reproduction involve?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
32.
If two organisms reproduce sexually, then their offspring will exhibit a genetic makeup that is -
a)
identical to only one parent
b)
identical to all of its siblings
c)
a unique combination of traits
d)
the recessive traits of each parent
33.
Prokaryotes (bacteria) reproduce asexually via -
a)
spore formation
b)
bud creation
c)
vegetative propagation
d)
binary fission
34.
All of the offspring of an organism have the same genetic material, which is identical to the parent organism. From this, we can conclude that this organism -
a)
makes its own food
b)
is unicellular
c)
live in a marine habitat
d)
reproduces asexually
35.
This is when a new organism grows by cell division on the body of its parent. The bud, or offspring is identical to the parent. The bud, when large enough, can break off of the parent and live on its own. Examples of this include yeast, hydra and potatoes.
a)
Regeneration
b)
Vegetative propagation
c)
Fission
d)
Budding
36.
Which organ produces egg cells?
a)
The vagina
b)
The fallopian Tubes
c)
The uterus
d)
The ovaries
37.
Which process increases the variability of genetic information?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
38.
Sexual Reproduction has how many parents?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
39.
Asexual Reproduction has how many parents?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
40.
_____________________ is a process that produces cells with half the chromosomes.
a)
Budding
b)
Fragementation
c)
Regeneration
d)
Meiosis
41.
You inherited...
a)
most of your chromosomes from your mother
b)
most of your chromosomes from your father
c)
a random number of chromosomes from each parent
d)
half your chromosomes from your mother and half from your father.
42.
The result of meiosis is:
a)
two diploid cells
b)
two haploid cells
c)
four diploid cells
d)
four haploid cells
43.
During meiosis I, what happens?
a)
Sister chromatids are split
b)
Homologous chromosomes are split
c)
Four cells are created
d)
None of the other choices are correct
44.
Human eggs and sperm are _____, and each has ____ chromosomes.
a)
diploid, 23
b)
diploid, 46
c)
haploid, 23
d)
haploid, 46
45.
Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?
a)
muscle cells
b)
skin cells
c)
sperm cells
d)
blood cells
46.
Which of the following best describes meiosis?
a)
It is carried out in all tissues theat require cell replacement
b)
It occurs only in cells in the reproductive structures of an organism
c)
It happens in all of the tissues except the brain and spinal cord
d)
It is the first stage of mitosis
47.
A male shark has 40 chromosomes in each of its sex cells. How many would be present in its body cells?
a)
20
b)
40
c)
80
d)
160
48.
How many daughter cells are produced at the end of meiosis?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
49.
The cells produced via meiosis are called:
a)
gametes
b)
somatic cells
c)
body cells
d)
skin cells
50.
What is it called when the gametes meet?
a)
meiosis
b)
fertilization
c)
cell division
d)
mitosis
51.
Which of the following cell types is formed by meiosis?
a)
muscle cells
b)
skin cells
c)
sperm cells
d)
blood cells
52.
Which cellular process is shown?
a)
meiosis
b)
endocytosis
c)
mitosis
d)
phagocytosis
53.
How many cells are created during Telophase II?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
54.
How many cells are created during Telophase I?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
55.
All organisms today exist because of____.
a)
Asexual Reproduction
b)
Reproduction
c)
Sexual Reproduction
d)
The duck of life
56.
What is the function of the reproductive system?
a)
To Create Offspring
b)
To Keep The Body In Good Shape
c)
Nothing
d)
Going To The Bathroom
57.
Why do multicellular organisms produce new cells?
a)
to advance the growth of the organism
b)
to replace old cells or cells that are not working well
c)
to heal a tear or wound
d)
all of the listed answers
58.
In prokaryotic cells, DNA appears in the form of a
a)
loop
b)
nucleosome
c)
condensed strand
d)
looped domain
59.
In eukaryotic cells, DNA is wrapped around
a)
RNA
b)
proteins
c)
chromatin
d)
all of the listed answers
60.
What do all cells do to prepare for cell division?
a)
increase their surface area-to-volume ratio.
b)
decrease the number of proteins they need
c)
make an extra copy of their complete DNA
d)
all of the listed answers
61.
The structure in which a cell's DNA is packaged is the
a)
chromosome
b)
histone
c)
chromatin
d)
nucleosome
62.
A segment of DNA that codes for RNA and protein is the
a)
centromere
b)
gene
c)
histone
d)
nucleosome
63.
I am like space covering the entire galaxy and gravity, holding everything in place. Who am I?
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
chloroplast
d)
cell wall
64.
Of course, asexual organisms produce offspring identical to the parent, however, which of the following is a major disadvantage of asexual producing organisms?
a)
There is genetic diversity.
b)
Asexual organisms live longer
c)
There is no genetic diversity.
d)
It requires less energy.
65.
Controlling all movement, like the conductor of an orchestra, is what I do. I determine the instruments that should make up the orchestra. Which organelle am I?
a)
mitochondria
b)
cell membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
nucleus
66.
Regulating the movement of material in and out of the cell is the function of this organelle.
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
cell wall
d)
cell membrane
67.
What is heredity?
a)
A type of cell
b)
Characteristics or traits that are passed on
c)
her and red combined
d)
something associated with only sexual reproduction
68.
Because their offspring are exact replicas of them they tend to be susceptible to disease.
a)
sexual organisms
b)
asexual organisms
c)
both sexual and asexual organisms
d)
mitochondria
69.
Nice genes. No, not the kind illustrated, but your traits or characteristics stored in this part of the nucleus.
a)
chloroplast
b)
mitochondria
c)
vacuole
d)
chromosomes
70.
Which is an Advantage of Asexual Reproduction?
a)
Genetically not identical to parent
b)
Genetically diverse
c)
Organism can reproduce quickly
d)
Investment of time & energy
71.
After _____________, the zygote develops into a larger organism.
a)
variation
b)
binary fission
c)
fertilization
d)
sporesification
72.
Chicken gametes have 39 chromosomes. Chicken body cells have ____.
a)
13
b)
39
c)
78
d)
half as many as humans
73.
What happens, normally, once an egg cell is fertilized?
a)
meiosis starts
b)
mitosis starts
c)
gametes are produced
74.
A fertilized egg is called a ___.
a)
gamete
b)
body cell
c)
shygote
d)
zygote
75.
Flowering plants & pine trees reproduce ___.
a)
sexually
b)
asexually
c)
vegetatively
76.
Vegetative reproduction is caused by ___.
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
77.
A human usually has _____ total chromosomes.
a)
6
b)
22
c)
4
d)
46
78.
How many daughter cells are produced at the end of meiosis?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
79.
In meiosis, the daughter cells have ______ DNA as the parent cell.
a)
the same
b)
half as much
c)
double
d)
completely different
80.
What is the name of this process?
a)
meiosis
b)
mitosis
c)
endocytosis
d)
phagocytosis
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