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REPRODUCTION PRE-ASSESSMENT | GEN BIO II

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is reproduction?

a)

The mechanism by which offspring are created from parents.

b)

The process by which living organisms grow.

c)

The way in which living organisms obtain food.

d)

The way in which living organisms breathe.

2.

What are the two forms of reproduction?

a)

Sexual and asexual.

b)

External and internal.

c)

Plant and animal.

d)

Male and female.

3.

How many parents are required for sexual reproduction?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

4.

In which kingdom is asexual reproduction less common?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

5.

What is binary fission?

a)

A form of asexual reproduction in which an offspring grows on the parent body.

b)

A form of asexual reproduction in which an organism breaks into two or more fragments.

c)

A form of asexual reproduction in which a single parent cell divides into two identical daughter cells.

d)

A form of sexual reproduction in which two parents give birth to an offspring.

6.

Which organisms typically use binary fission as a form of reproduction?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Bacteria and amoeba

d)

Fungi

7.

In binary fission, what replicates itself?

a)

The parent organism

b)

The DNA of the parent organism

c)

The offspring

d)

The cell membrane of the parent organism

8.

What is budding?

a)

A form of asexual reproduction in which an offspring grows on the parent body.

b)

A form of asexual reproduction in which an organism breaks into two or more fragments.

c)

A form of asexual reproduction in which a single parent cell divides into two identical daughter cells.

d)

A type of asexual reproduction in which a new individual develops from an outgrowth on the body of the parent.

9.

What falls off the parent body in budding once large enough?

a)

The offspring

b)

The parent organism

c)

The DNA of the parent organism

d)

The bud

10.

What is fragmentation?

a)

A form of asexual reproduction in which an offspring grows on the parent body.

b)

A form of asexual reproduction in which an organism breaks into two or more fragments.

c)

A form of asexual reproduction in which a single parent cell divides into two identical daughter cells.

d)

A form of sexual reproduction in which two parents give birth to an offspring.

11.

Which organisms typically use fragmentation as a form of reproduction?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Bacteria and amoeba

d)

Fungi

12.

Which organisms typically use budding as a form of reproduction?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Bacteria and amoeba

d)

Fungi

13.

What can an entirely new organism be produced by in starfishes

a)

Its arm

b)

Its head

c)

Its tail

d)

Its body

14.

What is parthenogenesis?

a)

A form of asexual reproduction in which an offspring grows on the parent body.

b)

A form of asexual reproduction in which an organism breaks into two or more fragments.

c)

A form of asexual reproduction in which a single parent cell divides into two identical daughter cells.

d)

A form of asexual reproduction in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual.

15.

How does fragmentation work?

a)

A new individual develops from an outgrowth on the body of the parent

b)

The parent organism splits into several fragments or segments

c)

The DNA of the parent replicates and the cell divides into two halves

d)

An unfertilized egg develops into a new individual