WorksheetsKnowledge Check: Genetics and Reproduction
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 12mins
Match the following vocabulary terms and definitions:
one parent organism reproduces to form offspring that are clones (genetically identical) to themselves
asexual reproduction
two parent organisms reproduce to form offspring that are genetically varied (different) from themselves
sexual reproduction
cell division that produces genetically identical cells
mitosis
cell division that produces reproductive cells with half sets of DNA
meiosis
one cell creates two new cells
cell division
Spider plants, like the one shown, produce new plants at the ends of stems that grow from buds on the parent plant. Which of the following describes the process by which the new plants form?
asexual reproduction by meiosis
asexual reproduction by mitosis
sexual reproduction by meiosis
sexual reproduction by mitosis
An alligator needs a mate in order to produce offspring. Which of the following best describes the process by which alligators produce offspring?
asexual reproduction by meiosis
asexual reproduction by mitosis
sexual reproduction by meiosis
sexual reproduction by mitosis
A mother and father have two daughters. The daughters have some similar and some different physical features. Which statement BEST explains why the girls’ physical appearance includes both similar and different features?
one daughter received fewer genes than the other
each daughter received a different number of genes from each parent
the daughters received a random set of genes from both parents
one daughter received all her genes from her father and the other daughter received all her genes from her mother.
In the process of reproduction, hereditary information is passed from one generation to the next. Some organisms reproduce asexually. How does an offspring produced by asexual reproduction (mitosis) compare to the parent organism?
its genetic information is completely different from the parent organism
one-quarter of its genetic information is the same as the parent organism
one-half of its genetic information is the same as the parent organism
all of its genetic information is the same as the parent organism
Jeannie was studying heredity and drew the illustration shown. What is Jeannie showing with the dark lines inside each cell?
the nucleus
the organelles
the chromosomes
the cell membrane
