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Plants and Reproduction Full Topic Quiz

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An organism is a?

a)

Living thing

b)

a group of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring

c)

the place where an organism lives

d)

an animal

2.

All organisms must reproduce to?

a)

Replace members that die to avoid extinction

b)

Have sex

c)

To avoid becoming over-populated

d)

Make babies

3.
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
4.

Which type of reproduction produces an identical copy of the parent?

a)

Sexual reproduction

b)

Asexual reproduction

5.

Vegetative propagation is an example of sexual or asexual reproduction in plants?

a)

Sexual

b)

Asexual

6.

Which answer gives examples of vegetative propagation?

a)

Bulbs, tubers, plantlets, runners

b)

Bulbs, tubers, runners, flowers

c)

Bulbs, seeds, plantlets, runners

d)

Bulbs, seeds, plantlets, flowers

7.

In animal species the male sex cell is called the?

a)

Sperm

b)

Pollen

c)

Egg

d)

Ovule

8.

In plants the sex cells are called the?

a)

Pollen and ovule

b)

Pollen and sperm

c)

Sperm and ovule

d)

Pollen and egg

9.

A sperm and egg cell are an example of a?

a)

Specialised cell

b)

Unspecialised cell

10.

Sex cells are given a scientific name, what is this?

a)

Gametes

b)

Sex cells

c)

Sperm

d)

Egg

11.

Fertilisation occurs when what to cells fuse together to form what cell?

a)

Sperm & Egg to form a zygote

b)

Sperm & zygote to form a egg

c)

Sperm & Egg to form a embryo

d)

Sperm & Egg to form a fetus

12.

When the plant pollen and ovule fuse during fertilisation they make a?

a)

New plant

b)

Seed

c)

Egg

d)

Embryo

13.
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
14.
What is one disadvantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
Only one parent needed
b)
Off spring are exact copies of parents
c)
Happens very quickly
d)
Needs two parents
15.

Which statement reflects a way in which asexual reproduction is beneficial? Select all that apply.

a)

It results in genetic variation.

b)

It requires a lot of time and energy.

c)

Organisms can reproduce without a mate.

d)

It is a much quicker process.

16.

Germination is?

a)

is the growth and development of the seed embryo into a plant

b)

A plant growing

c)

A plant dying

d)

Formation of a seed

17.

For a plant to germinate it needs which three factors?

a)

Water

b)

Oxygen

c)

Warmth

d)

Sunlight

e)

Soil

18.

Which of the following are commercial uses of plants?

a)

Food

b)

Medicine

c)

Biofuel

d)

Coal

e)

Making computers

19.

Is artificial vegetative propagation a asexual or sexual method of growing plants?

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

20.

The main type of artificial vegetative propagation is?

a)

Cuttings

b)

Runner

c)

Tubers

d)

Bulbs

21.

Why do plants need fertilisers?

a)

To grow healthy

b)

For food

c)

To help them make nitrogen

d)

To make energy

22.

What are the main minerals plants need?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Potassium

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Carbon dioxide

e)

Zinc

23.

If a plant does not have enough Nitrogen what will happen?

a)

It will die

b)

leads to stunted growth and poor root development

c)

It will be unable to make the food it needs

d)

affects the plants ability to absorb water and sunlight.

24.

How would the reliability of an experiment be improved?

a)

Repeating the experiment

b)

Keeping variables the same

c)

Controlling your control variables

d)

Be careful when measuring your results

25.

The diagram shows a plant seed. What is Part C called?

a)

Seed coat

b)

Food store

c)

Embryo root

d)

Embryo shoot

26.

The diagram shows a plant seed. What is Part A called?

a)

Seed coat

b)

Food store

c)

Embryo root

d)

Embryo shoot