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Science 9 Unit A 2.0

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All Offspring of Asexual reproduction are identical
a)
True
b)
False
2.
If the environment changes for an Asexual offspring it will?
a)
Explode
b)
Create another offspring
c)
Fall in love
d)
Die
3.
How many parent(s)are needed for asexual?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
9
d)
100
4.
Which process is considered to be faster? 
a)
Asexual
b)
Sexual 
5.
Baker’s yeast is a tiny, single-celled fungus that makes bread dough rise and converts sugars in alcohol. This yeast reproduces by budding. As the small bud grows, it receives a copy of the parent’s nucleus. When the bud pinches off, the new cell is smaller than the parent cell but genetically identical  What type of reproduction is this?
a)
Asexual
b)
Sexual
6.
Redwood trees are the tallest and largest trees in the world. Like other conifer trees, the trees bear male and female cones that rely on the wind for pollination. What kind of reproduction is this?
a)
Asexual
b)
Sexual
7.
When comparing the offspring of sexually and asexually reproducing organisms, we would expect the genetic material (DNA) of the sexually reproducing organism to -
a)
contain fewer mutations
b)
be lesser in quantity
c)
be simpler overall
d)
show more variation
8.
What is one disadvantage for asexual reproduction?
a)
Happens very quickly
b)
Only needs one parent
c)
Lack of genetic diversity
d)
All offspring are exact copies of parent
9.
What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
Higher chance of adapting or evolving over time
b)
Only needs one parent
c)
Happens very quickly and easily 
d)
Produces many offspring
10.

Fully grown parent cells split into two halves resulting in two daughter cells with the exact DNA as the parent.

a)

Binary Fission

b)

Budding

c)

Fragmentation

d)

Vegetative Reproductions

11.

What type of asexual reproduction is taking place?

a)

Binary Fission

b)

Budding

c)

Fragmentation

d)

Regeneration

e)

Vegetative Reproduction

12.

What type of asexual reproduction is taking place?

a)

Binary Fission

b)

Budding

c)

Fragmentation

d)

Regeneration

e)

Vegetative Reproduction

13.

What type of asexual reproduction is taking place?

a)

Binary Fission

b)

Budding

c)

Fragmentation

d)

Regeneration

e)

Vegetative Reproduction

14.

What type of asexual reproduction does the figure represent?

a)

Binary Fission

b)

Budding

c)

Vegetative Propagation

d)

Fragmentation

15.

What type of asexual reproduction does the figure represent?

a)

Binary Fission

b)

Budding

c)

Vegetative Propagation

d)

Fragmentation

16.

What is the type of asexual reproduction when one cell divides to form two identical cells?

a)

Binary Fission

b)

Budding

c)

Vegetative Propagation

d)

Fragmentation

17.

What is the type of asexual reproduction when a bud forms on the parent organism and then pinches off to form a new organism?

a)

Binary Fission

b)

Budding

c)

Vegetative Propagation

d)

Fragmentation

18.

What is reproduction involving only one parent?

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Sexual Reproduction

19.

Reproduction that combines genetic material of two organisms

a)

Sexual Reproduction

b)

Asexual Reproduction

c)

Fertilization

d)

Budding

20.

Male and female reproductive cells are collectively known as:

a)

spores

b)

pollen

c)

gametes

d)

offspring

21.

____________________ occurs when a male gamete (sperm) combines with a female gamete (egg).

a)

sporulation

b)

fertilization

c)

fission

d)

regeneration

22.

A zygote is formed by ___________ of a male and female gamete.

a)

fertilization

b)

division

c)

reduction

d)

addition

23.

When an ovum is first fertilized it is known as

a)

a nucleus

b)

an embryo

c)

a zygote

d)

a fetus

24.

Choose the correct type of asexual reproduction of the mushroom

a)

spore production

b)

budding

c)

binary fission

25.
This is the top part of the pistil of a flower which receives the pollen grains; germination happens here.
a)
petal
b)
sepal
c)
filament
d)
stigma
26.
The pistil is the _______ part of the flower
a)
Male
b)
Female
27.
The stamen is the ______ part of the flower
a)
male
b)
female
28.

the anther, pollen, and the filament makeup the...

a)

Stamen

b)

Pistil

29.
What is part D called?
a)
Pistil
b)
Stamen
c)
Petal
d)
Leaf
30.
What is part A called?
a)
Pistil
b)
Stamen
c)
Ovule
d)
Petal
31.
The part of the stamen that produces microspores that become pollen grains is the ___.
a)
anther
b)
pistil
c)
filament
d)
ovary
32.

The ovary, style, and the stigma make up the female part of a plant called the ?

a)

stamen

b)

petals

c)

stem

d)

pistil

33.
The ovary, style, and the stigma make up the female part of a plant called the ?
a)
stamen
b)
petals
c)
stem
d)
carpel (pistil)
34.
The ovary, style, and the stigma make up the female part of a plant called the ?
a)
stamen
b)
petals
c)
stem
d)
carpel (pistil)
35.

Which part of the male plant produces the pollen?

a)

the filament

b)

the anther

c)

the stigma

d)

the style

36.

What do we call all the female parts of a flower?

a)

Pistil

b)

Stamen

c)

Ovary

d)

Ovule

37.

The pistil has four parts: The ovary, the style, the stigma and ......

a)

the ovules

b)

the anther

c)

the filament

d)

the stamen

38.

Which form of variation can be measured and has a range of values?

a)

Discrete Variation

b)

Continuous Variation

39.

Which of the following is an example of discrete variation?

a)

Length of index finger

b)

Eye colour

c)

Height

d)

Foot size

40.

What type of variation is eye colour, blood type and tongue rolling? (watch your spelling!)

(a)  

41.

Tree height is an example of...

a)

discrete variation

b)

disruptive variation

c)

continuous variation

d)

discontinuous variation

42.

Shoe size is...

a)

continuous

b)

discontinuous

c)

discrete

d)

concrete

43.

Eye colour is...

a)

discrete

b)

continuous

c)

discontinuous

d)

complete

44.

What type of graph is used for continuous variation? (hint: choose 2)

a)

Bar graph

b)

Line Graph

c)

Histogram

d)

Pie chart

45.

Which of these is NOT coninuous?

a)

Length of roots

b)

Hand span

c)

Heart rate

d)

Blood type

46.

What type of graph is used to show discrete variation? (hint - select 2)

a)

Line graph

b)

Bar graph

c)

Pie chart

d)

Histogram

47.

Eye colour is...

a)

discrete

b)

continuous

c)

discontinuous

d)

complete

48.

Which of these is NOT coninuous?

a)

Length of roots

b)

Hand span

c)

Heart rate

d)

Blood type

49.

What term is used to describe the differences that exist between members of the same species?

a)

Chromosomes

b)

Inheritance

c)

Variation

d)

Fertilisation

50.

What type of pollination is shown in this diagram?

a)

Cross pollination

b)

Self pollination

c)

Single pollination

d)

Transfer pollination

51.

Characteristics of cross pollination are :

a)

involved two parent plants

b)

offsprings have variation characteristics

c)

offsprings have similar characteristics

d)

offspring have better survival

e)

less variety of offsprings

52.

Characteristics of self pollination are :

a)

involved two parent plants

b)

involved one parent plant

c)

offsprings have different characteristics

d)

offsprings have similar characteristics

e)

less resistant to diseases

53.
When a pollen grain moves from the anther of one flower to the stigma on a different flower on the same plant it is considered cross pollination.
a)
True
b)
False
54.

Q8. During cross-fertilization, the male gametes or the pollen grows a pollen tube and fuses with the female gamete or the _____________ to form a seed.

a)

ovule

b)

ovary

c)

stigma

d)

pollen

55.
Pollination occurs when a ____________ produced by the ______________ lands on and adheres to the ______________________.
a)
stigma, pollen tube, anther
b)
pollen grain, anther, stigma
c)
anther, pollen tube, stigma
d)
stigma, anther, ovary
56.
The part of the flower where the ovules or egg cells are found
     
a)
Ovary
b)
stigma
c)
Seed   
d)
style
57.

Which part of reproduction does this picture show?

a)

fertilization

b)

egg

c)

embryo

d)

offspring

58.

what is the part labeled A showing

a)

embryo

b)

egg/female gamete

c)

male gamete/ sperm

d)

cleavage

59.

what is the part labeled d showing

a)

embryo

b)

egg/female gamete

c)

male gamete/ sperm

d)

cleavage

60.

what is the part labeled E showing

a)

embryo

b)

egg/female gamete

c)

male gamete/ sperm

d)

cleavage

61.

what is the part labeled C showing

a)

embryo

b)

Zygote

c)

male gamete/ sperm

d)

cleavage