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Adaptations

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Male plant reproductive structure:
a)
Ovule
b)
Stamen
c)
Stigma
d)
Pistil
2.
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
3.
What is the female plant reproductive cell called?
a)
Pollen Grain
b)
Stigma
c)
Ovule
d)
Ovary
4.
Male plant reproductive cell:
a)
Ovule
b)
Pollen Grain
c)
Embryo 
d)
Egg
5.
A flower utilizes what kind of reproduction? 
a)
Sexual; internal fertilization
b)
Asexual; Budding
c)
Sexual; external fertilization
d)
Asexual; Fragmentation
6.
After fertilization, this begins to grow into a seed.
a)
Ovule 
b)
Sepal
c)
Petal
d)
Pollen Grain
7.
External fertilization happens when:
a)
The sperm and egg meet outside of the ovary.
b)
The sperm and egg meet inside of the ovary.
8.
 If you cut a starfish into pieces, each piece can develop into a new starfish. This is an example of which type of asexual reproduction?
a)
Binary Fission
b)
Budding
c)
Fragmentation
d)
Vegetative
9.
E. Coli is a bacteria that causes food poisoning. It reproduces by dividing their cells into identical cells. This is an example of ____________.  
a)
Asexual reproduction
b)
Sexual Reproduction
c)
Adaptations
d)
Atom Split
10.
After fertilization, this part of a plant eventually becomes the fruit.
a)
Seed
b)
Sepal
c)
Ovary
d)
Stigma
11.
Wichita, KS is one of the the windiest cities in the US: which type of seed would spread quicker in this environment?
a)
Pine cones
b)
Raspberry seeds
c)
Sunflower seeds
d)
Dandelions
12.
Internal fertilization happens when:
a)
The sperm and egg meet outside of the ovary.
b)
The sperm and egg meet inside of the ovary.
13.
The sunflower relies on insects for pollination. Bees searching for nectar pick up the pollen and spread it. When the pollen contacts the stigma the pollen travels down the style into the ovary. The head of a single sunflower contains hundreds of flowers that produce a seed.
a)
sexual / internal fertilization
b)
sexual / external fertilization
c)
asexual
14.
A single bacteria cell can copy its DNA and divide into two identical cells. This is an example of which type of asexual reproduction?
a)
Fragmentation
b)
Binary Fission
c)
Budding 
d)
Vegetative Propagation
15.
A whip-tail lizard female can reproduce without male fertilization: what is the BEST explanation?
a)
Whip-tail lizards utilize parthenogensis
b)
Whip-tail lizards are asexual
c)
Whip-tail lizards use binary fission
16.
Which step would be effected if the stamen did not grow correctly:
a)
Pollen dispersing from flower.
b)
Pollen transported into the flower
17.
An example of a physical adaptation is... 
a)
A turtle hiding inside its shell
b)
The spikes on a porcupine
c)
A rabbit burrowing underground
d)
A viper biting when threatened
18.
A worker bee is harvesting nectar from flowers. His legs pick up small particles each time he lands on a flower, indirectly fertilizing every flower he lands on, these small particles is/are: ____________
a)
Stamens
b)
Ovules
c)
Ovaries
d)
Pollen Grains
19.
The amount of wind, water, fire, animals directly effects which reproductive mechanism?
a)
Budding
b)
Asexual reproduction
c)
Ecological expression
d)
Seed dispersal 
20.
All herbivores are removed from an ecosystem, what type of seed's dispersal would be directly effected?
a)
Fruit seeds
b)
Flower pollen
c)
Dandelion seeds
d)
Pine cones
21.
The use of pesticides has lowered the bee population by 60% since 1947. which process is effected by this population decrease?
a)
External fertilization 
b)
Seed coat thickness
c)
Pollination
22.
If pollinators ceased (stopped) existing, which would be the first organisms that stop reproducing?
a)
Birds
b)
Flowering plants
c)
Carnivores
d)
Herbivores
23.
Which statement is true about internal fertilization? (animals and plants)
a)
Internal fertilization is only possible when egg and sperm meet outside the female.
b)
Internal fertilization is evident only if the embryo grows outside the female.
c)
Internal fertilization is only possible when the sperm and egg meet and grow inside the female.
d)
Only possible if the offspring is identical to the parent organism. 
24.
Internal fertilization is when:
a)
The sperm and egg meet outside a female.
b)
The sperm and egg meet inside the female
c)
When part of an organism falls of and grows into an identical organism.
25.
It's 150 years into the future; the global climate has changed, which type of reproducer is more likely to adapt to the new environment?
a)
Sexual reproducers
b)
Asexual reproducers
26.
What is the PRIMARY advantage of sexual reproduction (compared to asexual reproduction)
a)
Fewer offspring
b)
More offspring
c)
More genetic diversity
d)
Identical offspring
27.
The queen honey bee mates once to collect all the sperm she will need in her lifetime. Back at the hive, she uses the sperm to fertilize some eggs while leaving others unfertilized. Fertilized eggs become females, and unfertilized eggs become males. One chosen female will be raised as the new queen.(Apis genus)Honey Bee
a)
Sexual reproduction
b)
Both types of reproduction
c)
Asexual reproduction.
28.
An article says:
"Strange but True: Komodo Dragons Show that "Virgin Births" Are Possible"
What kind of reproduction are they about to talk about?
a)
Asexual; parthenogenesis
b)
Sexual; external
c)
Asexual; binary fission
d)
Sexual; internal
29.
Salmon reproduce in freshwater streams. They migrate upstream to the place they were born. The female digs a nest hole and deposits her eggs. The male covers the eggs with sperm.
a)
Sexual; internal
b)
Sexual; external
c)
Asexual
30.
Which step would be effected if the pistil was removed from the flower:
a)
Pollen dispersing from flower.
b)
Pollen transported into the flower
31.
Sea turtles mate at sea. After mating, the female returns to the same beach where she was born decades earlier. She lays her eggs at night and buries them in the sand. Two months later, baby sea turtles emerge from the nest and head for the ocean.
a)
sexual / internal fertilization
b)
sexual / external fertilization
c)
asexual reproduction
32.
Baker's yeast is a tiny, single-celled fungus that makes bread dough rise and converts sugars into alcohol. This yeast reproduces by budding. As the small bud grows, it receives a copy of the parent's nucleus. When the bud pinches off, the new cell is smaller than the parent cell but genetically identical.
a)
sexual / internal fertilization
b)
sexual / external fertilization
c)
asexual reproduction
33.
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 the parental traits
d)
the recessive traits of each parent
34.
If pollination stopped today, what type of food would we stop seeing first?
a)
Fruits
b)
Grains
c)
Meat
35.
There are a couple thousand different species of brittle star. At certain times of the year, male and female stars release sperm and eggs into the ocean. But they can reproduce at other times too. They simply split in half and grow new body parts. This ability to regenerate can also help a brittle star escape a predator. 
a)
Sexual reproduction
b)
Both types of reproduction
c)
Asexual reproduction