Name: ________________________
Date: _________________________
1
Which of the following biological processes is best illustrated by the above illustration?
A)
Binary Fission
B)
Budding
C)
Spore Production
D)
Bacterial Conjugation
2 The union of a male sperm cell with a female egg cell best referred to as:
A)
pollination
B)
fertilization
C)
asexual reproduction
D)
zygote development
3 When an organism reproduces without the union of a male and female gamete it is best
referred to as:
A)
sexual reproduction
B) asexual reproduction
C)
vegetative reproduction
D) budding
4 Asexual reproduction does not produce:
A)
offspring in a short period of time
B)
identical offspring
C)
variations among offspring
D)
large numbers of offspring
5 Which of the following organisms reproduces both sexually and asexually?
A)
yeast
B) mouse
C)
mold
D) virus
6 The early stages of sexual reproduction can be represented by the following illustration
The process indicated by the letter A is best referred to as:
A) breeding
B) fertilization
C) pollination
D) cell division
7 An advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction is that sexual reproduction
A) produces identical offspring
B) does not involve gametes
C) provides genetic variation in the offspring
D) prevents genetic information from being exchanged
8 Which of the following statements best represents the difference between asexual
reproduction and sexual reproduction?
A) asexual reproduction involves two parents, sexual reproduction involves only one
parent
B) asexual reproduction involves only one parent, sexual reproduction involves two
parents
C) both asexual and sexual reproduction involve two parents
D) both asexual and sexual reproduction involve only one parent
9 Use the information below to answer the following question
Four Statements about Reproduction
#1
This type of reproduction requires a large amount of energy
#2
This type of reproduction produces a large number of organisms
#3
This type of reproduction requires specialized cells
#4
This type of reproduction provides variation among individuals
If the statement refers to asexual reproduction place a #1 in the space. If the statement
refers to sexual reproduction place a #2 in the space
Statement #1
Statement #2
Statement #3
Statement #4
10 Use the following information to answer the next question
Four Statements about Reproduction
A male sperm unites with a female egg to produce a new individual. Some of the terms which
describe the process are as follows
- fertilization
- embryo
- gametes
- zygote
Indicate the order of the stages of development by numbering the stages in order,
beginning with the #1 for the first stage and ending with #4 for the last stage
Fertilization
Embryo
Gametes
11 In a flower, which structure produces the male gamete?
A)
ovary
B) stigma
C)
anther
D) ovule
12 A Strawberry plant can also reproduce asexually by growing from a
A)
bulb
C) leaflet
C)
runner
D) rhizome
Zygote
Use the information below to answer question #13 to 15
The diagram below the stages of sexual reproduction
Y
13 The cells labeled T and U are specialized cells that are referred to as
A)
spores
B) zygotes
C)
gametes
D) chromosomes
14 The cell(s) that best represent a zygote is
A) cell V
B) cells W
C) cells X
D) cells Y
15 The process that creates cells W from cell V is best referred to as:
A)
cell division
B) fertilization
C)
pollination
d) implantation
16 Vegetative Reproduction is a type of ___________________ reproduction that results in
______________ individuals
A) asexual
different
B) sexual
different
C) sexual
identical
D) asexual
identical
17 The process whereby a parent produces an attached, smaller version of itself that eventually
detaches and becomes a new individual identical to the parent is called
A)
budding
B)
binary fission
C)
spore production
D)
fertilization
18 The following statements are advantages of either sexual reproduction or asexual
reproduction
#1
produces a large number of individuals in a short period of time
#2
leads to a high level of variation within a species
#3
allows offspring to adapt to changes within their habitat relatively quickly
#4
allows bonds to form between a mother and the offspring
If the statement refers to asexual reproduction place a #1 in the space. If the statement
refers to sexual reproduction place a #2 in the space
Statement #1
Statement #2
Statement #3
Statement #4
19 In an environment that does not change very much, which type of reproduction has the
most advantages
A)
sexual reproduction in plants
B)
asexual reproduction
C)
sexual reproduction in animals
D)
bacterial conjugation
20 In order for fertilization to occur in plants, ___________ must move from the
____________to the ______________.
A)
pollen
anther
stigma
B)
pollen
stigma
anther
C)
ovules
ovary
anther
D)
ovules
anther
stigma