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Asexual and Sexual Reproduction

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Asexual reproduction involves how many parents?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

2.

This type of asexual reproduction involves cells dividing in one spot, forming a bud or growth that becomes a new organism

a)

binary fission

b)

regeneration

c)

budding

d)

creating

3.

A benefit of sexual reproduction is:

a)

it involves 2 parents

b)

genetic identification

c)

genetic variation

d)

identical offspring

4.

Sexual reproduction involves how many parents?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

5

5.

Which could be benefits to asexual reproduction?

a)

efficient

b)

can create lots of offspring quickly

c)

because of large numbers offspring can compete with other species for food

d)

all of the above

6.

Sexual reproduction involves the uniting of

a)

buds

b)

zygotes

c)

blood cells

d)

gametes

7.

Which is a disadvantage of sexual reproduction?

a)

genetic variation

b)

slow

c)

unique offspring

d)

fast and efficient

8.

What would most likely happen to a forest of trees that reproduced asexually if a disease came and killed off the parent tree?

a)

the offspring are unique so they would live

b)

since offspring are identical they would also get the disease and die

c)

since offspring are identical they would survive

d)

the trees would survive because they want to

9.

Which organism reproduces sexually?

a)

cats

b)

hydra

c)

baceria

d)

flatworm

10.

Which statement gives an example of asexual reproduction?

a)

butterflies have genetic information passed from both parents

b)

two worms mate and produce more worms

c)

a hydra grows a bud that falls off and becomes a new hydra

d)

An petunia flower is produced from a pollinated plant

11.

The offspring of asexual reproduction receives:

a)

genetic information from one parent

b)

genetic information from two parents

c)

genetic information from an outside source

d)

none of the above

12.

Which is true about sexual reproduction

a)

It results in genetic variation

b)

it involves two parents

c)

It involves two gametes coming together

d)

all of the above

13.

The reason that siblings do not look exactly like one another is

a)

crossing over of chromosomes

b)

independent assortment

c)

crossing over of chromosomes and independent assortment

d)

they are genetically identical

14.

Sperm cells and egg cells are:

a)

body cells

b)

somatic cells

c)

diploid

d)

gametes