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Animal reproduction

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
It is reproduction which does not require reproductive cells. 
a)
Sexual reproduction
b)
Asexual reproduction
c)
Fertilization
d)
Implantation
2.
It refers to the fertilization between male reproductive cell and female reproductive cell.
a)
Sexual reproduction
b)
Asexual reproduction
c)
Implantation
d)
Fertilization
3.
What type of reproduction is shown in the picture?
a)
Fragmentation
b)
Binary fission
c)
Layering
d)
Budding
4.
Male animals produce reproductive cells known as _____.
a)
palisade
b)
ovum
c)
sperm
d)
egg
5.
Female animals produce reproductive cells called ______.
a)
sperm
b)
eggs
c)
palisade
d)
amoeba
6.
It refers to the fertilization outside female fish.
a)
External fertilization
b)
Internal fertilization
c)
Internal implantation
d)
External implantation
7.

What type of reproduction requires only one parent?

a)

internal

b)

external

c)

asexual

d)

sexual

8.

Fertilization can occur ___________the female's body.

a)

only inside

b)

only outside

c)

both inside and outside

d)

only in animals

9.

Female cells (or gametes) are called __________?

a)

sperm

b)

pollen

c)

eggs

d)

seeds

10.

In which animal does the fertilized egg develop outside the mother's body?

a)

whales

b)

eagles

c)

foxes

d)

rattlesnakes

11.

Which part of reproduction does this picture show?

a)

fertilization

b)

egg

c)

embryo

d)

offspring

12.

A benefit of internal fertilization would be that

a)

there is the ability to produce far more offspring

b)

the mother has to use less energy to produce offspring

c)

there is less competition for mates

d)

offspring are better protected during early development

13.

In internal fertilization, fertilization occurs

a)

inside of a protective capsule, like a cocoon.

b)

inside the mother's body.

c)

outside the mother's body.

d)

it varies species to species

14.

An example of an organism that exhibits external fertilization would be a(n)

a)

elephant

b)

parrot

c)

frog

d)

snail

15.
The process of producing offspring
a)
Reproduction
b)
Copulation
c)
Parturition
d)
Fertilization
16.
How is sprem created.
a)
In the males ovaries?
b)
In the woman's ovaries?
c)
In the males testes?
d)
In the woman's testes?
17.

How is reproduction classified?

a)

Internal and external

b)

Metamorphosis

c)

Two parents

d)

Asexual and sexual?

18.

External fertilization usually occurs in _________ so that the egg and sperm cells do not dry out.

a)

fertilization

b)

internal

c)

water

d)

dry areas

19.

An immature form of an animal that looks different from the adult is called ___________________.

a)

polyp

b)

larva

c)

medusa

d)

cnidarian

20.

In plant reproduction, fertilization occurs when the male and female sex cells form ______________.

a)

a sprout

b)

a seed

c)

a petal

d)

a clone

21.

Wind, water, animal fur, & prickly burrs can all facilitate what process?

a)

asexual reproduction

b)

seed dispersal

c)

behavior

d)

adaptations

22.
Small grains that contain a plant's male reproductive cells.
a)
stamen
b)
pollen
c)
pistil
d)
stigma
23.
The enlarged base of the pistil that stores the eggs of the plant is the ___.
a)
ovary
b)
ovule
c)
stigma
d)
style
24.
Brightly colored parts of flowers that attract insects.
a)
petals
b)
pistils
c)
stamen
d)
filaments
25.
They enclose the egg cells inside the ovaries.
a)
ovules
b)
anther
c)
seeds
d)
stamen
26.
Fertilization is the process by which an 
a)
egg and pollen combine
b)
embryo grows into a plant
c)
animal carries pollen between plants
27.

Flowering plants reproduce...

a)

Sexually

b)

Asexually

28.
In asexual reproduction, all of the offspring are:
a)
Physically Identical
b)
Genetically Identical
c)
Physically and Genetically Identical
d)
Not Identical
29.
How many parent(s)are needed for asexual?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
9
d)
100
30.
When a starfish grows a new body off a broken arm, what kind of reproduction is this?
a)
Sexual
b)
Differentiation
c)
Asexual 
d)
Specialization
31.

Sexual reproduction results in

a)

Genetically unique offspring

b)

Genetically identical offspring

32.
How are your chromosomes inherited?
a)
most of your chromosomes from your mother
b)
most of your chromosomes from your father
c)
a random number of chromosomes from each parent
d)
half your chromosomes from your mother and half from your father.
33.

What is the NAME of the animal that LAYS EGGS?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Oviparous

d)

Viviparous

34.

What is the NAME of the animal that GIVES BIRTH and DRINKS MILK?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Oviparous

d)

Viviparous

35.

We have all seen bees fly around flowers. When a bee drinks nectar from one flower they sometimes brush up against the stamen. When they go to another flower, they can drop some pollen on the pistil. What process are the bees helping with?

a)

pollination

b)

germination

c)

fertilization

d)

seed dispersal

36.
All of the offspring of an organism have the same genetic material, which is identical to the parent organism. From this, we can conclude that this organism -
a)
makes its own food
b)
is unicellular
c)
live in a marine habitat
d)
reproduces asexually
37.
The offspring from asexually reproduced organisms are?
a)
Different than their parents
b)
Identical to parents
c)
Like a combination from both parents
d)
A different species
38.
This occurs when an offspring grows from a piece of its parent. Examples include Sea Stars, Sea urchins, sea cucumber, sponges, and planarians
a)
Vegetative propagation
b)
Budding
c)
Regeneration
d)
Fission
39.
Is the following asexual or sexual reproduction?
A labradoodle is a type of dog that is crossed between a labradoor retriever and a poodle.  The labradoodle puppy takes on the traits of both of its parents.  Female dogs have a pregnancy period of almost 70 days.
a)
Sexual
b)
Asexual
40.
A plant can have both male and female parts.
a)
True
b)
False
41.

Which of the following statements is true about the fertilization process in flowers?

a)

The ovule which is in the ovary is fertilized by the pollen

b)

The pollen grain contains the female reproductive cell

c)

Fertilization takes place before Pollination

d)

The pollen has to come from a different plant

42.

Why do male peacocks have brightly colored feathers?

a)

The feathers will keep away the peahens (because the peahens are afraid of the brightly colored feathers.

b)

The feathers are used to help the peacock hunt for food. The male peacocks' feathers attract different types of insects.

c)

They are competing for mates. The females will be attracted to the male peacocks with the biggest and brightest tail feathers.

d)

They are competing for food. The males with the most colorful feathers will catch the most of the food such as small mammals, reptiles, small snakes, ants, millipedes, crickets, termites, centipedes, locust and scorpions.

43.

What kind of animal would one associate with metamorphosis?

a)

Lions

b)

Deer

c)

Butterfly

d)

Snakes

44.

What type of fertilization do all mammals use?

a)

external fertilization

b)

internal fertilization

c)

pollination

d)

hibernation

45.

Where do placental mammals develop as embryos?

a)

uterus

b)

testes

c)

eggs

d)

ovaries

46.

What does a parent do to keep an egg warm?

a)

hibernate

b)

gestate

c)

dance

d)

incubate

47.

Why are flowers colorful?

a)

It helps photosynthesis

b)

To attract pollenators

c)

Natural camouflage

d)

To regulate temperature

48.

What type of seed dispersal carries lightweight seeds with feathery or wing-like structures?

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Fire

d)

Self-Dispersal

49.

Having or consisting of many cells.

a)

organism

b)

cell

c)

unicellular

d)

multicellular

e)

stimulus

50.

Consisting of a single cell.

a)

organism

b)

cell

c)

unicellular

d)

multicellular

e)

stimulus

51.
Asexual reproduction is reproduction by a single parent. It produces exact copies of the parent. Which organism reproduces asexually?
a)
Lions
b)
Humans
c)
Bacteria
d)
Goldfish
52.
A conifer is a type of tree that produces
a)
flowers.
b)
fruit.
c)
cones.
d)
spores.
53.
Which of these groups of animals ALL have their eggs fertilized inside their mother?
a)
snake, bird, deer
b)
frog, bird, snake
c)
fish, frog, bird
d)
snake, deer, fish
54.

Choose the animals that are viviparous

a)

mammals

b)

birds

c)

reptiles

d)

amphibians

e)

fish

55.

REPTILES are...

a)

invertebrates and oviparous

b)

vertebrates and viviparous

c)

vertebrates and oviparous

d)

invertebrates and viviparous

56.
Most fish have external fertilization.
a)
True
b)
False
57.

Internal fertilization does not occur in

a)

human

b)

dog

c)

fish

d)

cow

58.

Fertilization results into formation of

a)

egg

b)

zygote

c)

sperm

d)

individual

59.

Which one is not an oviparous animal?

a)

human

b)

crow

c)

hen

d)

crocodile

60.

The transformation of the larva into an adult through drastic changes is called

a)

Metaphase

b)

Metastasis

c)

Meteorite

d)

Metamorphosis

61.

Fertilization is external in:

a)

Fish and amphians

b)

Birds and fish

c)

Amphibians and birds

d)

Reptiles and fish

62.

What is the first life stage of a bird?

a)

an adult

b)

a newborn

c)

an egg

d)

a youth

63.

Which animal undergoes complete metamorphosis?

a)

a human

b)

a frog

c)

a grasshopper

d)

a tiger

64.

Which is NOT a phase in incomplete metamorphosis?

a)

egg

b)

nymph

c)

adult

d)

larva

65.

Which animal does not hatch from an egg?

a)

a human

b)

a sea turtle

c)

a fish

d)

an eagle

66.

Why are shorea seeds able to be dispersed by the wind?

a)

It is light and has wing-like structure

b)

It has hooks to hook onto the fur of animals

c)

It has a fibrous husk that makes it float

d)

It has dry pods that split open

67.

Why are bur seeds able to be dispersed by animals?

a)

It is light and has wing-like structure

b)

It has hooks to hook onto the fur of animals

c)

It has a fibrous husk that makes it float

d)

It has dry pods that split open

68.

Why it is better for seeds to be scattered far and wide?

a)

To provide shelter to other animals.

b)

For farmers to see which soil is good for the plants.

c)

For plants to have a better chance of growing healthier.

69.

a part of a plant's or animal's body.

a)

Structure

b)

Habitat

c)

Reproduction

d)

Growth

70.

the process of getting bigger

a)

Bio

b)

Bark

c)

Growth

d)

Organism

71.

Hen is odd one out of human, cow, dog, hen because

a)

It undergo internal fertilization

b)

It is oviparous

c)

It is viviparous

d)

It undergo external fertilization

72.

Animals having external fertilization usually produce large number of gametes because

a)

Animals are small in size and want to produce more offspring

b)

Food is available in plenty of water

c)

To ensure better chance of fertilization

d)

Water promotes production of large number of gametes

73.

Aquatic animals in which fertilization takes place in water are called

a)

Viviparous without fertilization

b)

Oviparous with External fertilization

c)

Viviparous with external fertilization

d)

Oviparous with internal fertilization

74.

Metamorphosis occur in

a)

Human

b)

Cow

c)

Dog

d)

Frog

75.

What is a life cycle?

a)

a stage in an insect life cycle between egg and adult.

b)

a developing animal before it is born or hatched.

c)

the stages in the life of a living thing.

d)

the stage in the insect life cycle between larva and adult.

76.

select the order of the butterfly life cycle

a)

adult, larva, pupa, egg

b)

egg, larva, pupa, adult

c)

larva, egg, adult, pupa

d)

egg, adult, pupa, larva

77.

select the order of the frog life cycle

a)

egg, froglet, tadpole, adult

b)

froglet, tadpole, egg, adult

c)

tadpole, egg, adult, froglet

d)

egg, tadpole, froglet, adult

78.

What does metamorphosis mean?

a)

to change or transform

b)

a fully grown organism that can reproduce

c)

to shed an outer skeleton or skin

d)

the stages in an organism's life from birth to death.

79.
What is the first stage of the life cycle of a butterfly?
a)
pupa
b)
adult
c)
egg
d)
larva
80.
What is the second stage of the life cycle of a butterfly?
a)
caterpillar
b)
egg
c)
adult
d)
chrysalis
81.
What is another name for chrysalis?
a)
caterpillar
b)
larva
c)
pupa
d)
adult
82.
What is another name for larva?
a)
egg
b)
pupa
c)
caterpillar
d)
adult
83.
Stage in an insect's life after it hatches from the egg
a)
pupa
b)
adaptation
c)
larva
d)
inherited
84.

How are frog and butterfly life cycles the same

a)

the both have pupas

b)

they both have froglet

c)

they both grow legs

d)

they both start with the egg stage

85.

A caterpillar will eat and store food for the next stage of its life. What stage comes after the caterpillar in a butterly's life cycle?

a)

Pupa

b)

Adult butterfly

c)

Eggs

d)

Caterpillars

86.

Which of these animals must go through stages before they resemble their parents?

a)

Fox

b)

Butterfly

c)

Hippo

d)

Dog

87.

Which insect goes through complete metamorphosis?

a)
b)
c)
d)
88.

The life cycle is

a)

Be Born, Grow, Reproduce, Die

b)

Grow, Die, Reproduce, Be Born

c)

Be Born, Die, Reproduce, Grow

d)

Die, Grow, Reproduce, Be Born

89.
The second stage in incomplete metamorphosis is a/an_.
a)
embryo
b)
adult
c)
nymph
d)
larva
90.
A immature ______________ looks very similar to its parents.
a)
nymph
b)
adult
c)
egg
d)
pupa
91.

Which animals start their lives as eggs?

a)

chickens, frogs, and butterflies

b)

frogs, guinea pigs and ants

c)

ants, butterflies and cats

d)

chickens, ants and dogs

92.
Complete or Incomplete Metamorphosis 
a)
Complete because the stages look the same throughout its life 
b)
Complete because the stages look different throughout its life
c)
Incomplete because it looks the same throughout its life 
d)
Incomplete because it looks different throughout its life 
93.
After birth ____ and ____ can survive without receiving care from their parents.
a)
fish and snakes
b)
cats and fish
c)
cats and snakes
d)
cats and dogs
94.

Shedding the outer covering of skin

a)

heredity

b)

molting

c)

life cycle

d)

direct development

95.

Chickens go through metamorphosis

a)

True

b)

False

96.
Which of the following two groups goes through incomplete metamorphosis?
a)
grashoppers, crickets, dragonflies, and cockroaches
b)
butterflies, moths,beetles, flies, and bees
97.
How many stages does a butterfly life cycle have?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
1
d)
2
98.
The diagram below shows the growth of a tree. The diagram represents a 
a)
food chain
b)
food supply
c)
life span
d)
life cycle
99.

What life cycle stage is present in complete metamorphosis but not in incomplete metamorphosis?

a)

Nymph

b)

larva

c)

adult

d)

egg

100.

Which describes a characteristic of nymphs in incomplete metamorphosis?—

a)

Nymphs molt their exoskeletons as they grow.

b)

Nymphs reproduce to make more of their kind.

c)

Nymphs protect the egg and hold it together

d)

Nymphs do not eat or move

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