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Asexual Reproduction

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Fission begins in a prokaryote when the DNA molecule is _____.

a)

destroyed

b)

copied

c)

split

d)

enhanced

2.

A form of asexual reproduction used by many unicellular eukaryotes is _____.

a)

meiosis

b)

fission

c)

mitotic cell division

d)

regeneration

3.

Use the table to answer the following question. How man homologous pairs does yeast have?

a)

8

b)

16

c)

24

d)

32

4.

This is the phase of meiosis in which two daughter cells form.

a)

prophase I

b)

metaphase I

c)

anaphase I

d)

telophase I

5.

Each human skin cell has _____ pairs of chromosomes.

a)

13

b)

18

c)

23

d)

46

6.

Hydra reproduce by ____.

a)

budding

b)

fission

c)

regeneration

d)

sexual reproduction

7.

What type of asexual reproduction involves a body part regrowing and forming a new organism?

a)

fision

b)

budding

c)

regeneration

d)

sexual reproduction

8.

Which of the following is part of asexual reproduction?

a)

one parent organism

b)

two parent organisms

c)

meiosis

d)

fertilization

9.

All of the following are a form of asexual reproduction except for which one?

a)

budding

b)

vegetative reproduction

c)

animal regeneration

d)

meiosis

10.

Which of the following organisms does NOT primarily reproduce asexually?

a)

bacteria

b)

arcahaea

c)

protists

d)

mammals

11.

A new organisms that results from budding that remains attached to its parent starts to form a ______.

a)

colony

b)

house

c)

family

d)

group

12.

What type of asexual reproduction is shown in the figure?

a)

budding

b)

vegetative reproduction

c)

animal regeneration

d)

meiosis

13.

Modern day cloning is only performed ______.

a)

in the barn

b)

in the house

c)

in a flower bed

d)

in a laboratory

14.

Asexual reproduction involves one parent organism.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A fungus can only reproduce asexually.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

When fission occurs, the original cell exists along with the offspring.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Prokaryotes have a simpler cell structure than eukaryotes.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Which of the following is an advantage of asexual reproduction?

a)

do not need a mate

b)

little genetic variation

c)

mutations can occur

d)

all susceptible to same disease

19.

All of the following are able to reproduce through vegatative reproduction EXCEPT _______.

a)

raspberries

b)

potatoes

c)

geraniums

d)

marigolds

20.

Other creatures that commonly reproduce through regeneration include all EXCEPT _______.

a)

hydra

b)

sea urchins

c)

sponges

d)

sea cucumbers