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Reproductive Strategies

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An animal that lays an egg

a)

oviparous

b)

ovo-viviparous

c)

viviparous

d)

eusocial

2.

An animal that gives birth to live young

a)

oviparous

b)

ovo-viviparous

c)

viviparous

d)

eusocial

3.

An animal that has internal eggs that hatch before the offspring is born

a)

oviparous

b)

ovo-viviparous

c)

viviparous

d)

eusocial

4.

Nest building, egg turning, food provision and protection are examples of what?

a)

altricial

b)

parental care

c)

eusocial

d)

all fish

5.

which type of breeding strategy has animals mate with one partner for life or for the breeding season

a)

monogamy

b)

polygamy

c)

polyandry

d)

polygyny

6.

Young that are born in an underdeveloped state are?

a)

altricial

b)

precocial

c)

eusocial

d)

polyandrous

7.

Offspring born in an advanced state are

a)

alricial

b)

eusocial

c)

polyandrous

d)

precocial

8.

the term for the breeding strategy when one breeding female and multiple related females raise offspring

a)

precocial

b)

altricial

c)

polygamous

d)

eusocial

9.

One female mating with multiple males in a breeding season is called polygyny

a)

true

b)

false

10.

What is the term for one male have multiple female partners in a breeding season?

a)

polygyny

b)

polyandry

c)

eusocial

d)

altricial

11.

The term for when one female has multiple male mates during a breeding season

a)

polyandry

b)

polygyny

c)

eusocial

d)

precocial

12.

Ovo-viviparity animals produce a placenta

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Viviparity animals produce a placenta

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which of these reproductive strategies have been seen in different shark species

a)

vivparous

b)

oviparous

c)

ovo-viviparous

d)

parthenogenesis

15.

Regal tangs are an example of a species that uses viviparity as a reproductive strategy

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Lions display polyandry breeding behaviours

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Emperor penguins are monogamous

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Kangaroos display ovo-viviparity

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Marmosets display polyandry behaviour

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Red Kites are viviparous

a)

True

b)

False