wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

reproduction in organisms

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BRINGS VARIATION

answer choices

a)

BINARY FISSION

b)

SPORULATION

c)

FRAGMENTATION

d)

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION

2.

Which answer choice is NOT a type of asexual reproduction?

answer choices

a)

budding

b)

fragmentation

c)

fertilization

d)

binary fission

3.

. WHAT IS LIFE SPAN?

answer choices

a)

PERIOD FROM BIRTH TO DEATH

b)

PERIOD FROM PREGNANCY TO BIRTH

c)

PERIOD FROM CONCEPTION TO PREGNANCY

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

4.

Which organisms reproduce by binary fission where one single cell splits into two identical cells?

answer choices

a)

starfish and flatworm

b)

giraffe and zebra

c)

bacteria and amoeba

d)

spider plant and strawberry plant

5.

Bryophyllum daigremontianum reproduces by

answer choices

a)

Vegetative propagation

b)

Budding

c)

Fission

d)

Fragmentation

6.

Which statement does NOT describe asexual reproduction?

answer choices

a)

takes a short amount of time

b)

provides genetic variation - all offspring are different

c)

no mate required in order to reproduce

d)

provides no genetic variation - all offspring are identical

7.

In sexual reproduction, how much DNA is given by each parent?

answer choices

a)

10%

b)

30%

c)

100%

d)

50%

8.

Environmental conditions determine the reproductive success of a species because they possess...

answer choices

a)

an extra chromosome that allows them to survive

b)

a trait that allows them an advantage in that environment

9.

Hydra produce offspring by growing the new individual on the body of the parent. This is an example of...

answer choices

a)

budding.

b)

fission.

c)

tubers.

d)

regeneration.

10.

Type of reproduction that as the greatest chance of surviving a disaster.

answer choices

a)

asexual

b)

sexual

c)

monolinguistic

d)

polygenic

11.

What do you call the cell that forms from fertilization?

answer choices

a)

sperm cell

b)

zygote

c)

egg cell

d)

spore

12.

When a sea star breaks into fragments, each fragment develops into a new individual. This is an example of...

answer choices

a)

fragmentation.

b)

parthenogenesis.

c)

binary fission.

d)

vegetative propagation.

13.

Which statement describes why genetic variation is beneficial to populations of organisms?

answer choices

a)

individuals look different from one another

b)

only one parent is needed to produce offspring

c)

populations of the organism increase more rapidly

d)

species can better survive environmental changes

14.

Where does an offspring get its DNA in asexual reproduction?

answer choices

a)

from both parents

b)

from only one parent

c)

from neither parent

15.

Sexual reproduction uses ______________ and asexual reproduction uses _______________.

answer choices

a)

sex cells, body cells

b)

body cells, sex cells

16.

What do you call the cells that have pairs of chromosomes?

answer choices

a)

Diploid

b)

Haploid

c)

Sperm cell

d)

egg cell

17.

regeneration is

answer choices

a)

when a body part regrows and may form a new organism

b)

when a body part regrows and may cause a mutation

c)

when a body part regrows and may form more sex cells

d)

when a body part regrows and may cause genetic issues

18.

A planarian is cut into 3 equal parts. How many planarians will there be by fragmentation/regeneration?

answer choices

a)

5

b)

6

c)

10

d)

3

19.

What type of asexual reproduction wherein it occurs when an offspring grows from a piece of its parent?

answer choices

a)

budding

b)

fission

c)

regeneration

d)

vegetative reproduction

20.

Two __________ make up a gene.

answer choices

a)

chromosomes

b)

alleles

c)

eggs

d)

sperm

21.

Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.

answer

a)

23, 46

b)

46, 23

c)

23,45

d)

01,10

22.

Egg

answer choices

a)

male sex cell

b)

body cell

c)

stem cell

d)

female sex cell

23.

Roots are used in vegetative propagation of

answer choices

a)

Ginger

b)

Sweet potato

c)

Chrysanthemum

d)

Potato

24.

Which type of reproduction causes bacteria of a species to have the exact same DNA as each other?

answer choices

a)

asexual

b)

sexual

c)

monopolistic

d)

linguistic

25.

Sexual or Asexual?

answer choices

a)

Sexual

b)

Asexual