Reproduction of Organisms Chapter Test B Multiple Choice 1.

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Chapter Test B
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Multiple Choice
Directions: On the line before each question, write the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which phase of meiosis is shown in the diagram to the right?
A. anaphase I
B. anaphase II
C. metaphase I
D. metaphase II
2. Which situation is NOT an example of asexual reproduction?
A. a pair of rabbits mating
B. a bacterium splitting in half
C. a paramecium undergoing mitosis
D. a new sea star growing from half a sea star
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3. Which step occurs first in sexual reproduction?
A. mating
B. meiosis
C. cloning
D. fertilization
Matching
Directions: On the line before each definition, write the letter of the term that matches it correctly. Not all
terms are used.
4. examples include sperm cells and egg cells
A. diploid cell
5. produces egg cells and sperm cells
B. haploid cell
6. separate during meiosis I
C. meiosis
7. cell containing pairs of chromosomes
8. cell division in prokaryotic organisms that forms
two genetically identical cells
9. cell division in unicellular eukaryotic organisms
D. homologous
chromosomes
E. vegetative
reproduction
F. fission
10. offspring growing on the body of its parent
G. budding
11. the joining of an egg cell and a sperm cell
H. cloning
12. producing genetically identical organisms in a
laboratory
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I. mitotic
J. fertilization
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Interpreting a Diagram
Directions: Use the diagram to respond to each statement.
Mother
Father
Meiosis
a.
Meiosis
b.
c.
d.
e.
13. Label this diagram by writing the correct term from the word bank on each line. Not
egg
diploid cell
fertilization
mitosis
sperm
zygote
haploid cell
14. Compare the number of chromosomes in the zygote, egg, sperm, and parents’ body
cells.
15. Explain the role of meiosis in the diagram.
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all terms are used.
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Short Answer
Directions: Respond to each statement on the lines provided.
16. A sexually reproducing organism has 78 chromosomes in each of its body cells.
Predict the number of chromosomes located in the organism’s normal sex cells and
in the body cells of the organism’s offspring.
17. Relate the number of chromosomes in a mouse’s sex cells to the number in its body
cells.
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18. Compare and contrast vegetative reproduction and animal regeneration.
Concept Application
Directions: Respond to each statement on the lines provided. Use complete sentences.
19. Outline the advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction.
20. Outline the advantages and disadvantages of sexual reproduction.
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