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Introduction to Asexual vs. Sexual Reproduction

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where does an off spring get its traits in asexual reproduction?
a)
From both parents
b)
From only one parent
c)
From neither parent
d)
There are no traits handed down
2.

Penguins lay 1-2 fertilized eggs that the male and female take turns incubating on their feet. What type of reproduction does this example represent?

a)

Sexual reproduction

b)

Asexual reproduction

3.

Reproducing asexually will produce offspring ...

a)

genetically different from each other

b)

genetically identical to the parent

4.

What is reproduction?

a)

a play

b)

making of the next generation

c)

to do something over

d)

none of the others

5.

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

6.

Requires two parents

a)

sexual

b)

asexual

7.

Requires only one parent

a)

sexual

b)

asexual

8.
What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
Allows genetic variation
b)
Only needs one parent
c)
Happens very quickly
d)
Offspring are exact copies of parent
9.
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
10.

Involves two parents and produces offspring different from parents

a)

external fertilization

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

internal fertilization

d)

asexual reproduction

11.

Identical copy of parent

a)

zygote

b)

clone

c)

sperm

d)

pollen

12.

A reproductive process that involves two parents that combine genetic material to produce a new organism, which differs from both parents.

a)

external fertilization

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

sexual reproduction

d)

internal development

13.

Type of reproduction that makes an identical copy of a parent cell

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

14.
How many parents does asexual reproduction involve?
a)
one 
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
15.

The images are examples of which type of reproduction

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual