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Asexual & Sexual Reproduction

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is reproduction?

a)

a play

b)

making of the next generation

c)

to do something over

d)

none of the others

2.
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
3.
What are some of the facts about asexual reproduction?
a)
Takes only one mate to reproduce and takes a longer time to reproduce
b)
Takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce and it takes two mates to reproduce
c)
Reproduces diverse offspring and takes a longer time to reproduce
d)
Takes only one mate to reproduce and takes a shorter time to reproduce
4.

A mode of reproduction by which an organism arises from a single organism and inherit the identical genes of that parent

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Sexual Reproduction

c)

Genetic Variation

d)

Alleles

5.

Which of these statements about asexual reproduction is false?

a)

Asexual reproduction requires only one parent.

b)

Asexual reproduction increases variations in a population.

c)

Asexual reproduction is carried out by bacteria.

d)

Asexual reproduction can produce more offspring faster than sexual reproduction can.

6.
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
7.

When an offspring grows off from the body of a parent organism it is called __________________.

a)

budding

b)

fission

c)

fragmentation

d)

sporulation

8.

A mode of reproduction in which an organism arises from two organisms and inherits half of its DNA from each parent

a)

Sexual Reproduction

b)

Asexual Reproduction

c)

Cloning

d)

Fragmentation

9.

____________________ occurs when a male gamete (sperm) combines with a female gamete (egg).

a)

sporulation

b)

fertilization

c)

fission

d)

regeneration

10.
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 traits
d)
the recessive traits of each parent
11.

How many parents are required for sexual reproduction?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

12.

What are the advantages of sexual reproduction? Choose all that apply.

a)

fast and efficient reproduction

b)

offspring genes are identical to parent

c)

offspring genes vary from parent

d)

can better adapt to environment and disease

e)

takes very little time and energy to reproduce

13.
When comparing the offspring of sexually and asexually reproducing organisms, we would expect the genetic material (DNA) of the sexually reproducing organism to -
a)
contain fewer mutations
b)
be lesser in quantity
c)
be simpler overall
d)
show more variation
14.

:

A scientist is observing a new species of organism. She observes that from generation to generation many of the organisms’ offspring have adaptations that their parents did not have. This organism is most likely reproducing through __________.

a)

budding

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

sexual reproduction

d)

binary fission

15.
What are some of the facts about sexual reproduction?
a)
Takes two mates to reproduce and takes a longer time to reproduce
b)
Takes one mate to reproduce and takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce
c)
Takes two mates to reproduce and takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce
d)
Takes one mate to reproduce and takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce
16.

If a sexually reproducing organism has 20 chromosomes in its body cells, how many chromosomes did it inherit from each parent?

a)

40

b)

20

c)

10

d)

5

17.

Which is the best example of sexual reproduction?

a)

DNA is 100% the same

b)

Offspring receive genetic material from two parents.

c)

A bacterium divides into offspring identical to the parent.

d)

Daughter cells receive all the genetic material of a parent cell.

18.

The Monarch butterfly mates in the spring just before it migrates north. The male transfers a capsule filled with sperm and food. The female butterfly flies north then lays her eggs on milkweed plants. The leaves of the milkweed plant nourish her newly hatched larvae. Which reproductive strategy does the monarch butterfly exhibit?

a)

Sexual Reproduction

b)

Asexual Reproduction

c)

Both Types of Reproduction

19.

The whiptail lizard is an all-female species and is able to reproduce without a male to fertilize her eggs through a process called parthenogenesis. After a false mating , the female will lay eggs. The daughters are genetically identical to their mom. What type of reproduction?

a)

Sexual

b)

Asexual

c)

Both sexual and asexual

20.

The sea horse is unique among fish: it mates for life with the same partner. It is the dad who gets pregnant. The female deposits her eggs in the male's pouch which are then fertilized.( The pouch is an external structure that grows on the body of the male) What type of reproduction?

a)

Asexual reproduction

b)

Sexual reproduction

c)

Both Sexual and Asexual reproduction

21.

The garden strawberry plant grows modified stems, called runners. Along the runners, tiny new strawberry plants take root. Each new plant is identical to the parent. Insect pollinators also visit strawberry flowers. Pollen from one flower join the eggs of another to form seeds that cover the strawberry fruit. What type of reproduction?

a)

Sexual Reproduction

b)

Asexual Reproduction

c)

Both asexual and sexual reproduction

22.

The common earthworm has both male and female reproductive parts. To reproduce, two worms come together to exchange sperm. each worm deposits its own eggs and the donated sperm into a gooey cocoon that if leaves in the soil. Baby worms emerge a few weeks later. What type of reproduction?

a)

Asexual reproduction

b)

Sexual reproduction

c)

Both axexual and sexual reproduction

23.

Pollen grains produced by a flower are carried by a be to the stigma of another flower. What type of reproduction

a)

Sexual reproduction

b)

Asexual reproduction

c)

Both sexual and asexual reproduction

24.

A stem is cut from a plant and grows its own roots and leaves. A process called vegetative propagation (cutting)

What type of reproduction?

a)

Sexual reproduction

b)

Asexual reproduction

c)

Both asexual and sexual reproduction

25.

While fishing the fisherman cuts an earthworm in half. The head of the earthworm lives and the tail decays. What type of reproduction?

a)

Asexual reproduction

b)

Sexual reproduction

c)

Both asexual and sexual reproduction

d)

neither type of reproduction (attempted murder)

26.

A female salmon lays eggs on a stream bed (spawn) to be fertilized by the male.

a)

Sexual reproduction

b)

Asexual reproduction

c)

Both sexual and asexual reproduction

d)

Neither type of reproduction

27.

A male cockroach deposits a sperm sack inside the female cockroach. The sack fertilizes several batches of eggs. What type of reproduction?

a)

Sexual

b)

Asexual

c)

Both sexual and asexual reproduction

d)

Neither type of reproduction

28.

Offspring are produced by growing out of the parent through a process called budding. The DNA are 100% the same.

a)

Sexual reproduction

b)

Asexual reproduction

c)

Both asexual and sexual reproduction

d)

Neither type of reproduction

29.

An amoeba divides itself into two cells.

What type of reproduction?

a)

Asexual reproduction

b)

Sexual reproduction

c)

Both asexual and sexual reproduction

d)

Neither type of reproduction