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Quiz:: Reproduction, Cell theory and Organelles

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which reproduction does diverse offspring come from?

a)

Asexual reproduction

b)

Sexual reproduction

c)

Asexual offspring

2.

Which of the following is a disadvantage for sexual reproduction?

a)

a lot of time and energy is required for making gametes and finding mates

b)

offspring can be produced more quickly than by asexual means

c)

the offspring are genetically different

3.

Is budding an example of asexual or sexual reproduction?

a)

sexual

b)

both

c)

asexual

4.

Prokaryotes (bacteria) reproduce asexually via -

a)

sperm and egg

b)

Fertilization

c)

binary fission

5.

This is why everyone is different from their parents and siblings.

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

6.
This produces 2 identical cells.
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
7.

What type of asexual reproduction is taking place?

Fishermen work hard to catch and remove all the starfish that get into their favorite shell fishing beds and the “underwater farms” where they raise clams and oysters. In the past, they put the starfish into their boats, cut them up with knives, and then throw the pieces of starfish overboard. They thought this would kill the starfish. What they did not know was that each piece of starfish will grow into a whole new animal.

a)

Regeneration

b)

Vegetative propagation

c)

Budding

8.

This is when a new organism grows by cell division on the body of its parent. The bud, or offspring is identical to the parent. The bud, when large enough, can break off of the parent and live on its own. Examples of this include yeast, hydra and potatoes.

a)

Regeneration

b)

Vegetative propagation

c)

Budding

9.

Which of the following is not a benefit of asexual reproduction?

a)

Offspring will be successful in an unchanged environment.

b)

Good at adapting to changing environments.

c)

Only requires one parent to produce offspring.

10.

What is the big advantage of sexual reproduction?

a)

Can quickly grow the population

b)

Offspring are guaranteed to be successful in an unchanged environment.

c)

Can adapt to changing environments

11.

An organism that has been reproduced by sexual reproduction received ____________ of its chromosomes from the male parent.

a)

50%

b)

25%

c)

100%

12.

Requires gametes such as a sperm and an egg.

a)

Sexual

b)

Asexual

c)

Both

13.

Requires only one parent organism

a)

Sexual

b)

Asexual

c)

Both

14.

If a human is composed of 46 chromosomes, how many chromosomes would be in a human SPERM (sex) cell ?

a)

23

b)

25

c)

46

15.

What is one disadvantage of sexual reproduction?

a)

Only one parent needed

b)

Off spring are exact copies of parents

c)

Needs two parents

16.

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

a)

produced as a result of fertilization

b)

Genetically identical to the parent

c)

Produced from specialized cells known as gametes

17.

The joining of a sperm cell and an egg cell is called __________.

a)

fertilization

b)

labor

c)

asexual reproduction

18.

This picture shows which process?

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

19.

What process is occurring AND which type of cells are being produced?

a)

mitosis, gametes

b)

mitosis, body cells

c)

meiosis, gametes

d)

meiosis, body cells

20.

Which process results in the production of a zygote?

a)

fertilization

b)

binary fission

c)

budding

21.
All living things are made up of...
a)
cells
b)
cell tissues
c)
organ
d)
organ systems
22.
All cells come from___________ cells.
a)
pregnant
b)
pre-existing
c)
paternal
d)
pin size
23.
Rocks are not living because
a)
they never move
b)
they aren't needed for humans
c)
they are not made of cells
d)
they don't break down
24.
Who looked at cork and named the cell?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Robert Brown
d)
Francesco Redi
25.
Cells are often called "the ____ of life."
a)
bread
b)
road map
c)
building blocks
d)
meaning
26.
A plant and an animal are both living things. According to the Cell Theory, what can you conclude about these two very different organisms?
a)
Plants have cells but animals do not.
b)
They are both made of one or more cells. 
c)
They both come from the same kind of cell.
d)
They both come from a non-living organism.
27.

A cell that has a true nucleus

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

28.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Prokaryotic cell?
a)
unicellular
b)
floating DNA
c)
very small
d)
complex
29.

Prokaryote or Eukaryote?

Unicellular or Multicellular?

Orange Tree

a)

Prokaryote

Unicellular

b)

Eukaryote

Unicellular

c)

Eukaryote

Multicellular

30.
The brain or "control center" of the cell. 
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Nucleus
31.

Identify the structure that is indicated by the arrow in the image.

a)

cell wall

b)

central vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

cell membrane

32.

The arrow is showing the fluid inside the cell that surrounds the cell organelles and gives the cell its shape. What is the arrow pointing to in the cell?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

nucleus

33.

This organelle breaks down (digest) worn out cell parts

a)

cytoplasm

b)

lysosomes

c)

mitochondria

d)

vacuoles

34.

This organelle stores water, and is very big in plant cells

a)

nuclolus

b)

ribosomes

c)

golgi bodies

d)

vacuoles

35.
This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects plant cells.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast 
36.
An organelle that captures energy from the sunlight in order to use it to produce food in plant cells is ______________.
a)
Chromatin
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Cell Membrane
37.

Which organelle contains the cell's DNA, or the genes?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Vacuole

38.

What is the purpose of genes, or DNA?

a)

stores hereditary information to tell what the plant or animal is

b)

makes proteins

c)

reduces energy

d)

produce sugars

39.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

gives the cell its shape

b)

produces proteins within the cell

c)

allows water and nutrient to enter and leave the cell

d)

contains the plant's DNA

40.

Which organelles are only found in plant cells?`

a)

cytoplasm and vacuole

b)

nucleus and cell wall

c)

cell wall and chloroplast

d)

mitochondria and cytoplasm

41.
What characteristic would a child NOT inherit from parents?
a)
freckles
b)
eye color
c)
hair style
d)
dimples
42.

What are the structures in this image called?

a)

chromosomes

b)

centromere

c)

sister chromatids

d)

chromatin

43.
The traits of an organism are passed to its offspring on small coded strands of DNA material called
a)
meiosis
b)
recessive traits
c)
genes
d)
heredity
44.
What type of traits are body design, baldness, blood type, and skin color?
a)
Inherited
b)
Acquired
45.

the weaker trait; you need 2 genes for the trait to show up in an organism

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

46.

A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's  membrane. Found only in PLANT cells.

a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Flagella
47.

This organelle turns radiant energy into sugar. This is where photosynthesis occurs. ONLY in PLANT CELLS.

a)

cell wall

b)

chloroplast

c)

cell membrane

d)

nucleus

48.

Where DNA is found. Also known as the "brain of the cell" . This organelle directs all of the cell's activities.

a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Ribosome
d)
Lysosome
49.

Cell structures that perform specific functions are called

a)

tissues

b)

organs

c)

organelles

d)

organ systems

50.
What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
mitochondria
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplast
51.

This is a beet plant. Beets are called root vegetables because people can eat the root of the beet plant. But before they can be eaten, beets need to grow strong and healthy in the soil. What role in improving the survival of the plant does the root of the beet plant likely have?

a)

It absorbs sunlight

b)

It stores energy

c)

It is involved in photosynthesis

d)

It stores water

52.

The monarch butterfly can be found in a wide range of areas across Canada and the northern United States during the spring and summer. Monarch butterflies cannot survive the cold temperatures that occur during the winter in these areas.

In order to survive the winter, monarch butterflies-

a)

live underwater during the winter

b)

burrow into the ground

c)

grow fur to keep them warm

d)

migrate to warmer areas

53.

Why do birds have different beaks?

a)

they migrate different places

b)

the beaks help with hibernation

c)

they eat different things

d)

no one knows

54.

Rabbits with a mutation for longer, thicker fur survive an unusually cold winter, while many normal rabbits do not survive. This is an example of-

a)

Selective Breeding

b)

Natural Selection

55.

To produce a more desirable fruit, a farmer crosses a tree that produces sweet oranges with a tree that produces large oranges. Is an example of-

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Selective Breeding

56.

Which of the following is true about natural selection?

a)

Natural selection usually causes a species to change slowly.

b)

Natural selection does not cause a species to change

c)

Natural selection usually causes a species to change suddenly.

d)

Natural selection is the only cause of changes in a species