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Unit 5 Task 1.2 Reproduction Basics

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process where an organism produces new organisms of the same species (offspring)

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Sexual Reproduction

c)

Reproduction

d)

Production

2.

What is the process by which a single parent reproduces by itself

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Sexual Reproduction

c)

Reproduction

d)

Production

3.

What is the process where two parents (male and female) combine their genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Sexual Reproduction

c)

Reproduction

d)

Production

4.

Which are correct reasons that confirm the importance of reproduction

a)

To ensure survival

b)

To create survival instincts

c)

To inform genetically

d)

To pass on genetic information

5.

What do we call the product of reproduction

a)

The future

b)

Offspring

c)

A variant organism

d)

Mrs. Gren

6.

Name two main kinds of reproduction

a)

Sexual and Bisexual

b)

Non-sexual and asexual

c)

Sexual and asexual

d)

Fragmentation and binary fission

7.
Which process is considered to be faster? 
a)
Asexual
b)
Sexual 
8.
In asexual reproduction, all of the offspring are:
a)
Physically Identical
b)
Genetically Identical
c)
The same age
d)
Not Identical
9.
What is one disadvantage for asexual reproduction?
a)
Happens very quickly
b)
Only needs one parent
c)
Lack of genetic diversity
d)
All offspring are exact copies of parent
10.
What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)

Higher chance of adapting or evolving over time to keep up with environmental changes

b)

Only needs one parent - no extra time used on looking for a mate

c)

Happens very quickly and easily  - energy efficient

d)
Produces many offspring
11.

Budding is a form of sexual reproduction.

a)

False

b)

True

12.

Performed in laboratories and produces identical individuals from a cell or from a cluster of cells taken from a multicellular organism:

a)

fission

b)

budding

c)

cloning

d)

regeneration

13.

What organism reproduces using vegetative regeneration, called runners?

a)

coral

b)

strawberries

c)

bacteria

d)

sea star

14.

Offspring means ___________________.

a)

product of reproduction

b)

parents to reproduce

c)

grandparents in an ancestry

d)

newborns

15.

Sexual Reproduction involves ______ parents.

a)

zero

b)

one

c)

two

d)

three

16.

Asexual Reproduction involves _______________. (select two)

a)

two parents

b)

an organism cloning itself

c)

one "parent" (no true parents)

d)

no organisms

17.

Which statement applies to all forms of sexual reproduction?

a)

All offspring from are identical to the parents.

b)

Offspring receive genetic material from two parents.

c)

Offspring completely develop inside the mother’s body before birth.

d)

All offspring are clones.

18.

Female New Zealand mud snails are able to produce viable offspring that develop into mature adults from unfertilized eggs.

a)

Parthenogenesis

b)

Budding

c)

Sexual reproduction

d)

Binary fission

19.

Which 2 of the following statements is true for sexual reproduction?

a)

Occurs in bacteria

b)

Single organism makes an exact copy of itself

c)

Provides genetic variation, but is time-consuming

d)

Male and female system is required

20.

Which of the following answer choices best describes the image shown?

a)

It depicts (shows) asexual reproduction occurring through binary fission, a process that does not lead to genetic variation.

b)

It depicts (shows) sexual reproduction occurring through parthenogenesis, a process that leads to genetic variation.

c)

It depicts (shows) asexual reproduction occurring through budding, a process that does not lead to genetic variation.

d)

It depicts (shows) sexual reproduction occurring through the fusion of gametes, a process that leads to genetic variation.

21.

A species of shark reproduces sexually in the wild, but females of this species can reproduce asexually in captivity.

What is one disadvantage of asexual reproduction?

a)

Decreased genetic diversity within the species

b)

Decreased number of offspring produced

c)

Increased in genetic combinations to make future offspring more diverse

d)

Increased number of males produced

22.

In a species of yeast, a new small individual develops as an outgrowth on a parent, which then separates from the parent once it has matured.

What type of reproduction is this?

a)

Fragmentation

b)

Binary fission

c)

Parthenogenesis

d)

Budding

23.

Gregor Mendel is famous for his experiments on Pisum sativum (pea plant, pictured above), which is capable of self-fertilizing by combining its own male and female cells/gametes.

a)

Sexual reproduction; male and female will fuse to form a unique zygote

b)

Asexual reproduction; male and female gametes undergo fragmentation

c)

Asexual reproduction; male and female gametes undergo binary fission

d)

Sexual reproduction; the plant will bud off a unique offspring after self-fertilizing

24.

What statement accurately compares sexual and asexual reproduction?

a)

Sexual reproduction occurs only in animals while asexual reproduction occurs only in plants.

b)

Sexual reproduction requires one parent while asexual reproduction requires two.

c)

Sexual reproduction results in genetic variation and asexual reproduction does not.

d)

Sexual reproduction is much faster than asexual reproduction.

25.

Which statement correctly describes the offspring of asexual reproduction?

a)

They develop much SLOWER than offspring of sexual reproduction

b)

They are reproduced without a male and female cells fusing

c)

They are genetically diverse (different) from their parent

d)

They inherit half of the DNA from it female parent and half from its male parent

26.

New starfish can develop from broken arms that have detached from the original starfish.

a)

Fragmentation

b)

Binary Fission

c)

Mitosis

d)

Budding

27.

Only animals reproduce sexually

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Nobody knows

28.

Being different

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Sexual Reproduction

c)

Diverse

d)

Uniform

29.
Which statement below is correct about asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction?
a)

Asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction both involve one parent

b)

Sexual reproduction involves making clones and asexual reproduction creates diverse/different offspring

c)

Asexual reproduction creates clones and sexual reproduction creates diverse/different offspring

30.
Genetic Variation means
a)

DNA/genetic differences in a population or species.

b)

DNA/genetic similarities between a population or species