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Ch. 4 Reproduction and Meiosis

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many reproductive cells are produced from the process of meiosis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

After fertilization what is the new cells called?

a)

egg cell

b)

sperm cell

c)

zygote

d)

haploid cell

3.

How many chromosomes does each liver cell contain in a human?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

56

d)

22

4.

Which of the following is not a type of asexual reproduction?

a)

meiosis

b)

regeneration

c)

budding

d)

fission

5.

Which type of cell has a haploid number of chromosomes?

a)

body cell

b)

skin cell

c)

brain cell

d)

reproductive cell

6.

Which of the following is a reproductive cell?

a)

Sperm cell

b)

Body cell

c)

Heart cell

d)

Zygote

7.

Which type of cell contains a diploid number of chromosomes?

a)

Skin cell

b)

Egg cell

c)

Sperm cell

d)

Gamete

8.

Which of the following is connected to asexual reproduction?

a)

two parents

b)

diploid cells produced

c)

one parent

d)

zygote

9.

Fission begins in prokaryotes when the DNA is _______________

a)

Destroyed

b)

Split

c)

Divided

d)

Copied

10.

Which phase of meiosis II is when the four haploid cells are formed?

a)

Telophase II

b)

Anaphase II

c)

Metaphase II

d)

Prophase I

11.

Which is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

a)

Offspring are identical to the parents.

b)

Offspring with genetic variation are produced.

c)

Organisms don't have to search for a mate

d)

Reproduction is rapid.

12.

Which phase is shown in the picture?

a)

Prophase I

b)

Prophase II

c)

Anaphase I

d)

Metaphase II

13.

Which phase is shown in the picture?

a)

Anaphase II

b)

Metaphase II

c)

Prophase II

d)

Telophase II

14.

After sexual reproduction, the daughter cells are...

a)

identical

b)

different

c)

larger

d)

smaller

15.

If a flatworm has a haploid number of 8, what is its diploid number?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

16

d)

32

16.

If a frog has a diploid number of 52, what is its haploid number?

a)

42

b)

25

c)

26

d)

24

17.

Which one of the following contains a haploid number of chromosomes?

a)

Sperm cell

b)

Body cell

c)

Brain cell

d)

Muscle cell

18.

Two chromosomes that are the same size, and have the same genes on them are known as

a)

Diploid chromosomes

b)

Haploid chromosomes

c)

Daughter chromosomes

d)

Homologous chromosomes

19.

How many times does a cell divide during mitosis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

How many times does a cell divide during meiosis?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

Which of the following is in the correct order from smallest to largest?

a)

Gene, Chromosome, DNA, Nucleus

b)

Gene, DNA, Chromosome, Nucleus

c)

Gene, DNA, Nucleus, Chromosome

d)

Nucleus, Gene, Chromosome, DNA

22.

What is the purpose of meiosis?

a)

To produce body cells with a diploid number of chromosomes

b)

To produce reproductive cells with the haploid number of chromosomes

c)

To produce a zygote

d)

To produce homologous chromosome pairs

23.

In humans, how many chromosomes does a zygote contain?

a)

23

b)

24

c)

45

d)

46

24.

A type of reproduction which a new organism grows by dividing on the body of its parent.

a)

Fission

b)

Regeneration

c)

Budding

d)

Sexual reproduction

25.

After fertilization, the zygote will divide by the process of...

a)

Budding

b)

Fission

c)

Meiosis

d)

Mitosis

26.

A potato is formed from this type of asexual reproduction.

a)

Budding

b)

Fission

c)

Regeneration

d)

Vegetative reproduction

27.

A type of asexual reproduction performed in a laboratory is known as

a)

Fission

b)

Vegetative regeneration

c)

Cloning

d)

Animal regeneration

28.

Which of the following is an advantage of asexual reproduction?

a)

It occurs quickly

b)

The offspring are identical

c)

Offspring are small in size

d)

It allows organisms to produce a small number of offspring

29.

The figure shows which type of asexual reproduction?

a)

Regeneration

b)

Fission

c)

Vegetative reproduction

d)

Pollination

30.

A male reproductive cell is known as

a)

Egg

b)

Liver

c)

Ovary

d)

Sperm