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Sexual Reproduction- Science

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which describes diploid cells?

a)

cells with unpaired chromosomes

b)

cells with paired homologous chromosomes

2.

Which cells are diploid?

a)

all cells

b)

body cells

c)

gametes

d)

sex cells

3.

The diploid chromosome number in human cells is ____.

a)

92

b)

69

c)

46

d)

23

4.

Chromosomes of body cells occur in matching pairs. These pairs of chromosomes are known as ______________.

a)

homologous chromosomes

b)

analogous chromosomes

c)

heterogeneous chromosomes

d)

tetrad chromosomes

5.

What is the advantage of sexual reproduction?

a)

It requires less energy and time.

b)

It creates offspring that are identical to the parents.

c)

It creates genetic diversity in offspring.

d)

There are no advantages to sexual reproduction.

6.

What is the disadvantage of sexual reproduction?

a)

it creates diverse offspring

b)

it occurs quickly

c)

it takes more time and energy

d)

there are no disadvantages to sexual reproduction

7.

Process that creates reproductive sex cells used in sexual reproduction.

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

8.

After meiosis, how many chromosomes does each cell have compared to the original cell?

a)

double

b)

equal

c)

half

d)

impossible to tell

9.

There are multiple answers to this question. What are sex cells?

a)

gametes

b)

sperm

c)

eggs

d)

haploid cells

10.

There are multiple answers to this question. Gametes are haploid. What does that mean?

a)

Their chromosomes occur in homologous pairs.

b)

They contain half the chromosomes of a diploid cell

c)

Their chromosomes do not occur in homologous pairs.

d)

They contain twice the number of chromosomes as a diploid cell.

11.

The diploid chromosome number for giraffes is 30. How many chromosomes are in a giraffe's gamete cells?

a)

60

b)

45

c)

30

d)

15

12.

During meiosis, this process increases genetic variation in the gametes.

a)

crossing over

b)

chromosome duplication

c)

DNA transcription

d)

translocation

13.

The union of two haploid gamete cells during sexual reproduction.

a)

meiosis

b)

reduction division

c)

crossing over

d)

fertilization

14.

What is the result of fertilization?

a)

a haploid gamete cell

b)

a diploid gamete cell

c)

a haploid zygote cell

d)

a diploid zygote cell

15.

In humans, the diploid zygote that results from fertilization has ____ chromosomes.

a)

92

b)

46

c)

23

d)

11.5

16.

Fertilization during sexual reproduction in plants is known as ___________.

a)

agriculture

b)

pollination

c)

vegetative propagation

d)

cross breeding

17.

An oak tree gamete (pollen for example) has 12 chromosomes. After pollination, the zygote will have ____ chromosomes.

a)

6

b)

12

c)

24

d)

36

18.

A zygote grows and develops into a multicellular organism by ______.

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis