WorksheetsReproduction of Organisms
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Reproduction in which genetic materials from two difference cells combine, producing an offspring is...
a)
asexual reproduction
b)
sexual reproduction
c)
cloning
d)
vegetative reproduction
2.
Another name for sex cells are...
a)
zygote
b)
clone
c)
gamete
d)
fission
3.
Cells that form in the reproductive organs are...
a)
sex cells
b)
zygote
c)
fertilization
d)
bud
4.
The sex cell from the male parent is called...
a)
zygote
b)
gamete
c)
egg
d)
sperm
5.
The sperm and egg cells form in...
a)
New Hampshire
b)
the testis and ovary
6.
The sex cell from the female parent is the...
a)
sperm
b)
clone
c)
egg
d)
zygote
7.
The process in which an egg cell and a sperm cell join together is called...
a)
cloning
b)
fertilization
c)
budding
d)
regeneration
8.
The cell that forms in fertilization and that develops into a new organism is called a...
a)
bae
b)
clone
c)
sex cell
d)
zygote
9.
Cells that have only one chromosome from each pair are...
a)
diploid
b)
haploid
c)
unemployed
d)
overjoyed
10.
Cells that have pairs of chromosomes are...
a)
diploid
b)
haploid
c)
android
d)
alloyed
11.
Pairs of chromosomes that have genes for the same traits arranged in the same order are...
a)
sister chromatids
b)
sex cells
c)
homologous chromosomes
d)
zygote
12.
A type of cell division in which one diploid cell divides and makes four haploid sex cells is called...
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
13.
Sex cells are...
a)
diploid
b)
haploid
14.
True or false: Meiosis produces four daughter cells.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
When farmers choose which desirable traits they want by selecting certain plants or animals to reproduce, this is called...
a)
tissue culture
b)
selective breeding
c)
vegetative reproduction
d)
regeneration
16.
Type of reproduction when one parent organism produces offspring without meiosis and fertilization
a)
sexual
b)
asexual
c)
cloning
d)
none of the above
17.
Look! One prokaryotic cell just split and became two genetically identical cells! This is called...
a)
regeneration
b)
fission
c)
budding
d)
splitting
18.
This amoeba formed two offspring through a type of asexual reproduction that includes mitosis and cell division, or...
a)
mitotic cell division
b)
cloning
c)
budding
d)
regeneration
19.
When a new organism grows by asexual reproduction on the body of its parent, this is known as...
a)
a pimple
b)
a clone
c)
regeneration
d)
budding
20.
All of the following organisms can reproduce by budding, EXCEPT for...
a)
hydra
b)
bats
c)
yeast
d)
coral
21.
This picture is of asexual reproduction known as...
a)
fission
b)
budding
c)
regeneration
d)
cloning
22.
This potato is reproducing by...
a)
eye don't know... :)
b)
budding
c)
fission
d)
regeneration
23.
This strawberry plant is reproducing asexually in a process similar to regeneration known as...
a)
vegetative reproduction
b)
budding
c)
fission
d)
root-shoot
24.
The scientific name for a 'runner' is a...
a)
stolon
b)
jogger
c)
marathoner
d)
root
25.
A type of asexual reproduction performed in a laboratory that produces identical individuals from a cluster of cells taken from a multicellular organism is...
a)
cloning
b)
mitosis
c)
meiosis
d)
genetic variation
26.
Hey- look at that impressive Finn Dorset sheep! She was famous and her name was...
a)
Bertha
b)
Molly
c)
Dolly
d)
Gertrude
27.
Dolly's claim to fame was that she...
a)
could talk
b)
was the first cloned mammal
c)
could do basic arithmetic
d)
cloned the first human
28.
Tissue culture enables plant growers and scientists to....
a)
clone plants
b)
make plants that are disease-free
c)
make many copies of plants with desirable traits
d)
all of the above
29.
True or False: Trisomy 21 is another name for Down Syndrome
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Down Syndrome can cause all of the following EXCEPT...
a)
short stature
b)
heart defects
c)
breathing disorders
d)
mental disabilities
31.
Down Syndrome occurs when a person has an extra copy of...
a)
chromosome 19
b)
chromosome 20
c)
chromosome 21
d)
chromosome 22
32.
From this karyotype, I know...
a)
that this is a female
b)
that this is a male
33.
a)
This is a female with the proper number of chromosomes
b)
This is a female with Down Syndrome
c)
This is a male with the proper number of chromosomes
d)
This is a male with Down Syndrome
34.
True or False: Reproductive cells do not go through interphase before beginning meiosis I.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
a)
This is Prophase I
b)
This is Prophase II
c)
This is Metaphase I
d)
This is Metaphase II
36.
In Prophase I, this occurs...
a)
homologous chromosomes condense
b)
homologous chromosome pairs line up
c)
homologous chromosomes separate
d)
a nuclear membrane forms around each duplicated chromosome
37.
a)
This is Prophase I
b)
This is Prophase II
c)
This is Metaphase I
d)
This is Metaphase II
38.
a)
This is Anaphase I
b)
This is Anaphase II
c)
This is Telophase I
d)
This is Telophase II
39.
a)
This is Anaphase I
b)
This is Anaphase II
c)
This is Telophase I
d)
This is Telophase II
40.
Meiosis is important because...
a)
it forms sex cells with the correct haploid number of chromosomes
b)
it creates genetic variation
c)
when sex cells join they have the correct diploid number of chromosomes
d)
all of these are correct
41.
Sex cells can have different sets of chromosomes, depending how they line up during...
a)
Prophase I
b)
Metaphase I
c)
Anaphase I
d)
Telophase I
42.
True or False: Mitosis forms body cells and meiosis forms sex cells.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
Mitosis forms ______ daughter cells.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
8
44.
Meiosis forms _______ daughter cells.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
8
45.
True or False: Mitosis cells are haploid and meiosis cells are diploid.
a)
True
b)
False
46.
There are ______ steps in mitosis.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
47.
True or False: Meiosis has 8 steps and the nucleus divides twice.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
Scientists can clone plants using _________________ if the plant was infected with disease, producing disease-free offspring.
a)
maristem cells
b)
body cells
c)
sex cells
d)
magic
49.
Scientists are currently working to save endangered species from extinction by...
a)
cloning
b)
sending them to the Mar-a-Lago golf club
50.
Some people do not like the idea of trying to save endangered species by cloning because...
a)
it is very expensive
b)
it is impossible
c)
it is unrealistic
d)
it is unsafe
51.
a)
Ha Ha- very funny
Mrs. Nell!
Mrs. Nell!
b)
I don't get it...
c)
Baa...
d)
Well, I feel sheepish...
52.
a)
That is one big, funny looking cat!
b)
What?!!
c)
Science humor is awesome!
d)
I still don't get it....
53.
The following are all advantages of sexual reproduction EXCEPT...
a)
selective breeding can develop plants and animals with desirable traits
b)
you can reproduce without a mate
c)
there is genetic variation
d)
DNA from both parents is an advantage if the environment changes
54.
The following are all disadvantages of sexual reproduction, EXCEPT...
a)
it takes time and energy
b)
you have to find a mate
c)
allows organism to rapidly produce a large number of offspring
d)
fertilization can take up to 2 years in some mammals
55.
One advantage of asexual reproduction is...
a)
it produces offspring that are genetically identical
b)
harmful mutations are passed to offspring
c)
there is little variation
d)
organisms can rapidly produce large numbers of offspring
56.
Genetic variations are important because...
a)
some people are HOT!
b)
it gives organisms a better chance of surviving if the environment changes.
c)
if we all looked the same it would be boring.
d)
they really aren't that important...
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