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Chapter 8 Assignment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

James, Luna, and Mason are on a quest in a magical forest. They stumble upon a group of ferns. Luna, being the botany enthusiast, quickly points out that these ferns reproduce using a certain method of asexual reproduction. Can you guess what method she is referring to?

a)

Spores

b)

Budding

c)

Vegetative Propagation

d)

Binary Fission

2.

Oliver, Harper, and Charlotte are having a debate in biology class. They are discussing the purpose of meiosis. Oliver thinks it's to create identical offspring, Harper believes it's to repair cuts and broken bones, and Charlotte argues it's to add more cells through cell division. But, you know that it's actually to create sex cells with half the number of chromosomes. Who do you agree with?

a)

I agree with Oliver

b)

I agree with Harper

c)

I agree with Charlotte

d)

None of them are correct

3.

Samuel, Noah, and Charlotte are having a debate about plants. Samuel says, 'The purpose of vegetative propagation is to produce new organisms initially attached to the parent.' Noah and Charlotte disagree. According to them, what could be the purpose of vegetative propagation?

a)

To create sex cells with half the number of chromosomes

b)

To repair cuts and broken bones

c)

To add more cells through cell division

d)

To produce new organisms initially attached to the parent

4.

Evelyn, David, and Lily are having a debate about prokaryotes. They are trying to figure out the purpose of mitosis in these organisms. Can you help them settle the debate?

a)

Is it to add more cells through cell division?

b)

Or maybe it's to repair cuts and broken bones?

c)

Could it be to create sex cells with half the number of chromosomes?

d)

Or is it for reproduction?

5.

Imagine Benjamin, Aria, and Zoe are in a science quiz competition. The quizmaster asks, 'Can you tell me what we call the process where a single parent produces offspring without the involvement of sperm and egg?'

a)

Sexual reproduction

b)

Asexual reproduction

c)

Cell division

d)

Vegetative propagation

6.

Imagine this, Jackson, Olivia, and Sophia are on a beach and they find a starfish. They notice that even if a part of the starfish is separated, it can form a new starfish! What is the name of this amazing process?

a)

Binary fission

b)

Spores

c)

Budding

d)

Regeneration

7.

Imagine Grace, Abigail, and Maya are tiny unicellular organisms. What would be the purpose of binary fission for them?

a)

To repair any cuts and broken bones they might have

b)

To create sex cells with half the number of chromosomes

c)

To produce new organisms initially attached to them

d)

To asexually replicate their cell contents, making 2 new identical cells

8.

Abigail, Sophia, and Hannah are having a debate about the benefits of asexual reproduction. Sophia insists that the main advantage is something quite interesting. Can you guess what Sophia is thinking?

a)

It requires two parents

b)

It increases genetic diversity

c)

It allows rapid population growth

d)

It requires mating

9.

Evelyn and Oliver are having a debate. Evelyn thinks that a parent organism splitting into two equal halves is called 'Spores', but Oliver believes it's 'Binary fission'. Charlotte, being the smart one, knows the correct answer. Can you help Charlotte prove who is right?

a)

Binary fission

b)

Spores

c)

Budding

d)

Fragmentation

10.

Kai, Rohan, and Abigail are curious about the purpose of cell division in multicellular organisms. Can you help them understand?

a)

Is it to create sex cells with half the number of chromosomes?

b)

Or maybe it's to produce new organisms initially attached to the parent?

c)

Could it be to repair cuts and broken bones?

d)

Or is it to add more cells through cell division?