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Asexual and Sexual reproduction

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 27mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the process resulting in the production of genetically identical offspring from one parent.?

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Sexual Reproduction

2.

What type of reproduction is this an example of?

a)

Sexual

b)

Asexual

3.

Select the 3 advantages of asexual reproduction

a)

Reproduction is very quick

b)

Farmers can use plants that don't require seeds

c)

Plants are genetically different

d)

Requires less energy

4.

Which two of these are a disadvantage of asexual reproduction?

a)

Increases variation in the species

b)

Less susceptible to disease

c)

More susceptible to disease

d)

Decreases variation in the species

5.

What is a process involving the fusion of the nuclei of two gametes (sex cells) to form a zygote to produce offspring that are genetically different from each other and from their parents.

a)

Sexual Reproduction

b)

Asexual Reproduction

6.

Organisms that reproduce secually have sex cells. What are these sex cells called?

a)

Grommets

b)

Gametes

c)

Gutter

d)

Games

7.

What is fertilisation?

a)

The fusion of zygotes

b)

The fusion of asexual organisms

c)

The fusion of gametes nuclei

d)

The fusion of gametes cell walls

8.

A zygote contains different DNA. Where does it come from?

a)

Maternal DNA (from the mother) and paternal DNA (from the father)

b)

Maternal DNA (from the father) and paternal DNA (from the mother)

9.

Identify some of the advantages of sexual reproduction (more than one answer).

a)

More resistant to changes in the environment

b)

Farmers can select favourable characteristics from different strains

c)

More susceptible to disease

d)

Less susceptible to disease

10.

Gametes are haploid. What does this mean?

a)

Contain chromosomes in pairs

b)

Not genetically complete

c)

Unable to reproduce

d)

Contain single chromosomes (not in pairs)

11.

What are the nucleotides made of?

a)

Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base

b)

Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base

c)

Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine

d)

Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine

12.

Adenine bonds with ______________.

a)

Guanine

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Adenine

13.

Guanine bonds with ______________.

a)

Adenine

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Thymine

14.

What are the 4 nitrogen bases?

a)

adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine

b)

adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine

c)

adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol

d)

adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose

15.

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand

ATG TGA CAG

a)

ATG TGA CAG

b)

TAC ACT GTC

c)

GTA AGT GAC

d)

CAT TCA CTG

16.

In eukaryotes, which organelle is DNA usually found in?

a)

cell membrane

b)

vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

17.

Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?

a)

C-A, T-G

b)

A-G, C-T

c)

C-G, U-A

d)

T-A, G-C

18.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

Deoxyribonucleic acid

b)

Denitrogenous acid

c)

Deribonucleic acid

d)

Diribonucleic acid

19.

The sugar in DNA is ?

a)

sucrose

b)

glucose

c)

deoxyribose

d)

fructose

20.

Which of the following monomers are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?

a)

amino acids

b)

nucleotides

c)

fatty acids

d)

polysaccharides

21.

Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

a)

deoxyribose sugar and adenine

b)

deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond

c)

deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus

d)

deoxyribose sugar and phosphate

22.
X outlines a(n) ___________.
a)
amino acid
b)
nitrogen base 
c)
nucleotide
d)
nitrogen base pair
23.

An organism's reproductive cells, or sex cells, are called _____.

a)

bacteria

b)

prokaryotes

c)

gametes

d)

pathogens

24.

A _______ is a segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein or RNA molecule.

a)

gene

b)

gamete

c)

chromosome

d)

chromatid

25.

How many chromosomes does a human body cell have, total?

a)

48

b)

46

c)

23

d)

47

26.

Cells that contain 2 sets of chromosomes are called _________ (2n).

a)

diploid

b)

haploid

c)

triploid

d)

polyploid

27.

Cells that contain only ONE set of chromosomes are called ________ (n).

a)

diploid

b)

polyploid

c)

triploid

d)

haploid