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Asexual Reproduction 2

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

Which is true about the offspring of asexual reproduction?

a)

They may look the same but are not genetically identical to the parent.

b)

Meiosis occurred.

c)

They are genetically identical to the parent.

d)

They have different genetic information but look identical.

2.

Which of the following is NOT a type of ASEXUAL reproduction?

a)

Budding

b)

fragmentation

c)

Cloning

d)

A flower being pollinated

3.

Identify the type of asexual reproduction shown in the image.

a)

vegetative propogation

b)

cloning

c)

binary fision

d)

budding

4.

Amoeba use mitosis and produce two offspring that are identical to the parent. This is an example of...

a)

budding.

b)

binary fission.

c)

regeneration.

d)

parthenogenesis.

5.

Identify the type of asexual reproduction shown in the image.

a)

vegetative propogation

b)

cloning

c)

binary fision

d)

regeneration

6.

How many parents are needed for asexual reproduction?

a)

zero

b)

one

c)

two

d)

twelve

7.

A multicellular organism that typically reproduces through budding.

a)

bacteria

b)

hydra

c)

planaria

d)

yeast

e)

none of these

8.

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

a)

fission

b)

budding

c)

fragmentation

d)

vegetative

9.

An example of an organisms that can typically reproduce through Fragmentation.

a)

sea urchins

b)

sea stars

c)

sponges

d)

flatworms

e)

all of these

10.

A form of asexual reproduction in which offspring grow from a shoot or runner of a parent plant.

a)

fission

b)

budding

c)

regeneration

d)

vegetative reproduction

e)

cloning

11.

An organism that typically reproduces through vegetative reproduction.

a)

grass

b)

strawberries

c)

potatoes

d)

none of these

e)

all of these

12.

A method of cloning in desirable traits where plant cells are grown in a petri dish until the plants become seedlings.

a)

vegetative

b)

budding

c)

tissue culture

d)

fission

e)

fragmentation

13.

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

14.

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

15.

Which of the following is NOT a type of ASEXUAL reproduction?

a)

Budding

b)

Fragmentation

c)

Vegetative

d)

Parthenogenesis

e)

A flower being pollinated

16.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage to asexual reproduction?

a)

Rapid reproduction of large amounts of offspring

b)

Organisms do not have to find a mate

c)

Genetic variation

d)

Genetic mutations

17.

How does the DNA of the offspring formed from asexual reproduction compare to the parent?

a)

none of the DNA is transferred to the offspring

b)

the DNA of the offspring is identical to the DNA of the parent

c)

half of the DNA is transferred to the offspring

d)

none of these are correct

18.

How many parent(s)are needed for asexual?

a)

4

b)

9

c)

1

d)

2

19.

Fungi, algae & ferns use Haploid cells that develop into new organisms called

a)

eggs

b)

spores

c)

seeds

d)

pollen

20.

The process where offspring develop from unfertilized haploid eggs is called

a)

Spores

b)

pollen

c)

Parthenogenesis

d)

Grafting

21.

Grafting is a process where

a)

one plant is joined to with another and they are allowed to heal together.

b)

one part of the organism is used to produce another.

c)

parts of different organisms are joined in a culture dish before moving into the correct environment.

d)

plants are split to avoid over crowding.