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Plant Reproduction - check for understanding

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Tiny plants that transport nutrients through osmosis and diffusion are called
a)
mosses and liverworts
b)
ferns and horsetails
c)
club mosses
d)
gymnosperms
2.
A _______ plant has a system of cells that operate like "pipes" to deliver materials throughout a plant
a)
vascular
b)
non-vascular
3.
What type of plant produces a fruit?
a)
gymnosperm
b)
angiosperm
c)
mosses
d)
liverwort
4.
Pine, spruce, and fir trees are examples of a type of gymnosperm called:  ____________
a)
conifers
b)
cycads
c)
ginkoes
d)
mosses
5.
Which choice is NOT an angiosperm?
a)
peach tree
b)
rose bush
c)
watermelon
d)
fern 
6.
Mosses never grow large because
a)
they must get water directly from each other
b)
they don't receive much water
c)
they have smaller cells than other plants
d)
They share flower pollen
7.
Which statement is NOT true about mosses and liverworts?
a)
they are the first to cover a new bare environment
b)
they form a new layer of soil in which new plants can grow
c)
They provide nesting materials for birds
d)
they grow large to reach the sunlight
8.
The picture is an example of a _________
a)
fern plant
b)
moss plant
c)
liverwort
d)
conifer
9.
The image shows a ______________
a)
conifer
b)
pine cone
c)
gymnosperm
d)
all of the above
10.

What type of asexual reproduction does the figure represent?

a)

Binary Fission

b)

Budding

c)

Vegetative Propagation

d)

Fragmentation

11.

What type of asexual reproduction does the figure represent?

a)

Binary Fission

b)

Budding

c)

Vegetative Propagation

d)

Fragmentation

12.

What is the type of asexual reproduction when the parent breaks into two distinct pieces which can live independently of each other?

a)

Binary Fission

b)

Budding

c)

Vegetative Propagation

d)

Fragmentation

13.

How many parents does asexual reproduction require?

a)

1 parent

b)

2 parents

c)

3 parents

d)

4 parents

14.

What are some of the disadvantages of asexual reproduction?

a)

Organism can reproduce on its own

b)

Genetic information is identical to the parent

c)

Reproduction occurs rapidly

15.
Bacteria reproduce asexually by a process called 
a)
replication
b)
meiosis
c)
splitting in two
d)
binary fission
16.
A hydra reproduces when an outgrowth, or bud, forms and continues to develop until if falls off of the parent. This is an example of:
a)
Binary Fission
b)
Sporulation
c)
Budding
d)
Vegetative Propagation
17.
What type of asexual reproduction is taking place?
Fishermen work hard to catch and remove all the starfish that get into their favorite shell fishing beds and the “underwater farms” where they raise clams and oysters. In the past, they put the starfish into their boats, cut them up with knives, and then throw the pieces of starfish overboard. They thought this would kill the starfish. What they did not know was that each piece of starfish will grow into a whole new animal.
a)
Regeneration
b)
Vegetative propagation
c)
Budding
d)
Fission
18.
. Which of the following statements is TRUE about asexual reproduction?   
a)
The offspring that are produced are genetically unique
b)
A mother and father are needed to produce offspring
c)
A kitten is produced through asexual reproduction
d)
Only one parent is required
19.
To make a clone, scientists remove the ______ from a/an _________ cell and inject the DNA from another cell into it.
a)
Nucleus, egg
b)
DNA, Gap 0
c)
DNA, Udder
d)
plasmid, bacteria
20.
The first successful mammal cloning was done on a ______ named ________.
a)
sheep, Dolly
b)
mouse, Cumulina
c)
Frog, Fred
d)
Human, Craig Venter
21.
What attracts insects to the flower?
a)
Ovary 
b)
Filament 
c)
Ovule 
d)
Petals
22.
What is the female part of the flower?
a)
Stamen
b)
 Sepal
c)
 Pistil
d)
Receptacle
23.
What is the male part of the flower?
a)
Stamen
b)
 Sepal
c)
 Pistil
d)
Receptacle
24.
Where do the seeds develop?
a)
In the stamen
b)
In the ovary
25.
What are the functions of the petals?
a)
Brightly colored
b)
Able to attract insects
c)
Protect the inside of the flower
d)
All of the above