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Asexual Reproduction in Plants

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which types of organisms typically reproduce by fission?

a)

hydra

b)

bacteria

c)

planaria

d)

plants

e)

all of these

2.

A multicellular organism that typically reproduces through budding.

a)

bacteria

b)

hydra

c)

planaria

d)

yeast

e)

none of these

3.

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

a)

fission

b)

budding

c)

mitotic cell division

d)

regeneration

e)

vegetative

4.

An organism that typically reproduces through vegetative reproduction.

a)

raspberries

b)

strawberries

c)

potatoes

d)

none of these

e)

all of these

5.

What was the name of the first cloned mammal?

a)

Molly

b)

Polly

c)

Dolly

d)

Holly

e)

Mrs. Jung

6.

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

7.

Which of these IS a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?

a)

Results in too much genetic variation in a population

b)

Requires less time

c)

Enables organisms to produce large amounts of offspring

d)

Results in little genetic variation within a population

e)

Requires less energy

8.

These are all underground stems, the "eyes" grow into new roots and shoots to grow a new plant.

a)

runners

b)

tubers

c)

leaves

d)

stems

9.

These are all types of stems that grow along the ground.

a)

runners

b)

tubers

c)

leaves

d)

stems

10.

When a piece of cut _______ is planted, roots may form from the cutting, and then a full plant develops.

a)

leaves

b)

stem

c)

root

d)

bulb

11.

When a piece of cut _______ is planted, roots may form from the cutting, and then a full plant develops.

a)

leaves

b)

stem

c)

root

d)

bulb

12.

Requires only one parent

a)

asexual reproduction

b)

sexual reproduction

13.

Which of the following is (are) an advantage to asexual reproduction methods

a)

faster time to a mature

b)

plant create large numbers of identical plants

c)

keep best quality traits

d)

all of the above

14.

When the offspring are identical to the parent, this is ________________ reproduction?

a)

Heredity

b)

Sexual

c)

Asexual

d)

Chromosome

15.

Is the Image showing Asexual or Sexual Reproduction?

a)

Sexual Reproduction

b)

Asexual Reproduction

16.

Lila observed that a pond with clear water was covered up with a green algae within a week. By which method of reproduction did the algae spread so rapidly?

a)

(a) Budding

b)

(b) Sexual reproduction

c)

(c) Fragmentation

d)

(d) Pollination

17.

Asexual reproduction involves

a)

a single parent plant

b)

a single sex cell

c)

fertilisation

d)

two gametes

18.

Vegetative propagation in potato takes place by

a)

leaves

b)

stem

c)

roots

d)

seeds

19.

In which of the following plants buds are present on the margins of leaves

a)

Bryophyllum

b)

Touch me not

c)

Chandan

d)

Coriander

20.

In yeasts reproduction occurs by

a)

fragmentation

b)

binary fission

c)

budding

d)

spore formation

21.

Fragmentation is the type of asexual reproduction most found in

a)

bread mould

b)

fern plants

c)

in both bread mould and fern plants

d)

spirogyra

22.

Suggest a suitable name for the type of asexual propagation of plant shown in the given diagram.

a)

cutting

b)

grafting

c)

subaerial stem

d)

layering