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Reproduction Pre-Assessment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class

Date

Using the diagram, which type of asexual reproduction is being demonstrated by the bacterial cell?

Binary Fission

Cleavage

Budding

Regeneration

If an organism reproduces asexually, its offspring will most likely be:

produced as a result of fertilization

Genetically identical to the parent

Genetically different from each other

Produced from specialized cells known as gametes

What advantages do sexually reproducing organisms have over asexually reproducing organisms?

Genetic variation

Genetic stability

Sexual reproduction provides for what to occur?

Cloning

Genetic stability

Budding

Genetic variation

How do unicellular (single celled) protists reproduce?

internal fertilization

External fertilization

Binary fission

conjugation

Which statement below is correct about asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction?

Asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction both involve one parent

Sexual reproduction involves making clones and asexual reproduction creates unique offspring

Asexual reproduction creates clones and sexual reproduction creates unique offspring

Genetic Variation means

genetic differences in a population or species

genetic similarities between a population or species

What are some of the facts about asexual reproduction?

Takes only one mate to reproduce and takes a longer time to reproduce

Takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce and it takes two mates to reproduce

Reproduces diverse offspring and takes a longer time to reproduce

Takes only one mate to reproduce and takes a shorter time to reproduce

What are some of the facts about sexual reproduction?

Takes two mates to reproduce and takes a longer time to reproduce

Takes one mate to reproduce and takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce

Takes two mates to reproduce and takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce

Takes one mate to reproduce and takes a shorter amount of time to reproduce

10.

What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?

Allows genetic variation

Only needs one parent

Offspring are exact copies of parent

11.

When a starfish grows a new body off a broken arm, what kind of reproduction is this?

Sexual

Differentiation

Asexual

Specialization

12.

If two organisms reproduce sexually, then their offspring will exhibit a genetic makeup that is -

identical to only one parent

identical to all of its siblings

a unique combination of traits

13.

What kind of reproduction has a stem that grows along the ground and takes root to become a new organism?

binary fission

fragmentation

mitosis

budding

runner (stolon)

14.

What kind of reproduction is pictured?

spore reproduction

fragmentation

parthenogenesis

budding

runner

15.

What kind of reproduction is pictured?

spore reproduction

fragmentation

parthenogenesis

budding

runner

16.

A fertilized egg is called a ____.

baby

sperm

egg

zygote

17.

What is a gamete?

sex cell

human cells

plant cells

plant and animal cells

18.

The male gamete is a ______. The female gamete is a _____. When the two gametes come together, it's called _____.

egg, sperm, offspring

sperm, egg, offspring

sperm, egg, gamete

sperm, egg, asexual reproduction

sperm, egg, fertilization

19.

Asexual reproduction happens quicker than sexual reproduction.

true

false

20.

How many parents are involved with sexual reproduction?

none

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Reproduction Pre-Assessment

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

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