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Reproduction

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a characteristic of a  disadvantage of Sexual Reproduction?
a)
diverse offspring
b)
identical to parent
c)
time and energy 
d)
adaptability 
2.
What is a characteristic of sexual reproduction?
a)
diverse offspring
b)
identical offspring
c)
faster than asexual reproduction
d)
requires no energy
3.
What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
smaller populations
b)
cannot adapt easily
c)
adapts easily to new environments
d)
requires no energy
4.
All of the offspring of an organism have the same genetic material, which is identical to the parent organism?
a)
makes its own food
b)
goes away
c)
live in a marine habitat
d)
reproduces asexually
5.
Which of the following is a disadvantage for sexual reproduction?
a)
a lot of time and energy is required for making gametes and finding mates
b)
offspring can be produced more quickly than by asexual means
c)
the genetic diversity makes organisms respond differently to environmental changes
d)
the offspring are genetically different
6.
Compare & Contrast
 Sexual VS Asexual
a)
both only require one parent
b)
sexual creates diverse offspring, and asexual makes uniform
c)
sexual reproduction have larger populations
d)
both require no special cells
7.
If two organisms reproduce sexually, then their offspring will exhibit a genetic makeup that is -
a)
identical to only one parent
b)
identical to all of its siblings
c)
a unique combination of traits
d)
the recessive traits of each parent
8.
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
9.
In sexual reproduction the male produces ___ cells.
a)
Malex
b)
Quack
c)
Egg
d)
Sperm
10.
In sexual reproduction the female produces ___ cells.
a)
Femalex
b)
Quack
c)
Egg
d)
Sperm
11.
A mode of reproduction by which an organism arises from a single organism and inherit the identical genes of that parent
a)
Asexual Reproduction
b)
Sexual Reproduction
c)
Genetic Variation
d)
Alleles
12.
A mode of reproduction by which an organism arises from a single organism and inherit the identical genes of that parent
a)
Asexual Reproduction
b)
Sexual Reproduction
c)
Genetic Variation
d)
Alleles
13.
Most single cell organisms reproduce in which way?
a)
asexual
b)
sexual
c)
Fission 
d)
Budding
14.
which of the following does not occur by mitosis?
a)
growth
b)
production of gametes
c)
repair
d)
development in the embryo
15.
Which of the following best describes meiosis?
a)
It is carried out in all tissues theat require cell replacement
b)
It occurs only in cells in the reproductive structures of an organism
c)
It happens in all of the tissues except the brain and spinal cord
d)
It is the first stage of mitosis
16.
A male shark has 40 chromosomes in each of its sex cells. How many would be present in its body cells?
a)
20
b)
40
c)
80
d)
160
17.
function of mitosis
a)
genetic diversity though sexual reproduction
b)
cell reproduction and general growth and repair
18.
A guinea pig cell has 64 chromosomes.  After mitosis, each daughter contains ___ chromosomes.
a)
128
b)
64
c)
32
d)
16
19.
How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?
a)
4 new cells
b)
2 new cells
c)
One new cell
d)
none of these
20.
How many daughter cells are produced in meiosis?
a)
4 daughter cells
b)
none of these
c)
3 daughter cells
d)
2 daughter cells
21.
Meiosis produces ___________ while mitosis produces __________.
a)
Sex cells, body cells
b)
Body cells, sex cells
22.
Which process and type of resulting cells are represented?
a)
mitosis, gametes
b)
mitosis, body cells
c)
meiosis, gametes
d)
meiosis, body cells
23.
A mode of reproduction in which an organism arises from two organisms and inherits half of its DNA from each parent
a)
Sexual Reproduction
b)
Asexual Reproduction
c)
Cloning
d)
Fragmentation