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Life Science Ch. 4 Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The cell that is formed when fertilization occurs is called a __________.

a)

zygote

b)

mutant

c)

chromosome

d)

cytoplasm

2.

Dolly the Sheep was the first example of _________.

a)

budding

b)

cloning

c)

regeneration

d)

vegetative reproduction

3.

A sea star has one of its arms break off. That arm grows into its own separate organism through __________.

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

regeneration

c)

spindle fibers

d)

chromosomes

4.

During which phase of meiosis do chromosomes condense and thicken?

a)

metaphase I

b)

prophase I

c)

metaphase II

d)

anaphase II

5.

In asexual reproduction, offspring are produced ________.

a)

from one parent

b)

from two parents

c)

from 46 chromosomes

d)

from 12 chromosomes

6.

The process that produces haploid sex cells is called __________.

a)

mitosis

b)

fission

c)

meiosis

d)

interphase

7.

Hydra reproduce through __________, where the offspring grows from the body of the parent organism.

a)

budding

b)

mitosis

c)

meiosis

d)

cloning

8.

Human reproduction involves which of the following?

a)

body cells

b)

sex cells

c)

skin cells

d)

tissues

9.

Which of these is part of asexual reproduction?

a)

sperm

b)

egg

c)

zygote

d)

bud

10.

If a diploid tomato cell has 24 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will the tomato's sex cells have?

a)

12

b)

6

c)

24

d)

48

11.

What is the mathematical relationship between the number of chromosomes and the number of homologous pairs?

a)

There is no mathematical relationship between the number of chromosomes and the number of homologous pairs.

b)

The number of chromosomes is related directly to the age of the organism, so the number of homologous pairs changes.

c)

There is only one chromosome in each homologous pair.

d)

There are one half as many homologous pairs as there are chromosomes.

12.

Some berry plants send out runners over the soil and new berry plants grow from the runners. What form of asexual reproduction does this represent?

a)

vegetative reproduction

b)

budding

c)

fission

d)

zygote formation

13.

What is the division of the cytoplasm called?

a)

cytokinesis

b)

fission

c)

meiosis

d)

cellular reproduction

14.

Which of the following statements about asexual reproduction is true?

a)

It produces new offspring that have the same genetic information as the parent.

b)

It involves the joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell.

c)

It occurs only in plants.

d)

It requires a male parent and a female parent.

15.

Why is regeneration of skin tissue or liver tissue in humans not considered to be asexual reproduction?

a)

Skin and liver tissue have only one half the number of chromosomes as children.

b)

Regeneration is a type of sexual reproduction.

c)

Only plants can reproduce by regeneration.

d)

A new organism is not formed from part of the parent.

16.

If a cell that has six chromosomes goes through meiosis, how many chromosomes will the daughter cells have?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

6

d)

9

17.

What name is given to two chromosomes which contain the same genes?

a)

heterologous

b)

homologous

c)

mitotic

d)

zygotic

18.

During which phase of both meiosis I and meiosis II do the chromosomes line up at the middle of the cell?

a)

prophase

b)

interphase

c)

metaphase

d)

telophase