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Asexual reproduction

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This type of reproduction need the fusion of 2 different cells

a)

sexual

b)

asexual

c)

fine

d)

fussion

e)

all types of reproduction

2.

Reproduction can be ______ or _______.

a)

asexual / mitotic

b)

sexual / asexual

c)

meiotic / mitotic

d)

sexual / bisexual

3.

This is one type of asexual reproduction.

a)

laboratorial

b)

final

c)

vegetative regeneration

d)

animal regeneration

4.

In _______ ____________ only one parent organism produces offspring.

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

binary reproduction

d)

usual reproduction

5.

This is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction.

a)

Combination of different parent´s genetic information

b)

Being able to reproduce without a mate.

c)

Little genetic variation within a population.

d)

Needs to join two sexual cells to reproduce.

6.

This type of asexual reproduction is done only in unicellular organisms. (mark all possible answers)

a)

mitotic cell division

b)

fission

c)

vegetative reproduction

d)

animal regeneration

7.
All Offspring of Asexual reproduction are identical
a)
True
b)
False
8.
How many parent(s)are needed for asexual?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
9
d)
100
9.
True or False: Organisms that reproduce asexually can evolve.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
True or False: Fission is a way to reproduce asexually.
a)
True
b)
False
11.

A hydra reproduces when an outgrowth, or bud, forms and continues to develop until it falls off of the parent. This is an example of:

a)

Binary Fission

b)

Sporulation

c)

Budding

d)

Vegetative Propagation

12.
a)
budding
b)
sporulation
c)
vegetative propagation
d)
binary fission
13.

Which type of asexual reproduction is taking place?

A planarian is a non-parasitic flatworm. If a planarian was injured by a predator, it could re-grow its body parts. If the body parts were not eaten by the predator, the part could re-grow into a whole new planarian as well.

a)

Budding

b)

Fission

c)

Vegetative reproduction

d)

Animal Regeneration

14.

Which of the following are involved in asexual reproduction?

a)

fertilization

b)

meiosis

c)

sperm

d)

zygote

e)

none of these are involved in sexual reproduction

15.

Cell division in prokaryotes that forms two genetically identical cells.

a)

cloning

b)

budding

c)

fission

d)

regeneration

e)

vegetative reproduction

16.

Which types of organisms typically reproduce by fission?

a)

hydra

b)

bacteria

c)

planaria

d)

plants

e)

all of these

17.

Many unicellular eukaryotes reproduce by this method.

a)

fission

b)

budding

c)

regeneration

d)

mitotic cell division

e)

vegetative reproduction

18.

Occurs when an animal offspring grows from a piece of its parent.

a)

fission

b)

budding

c)

mitotic cell division

d)

regeneration

e)

vegetative

19.

A type of asexual reproduction performed in a laboratory that produces identical individuals from a cell or from a cluster of cells taken from a multicellular organism.

a)

cloning

b)

regeneration

c)

fission

d)

budding

e)

vegetative reproduction

20.

What was the name of the first cloned mammal?

a)

Molly

b)

Polly

c)

Dolly

d)

Holly

e)

Mrs. Jung

21.

Which of these is NOT an advantage of asexual reproduction.

a)

Enables organisms to reproduce without a mate

b)

Requires less time and energy

c)

Results in little genetic variation

d)

Enables organisms to produce large amounts of offspring

e)

Enables plants to spread and colonize an area in a short period of time

22.

The prefix a- in the term asexual means

a)

one

b)

alike or identical

c)

above

d)

without

23.
a)
budding
b)
binary fission
c)
sporulation
d)
regeneration
24.
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
25.

Requires two parents

a)

sexual

b)

asexual