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Review: Asexual/Sexual Reproduction & Mitosis/Meiosis

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How is the number of chromosomes in a human sex cell different from the number in a human body cell? 
a)
A sex cell has 23 chromosomes and a body cell has 46. 
b)
A sex cell has 46 chromosomes and a body cell has 23.
c)
A sex cell has chromosomes that are half
d)
A sex cell has chromosomes that are twice as long as those in a body cell. 
2.
Dante wants to match the types of cells with how they are produced. Which choice correctly matches a type of cell with how it is produced? 
a)

Egg cell --> meiosis in males 

b)

Sperm cell --> mitosis in males

c)

Body cell --> mitosis in females or males

d)

Body cell --> meiosis in females

3.
The diagram above shows a human cell. What type of cell is this? 
a)
A reproductive cell (sex cell) made from mitosis 
b)
A body cell made from mitosis 
c)
A body cell made from meiosis 
d)
A reproductive cell (sex cell) made from meiosis
4.
How is meiosis related to sexual reproduction?
a)
Meiosis allows the offspring produced during sexual reproduction to grow and develop.
b)
Meiosis joins together the sex cells during sexual reproduction to produce new offspring
c)
Meiosis produces the sex cells that join to form new offspring during fertilization.
d)
Meiosis produces the body cells that join to form new offspring during fertilization. 
5.
Which of these choices is made from the process of mitosis?
a)
Egg
b)
Sperm
c)
Sex Cell
d)
Skin Cell
6.
Which of these choices is NOT a reason for mitosis taking place in a multi-cellular organism? 
a)
Growth
b)
Repairing Wounds
c)
Asexual Reproduction
d)
Making Sex Cells
7.
Which of these statements is true of asexual reproduction?
a)
It produces offspring genetically identical to each other and requires one parent. 
b)
It produces offspring genetically identical to each other and requires two parents.
c)
It produces offspring genetically different from each other and requires one parent. 
d)
It produces offspring genetically different from each other and requires two parents. 
8.
Which type of reproduction involves two parents and results in offspring that are not genetically identical to either parent? 
a)
Binary fission
b)
Asexual reproduction 
c)
Sexual reproduction 
d)
Vegetative reproduction
9.
A group of scientists test three different types of cells – muscle cells, nerve cells, and skin cells – to find out which cell type goes through the steps of mitosis the fastest. The scientists time 100 cell divisions for each type of cell. The temperature and amount of light is the same for all of the cells. What is a controlled variable (or constant) in this investigation? 
a)
The speed of the divisions 
b)
The types of cells
c)
The temperature
d)
The age of the scientists
10.
What does meiosis create?
a)
Skin cells
b)
Reproductive (or sex) cells
c)
Only egg cells
d)
Nerve cells
11.
Select the best description of a chromosome.
a)
material used to form the cell membrane
b)
tightly wound DNA that is ready for cell division
c)
long, stretched out strands of DNA
d)
molecules that form the sex cells
12.
Which reason BEST explains why reproduction is necessary?
a)
The survival of every species depends on the ability of organisms to reproduce.
b)
Reproduction decreases differences in species
c)
Reproduction creates simpler body structures.
d)
Organisms reproduce so they can move from one ecosystem to another.
13.
Which of these choices is not a reason for mitosis taking place in a multi-cellular organism?
a)
growth
b)
repairing wounds
c)
asexual reproduction
d)
making sex cells
14.

Growth requires

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Neither

15.

Replacement of dead cells requires...

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Neither

16.

A mosquito cell which undergoes mitosis has 6 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will the daughter cells have?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

12

d)

24

17.

A mosquito cell which undergoes meiosis has 6 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will the resulting gametes have?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

12

d)

24

18.

How many daughter cells are produced by mitosis?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

four

d)

six

19.

Genes are short segments of DNA and are located in the ________ of a cell.

a)

mitochondria

b)

chromosomes

c)

genes

d)

cells

20.
What is the process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to form sex cells.
a)
fertilization
b)
meiosis
c)
mitosis
d)
budding
21.

The process by which a cell creates an exact copy of itself, allowing an organism to grow is know as:

a)

fertilization

b)

meiosis

c)

mitosis

d)

budding

22.
Fertilization is an important step in animal reproduction. What happens during fertilization?
a)
Chromosomes separate into single strands.
b)
An egg cell joins with a sperm cell.
c)
An organism divides itself into 2 parts.
d)
A cell goes through a series of divisions.
23.

In frogs there are 26 chromosomes in a fertilized egg. Which best describes how many chromosomes are in the egg and sperm cells before fertilization?

a)

26 chromosomes in the egg cell and 26 chromosomes in the sperm cell

b)

13 chromosomes in the egg cell and 13 chromosomes in the sperm cell

c)

52 chromosomes in the egg cell and 52 chromosomes in the sperm cell

d)

26 chromosomes in the egg cell and 0 chromosomes in the sperm cell

24.

How do mitosis and meiosis differ?

a)

Meiosis produces 2 identical cells, while mitosis produces 4 identical cells.

b)

Mitosis produces 2 identical cells, while meiosis produces 4 different cells.

c)

Mitosis produces 4 different cells, while meiosis produces 2 identical cells.

d)

Meiosis produces only 1 cell, while mitosis produces many.

25.

Living things continue their species through sexual and/or asexual reproduction. Which of the following is true for BOTH sexual and asexual reproduction?

a)

Sperm and egg cells are needed.

b)

Offspring is an exact copy of the parent.

c)

Genetic information is passes from parent to offspring.

d)

They only occur in animal species.

26.

Most cells in the body of a fruit fly contain 8 chromosomes. In some cell, only 4 chromosomes are present. The cells with only 4 chromosomes were formed by which process?

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

fertilization

d)

synthesis

27.

Cows have 60 chromosomes. A calf received one set of chromosomes from its mother and another set of chromosomes from its father. How many chromosomes did each parent contribute?

a)

Mom and dad each gave 60 chromosomes.

b)

Mom and dad each gave 30 chromosomes.

c)

If the calf looks more like the mom, she gave 40 chromosomes.

d)

If the calf looks more like the dad, he gave 40 chromosomes.

28.

In which organelle are chromosomes found?

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell membrane

c)

vacuoles

d)

nucleus

29.

Organisms can reproduce in one of two ways - sexually or asexually. Amoeba are examples of organisms that reproduce asexually. When amoeba reproduce, they replicate their DNA and then divide in half. Therefore,

a)

none of the offspring's genes are identical to those of the parent.

b)

all of the offspring's genes are identical to those of the parent.

c)

half of the offspring's genes come from the parent.

d)

very few of the offspring's genes come from one parent.

30.
Name that process
a)
Mitosis
b)
Meiosis
c)
Mutation
d)
Cell Cycle
31.

The process below is necessary for reproduction in animals and in many plants.

At the end of this process, there will be a production of:

a)

A. Four zygotes that will develop into embryos

b)

B. Embryonic cells that could unite and develop into an organism

c)

C. Four cells that will recombine to form two offspring

d)

D. Gametes that could be involved in the formation of a zygote.

32.
What is budding an example of?
a)
Sexual reproduction
b)
Genotype
c)
Asexual reproduction
d)
Phenotype
33.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
34.
When a starfish grows a new body off a broken arm, what kind of reproduction is this?
a)
Sexual
b)
Differentiation
c)
Asexual 
d)
Specialization
35.
What percentage of chromosomes are handed down by a sperm cell?
a)
75%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
36.

MEIOSIS PRODUCES 4 CELLS-THE CHROMOSOME NUMBER IS ...

a)

DIPLOID

b)

HAPLOID

37.
Which cellular process is shown?
a)
meiosis
b)
endocytosis
c)
mitosis
d)
phagocytosis

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