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Lesson 2: Types of Reproduction

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

regeneration

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

phenotype

d)

genotype

2.

A form of asexual reproduction in which offspring grow from a part of a parent plant...

a)

regeneration

b)

vegetative reproduction

c)

mitosis

d)

sexual reproduction

3.

When only one parent organism or part of the organism produces a new organism...

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

both sexual and asxual reproduction

d)

fertilization

4.

A form of asexual reproduction where an organism grows on the body of its parent...

a)

advantageous reproduction

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

mitosis

d)

budding

5.

A type of reproduction in which the genetic material of two different cells combine

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

budding

d)

vegetative reproduction

6.

Cloning, budding, and vegetative reproduction are all types of (a)   reproduction.

7.

An advantage of asexual reproduction is that it does not use as much (a)   .

8.

An advantage of asexual reproduction is that organisms do not need to find a (a)   to create offspring.

9.

organisms created through _________ reproduction show more genetic variation

a)

asexual

b)

budding

c)

regeneration

d)

sexual

10.

disadvantages of sexual reproduction include...

a)

it requires individuals to expose themselves to danger to find a mate

b)

it does not allow for genetic variation

c)

all of the offspring are genetically identical

d)

offspring are more vulnerable to mutation, disease, and changes in the environment

11.

genetic variety helps a species survive because...

a)

it doesn't help them survive

b)

some variations can help individuals survive if environment conditions change

c)

all of the organisms are identical

d)

it means disease and genetic mutations never happen

12.

the first cloned mammal was a sheep named...

a)

Jim

b)

Selena

c)

Dolly

d)

Experiment 626

13.

This hydra is reproducing through...

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

vegetative reproduction

c)

regeneration

d)

budding

14.

this starfish is reproducing through...

a)

vegetative budding

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

regeneration

d)

budding

15.

A plant produces seeds in pods only when pollen brought from another pant by bees reaches its flowers. This plant reproduces...

a)

sexually

b)

asexually

16.

genetic variation is an advantage of (a)   reproduction

17.

genetic changes during reproduction can happen because of...

a)

budding

b)

mutations

c)

vegetative reproduction

d)

regeneration

18.

asexual reproduction produces...

a)

genetically different offspring

b)

genetically identical offspring

19.

Offspring produced through sexual reproduction have ____ of each chromosome, and therefore _____ alleles of each gene.

a)

1 ; 2

b)

2 ; 4

c)

2 ; 2

d)

2 ; 1

20.

Cloning is controversial because...

a)

it never works

b)

the high cost and ethical concerns

c)

it causes too much genetic variety in organisms

d)

it creates organisms with desirable traits