Reproduction Practice Questions
1. An organism that reproduces asexually will have
offspring that have
5. The release of spores by a mushroom is one type of
A)
B)
C)
D)
A) the same genetic information as both of its
parents
B) the same genes as its parent
C) different genes from its parent
D) different genetic information from either of its
parents
2. A lizard can escape from a predator by losing its tail
when caught. Often, the lizard's tail is replaced by the
process of
A) gametogenesis
C) grafting
B) regeneration
D) sporulation
3. Which diagram represents the reproductive process of
budding?
A)
B)
C)
D)
4. Budding is a form of asexual reproduction
characterized by
A) unequal division of cytoplasm and unequal
division of genetic material
B) unequal division of cytoplasm and equal
division of genetic material
C) equal division of cytoplasm and equal division of
genetic material
D) equal division of cytoplasm and unequal division
of genetic material
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asexual reproduction
gametogenesis
binary fission
meiosis
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6. Base your answer to the following question on
A technique used to reproduce plants is shown in the diagram below.
This technique is a form of
A) sexual reproduction
C) asexual reproduction
B) gene manipulation
D) sex cell production
7. Strawberries can reproduce by means of runners,
which are stems that grow horizontally along the
ground. At the region of the runner that touches the
ground, a new plant develops. Why is the new plant
genetically identical to the parent?
9. Base your answer to the following question on Which
process is illustrated in the diagram below?
A) there were no other strawberry plants in the area
to provide fertilization
B) nuclei traveled to the new plant through the
runner to fertilize it
C) it was produced asexually
D) it was produced sexually
8. Which statement is true regarding plants produced by
vegetative propagation?
A)
B)
C)
D)
nuclear fusion
sexual reproduction
reduction division
asexual reproduction
10. Which diagram represents binary fission?
A) They normally obtain most of their nourishment
from the seed.
B) They are normally genetically identical to the
parent.
C) They normally have the monoploid number of
chromosomes.
D) They normally exhibit only dominant
characteristics.
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A)
C)
B)
D)
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11. Which process allows a mammal to continue to grow 13. Base your answer to the following question on A
in size?
photomicrograph of cells involved in various stages
of nuclear division is shown below.
A) mitosis of body cells
B) meiosis of body cells
C) meiosis of sex cells
D) mitosis of sex cells
12. The number in each circle below represents the
chromosome number of the cell. Which diagram
represents the production of offspring by an
asexually reproducing organism
A)
B)
Which title is most appropriate for this
photomicrograph?
A)
B)
C)
D)
C)
Gametogenesis in Yeast Cells
Cell Division in Human Blood Cells
Meiosis in Male Gametes
Mitosis in an Onion Root Tip
14. Which mitotic event in the chart below occurs after
the other three events have taken place?
D)
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
15. The chromatids of a double-stranded chromosome
are held together at a region known as the
A) polar body
C) Golgi complex
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B) centriole
D) centromere
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16. A student using a compound light microscope is
observing cells undergoing mitotic cell division. If
the cells are from a bean plant, which process could
the student observe?
20. Base your answer to the following question on The
diagram below represents stages in the processes of
reproduction and development in an animal.
A) the formation of a cell plate between two
new cells
B) the replication of centrioles
C) the pairing of homologous chromosomes
D) a pinching-in of the cell membrane to form two
cells
17. Base your answer to the following question on the
diagrams below.
Cells containing only half of the genetic information
characteristic of this species are found at
A) B
B) D
C) A
D) C
21. A sperm cell from an organism is represented in the
diagram below.
Which diagram shows the formation of a cell plate?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
18. Uncontrolled cell division is a characteristic of
A) cancer
C) regeneration
B) oogenesis
D) cleavage
19. The diagram below represents structures found in a
human female.
Which statement regarding this sperm cell is not
correct?
Which process results in the formation of structure
X?
A) cloning
C) meiosis
B) recombination
D) mitosis
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A) Energy to move the flagellum originates in the
middle piece.
B) The acrosome contains half the normal
number of chromosomes.
C) The head may contain a mutation.
D) This cell can unite with another cell resulting in
the production of a new organism.
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22. Base your answer to the following question on The
distribution of chromosomes in one type of cell
division is shown in the diagram below.
A)
B)
C)
D)
mitosis
asexual reproduction
meiosis
vegetative propagation
23. Which process produces polar bodies that eventually
degenerate?
A) cleavage
C) spermatogenesis
B) cyclosis
D) oogenesis
genetic variability of offspring
large numbers of gametes
increasingly complex multicellular organisms
cloning of superior offspring
28. A sperm cell of an alligator has 16 chromosomes.
What is the total number of chromosomes normally
present in a stomach cell of this alligator?
A) 48
24. The process of meiotic cell division in a human male
usually forms
A)
B)
C)
D)
A) Adaptive traits are usually passed from
parent to offspring without genetic
modification.
B) It always enables organisms to survive in
changing environmental conditions.
C) Mutations are not passed from generation to
generation.
D) It is responsible for many new variations in
offspring.
27. Meiosis and fertilization are important for the
survival of many species because these two
processes result in
Which process is represented in the diagram?
A)
B)
C)
D)
26. Which statement describes asexual reproduction?
B) 32
C) 8
D) 16
29. The diagram below shows stages of human
reproduction.
four diploid cells
one monoploid cell, only
one diploid cell, only
four monoploid cells
25. Which two structures of a frog would most likely
have the same chromosome number?
A)
B)
C)
D)
zygote and sperm cell
kidney cell and egg cell
skin cell and fertilized egg cell
liver cell and sperm cell
The direct result of fertilization is represented at
A) A
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B) B
C) C
D) D
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30. Which characteristic of sexual reproduction has
specifically favored the survival of animals that live
on land?
A)
B)
C)
D)
35. The chart below summarizes data obtained from the
observation of eggs of three animal species:
A, B, and C.
fusion of gametes in the outside environment
fertilization within the body of the female
male gametes that may be carried by the wind
female gametes that develop within ovaries
31. An adaptation that has enabled animals to reproduce
successfully on land is
A)
B)
C)
D)
fertilization outside the body of the female
egg cells with the ability to locomote
diploid gametes that undergo differentiation
semen as a transport medium for sperm
32. A characteristic of fertilization in most terrestrial
vertebrates is the
A) fusion of gametes in a moist internal
environment
B) release of thousands of eggs
C) release of nonmotile sperm
D) fusion of gametes in a dry external environment
33. Which reproductive adaptation is characteristic of
most terrestrial vertebrates but not of most aquatic
vertebrates?
A)
B)
C)
D)
motile gametes
external fertilization
external development
internal fertilization
34. With which type of organism does external
fertilization occur most often?
A)
B)
C)
D)
mammals and birds
reptiles and birds
amphibians and reptiles
fish and amphibians
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External fertilization most likely occurs in species
A) A, only
C) C, only
B) A and C
D) B and C
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36. Base your answer to the following question on Which phrase best describes a process represented in
the diagram below?
A) a gamete dividing by meiosis
C) a zygote dividing by meiosis
B) a gamete dividing by mitosis
D) a zygote dividing by mitosis
37. Whick term describing the series of rapid cell
divisions that occur immediately after zygote
formation?
A) differentiation
C) fertilization
41. A third cell layer in the human embryo is formed
during the
A) gastrula stage
C) blastula stage
B) cleavage
D) meiosis
38. Base your answer to the following question on the
diagram below and on your knowledge of biology.
The arrows in the diagram represent processes.
B) zygote stage
D) cleavage stage
42. Base your answer to the following question on the
diagrams below and on your knowledge of biology.
Which process is represented by letter A?
A) synapsis
C) spermatogenesis
B) ovulation
D) cleavage
39. Although a liver cell and a muscle cell in a human
developed from the same single cell, their
appearance and functions are different. This is
because the liver cell
A)
B)
C)
D)
expresses different genes than the muscle cell
destroys the muscle cell genes it contains
lacks the genes found in muscle cells
contains different genes than the muscle cell
Which diagram shows the first appearance of the
distinct layer of cells that will form the muscular,
skeletal, and circulatory systems?
A) 11
B) 8
C) 6
40. The diagram below represents early stages of embryo development.
The greatest amount of differentiation for organ formation most likely occurs at arrow
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
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D) 4
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43. Which sequence represents the correct order of
events in the development of sexually reproducing
animals?
47. Which type of fertilization and development occurs
in the life cycle of the organisms represented below?
A) cleavage ® fertilization ® growth ®
differentiation
B) fertilization ® differentiation ® cleavage ®
growth
C) fertilization ® cleavage ® differentiation ®
growth
D) growth ® cleavage ® fertilization ®
differentiation
44. Most mammals have adaptations for
A) internal fertilization and internal
development of the fetus
B) external fertilization and internal development
of the fetus
C) external fertilization and external development
of the fetus
D) internal fertilization and external development
of the fetus
A) external fertilization and external
development
B) internal fertilization and external development
C) external fertilization and internal development
D) internal fertilization and internal development
48. Which situation would be part of the normal
reproductive cycle of a human?
45. The structure that makes nutrients most directly
available to a human embryo is the
A) placenta
C) stomach
B) gamete
D) ovary
46. In most animal species with internal development,
the embryo becomes implanted in the lining of the
A) liver
C) uterus
B) ovary
D) stomach
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A) a low insulin level in either a male or a female
B) a high progesterone level in a male
C) estrogen in concentrations that would produce
sperm in a female
D) the presence of testosterone regulating
gamete production in a male
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49. Base your answer to the following question on the
diagram below and on your knowledge of biology.
The letters in the diagram indicate structures present
in a human male.
52. Base your answer to the following question on The
diagram below represents a human reproductive
system.
Meiosis occurs within structure
What change would occur immediately if both
structures labeled B were damaged or blocked?
A) B
A) Gametes would no longer be transported to
structure C.
B) Structure D would be able to deliver more
gametes.
C) Structure A would decrease in size.
D) The blood supply to structure E would decrease
.
B) C
C) A
D) D
53. Base your answer to the following question on the
diagram below, which represents a necessary part of
human reproduction.
Base your answers to questions 50 and 51 on on the
picture below which represents systems in a human
male and on your knowledge of biology.
In humans, this process is most influenced by the
presence of
50. Which structure has both reproductive and
excretory functions?
A) A
B) G
C) C
A) egg cells
C) thyroxin
D) D
51. Which sequence represents the path of sperm leaving
the body?
A)
C)
B)
D)
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B) progesterone
D) testosterone
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54. The scrotum is an important adaptation in human
males because the optimum temperature for sperm
development is
A) 2 to 4 degrees below normal body
temperature
B) 10 to 12 degrees above normal body
temperature
C) 2 to 4 degrees above normal body temperature
D) 10 to 12 degrees below normal body
temperature
55. Hormones produced by the testes control the
expression of traits for
A)
B)
C)
D)
beard development and number of fingers
voice quality and beard development
hair color and voice quality
hair color and eye color
Base your answers to questions 56 and 57 on the
diagram below and on your knowledge of biology.
The diagram represents the human female
reproductive system.
56. The placenta forms from the combination of fetal
tissue and tissue from structure
A) D
B) A
C) B
D) C
57. Structure A usually produces
A)
B)
C)
D)
testosterone and eggs
estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone
estrogen, progesterone, and eggs
sperm and eggs
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58. Base your answer to the following question on the diagram below and on your knowledge of biology.
The diagram represents the reproductive systems of the human female and male.
In which structure do gametes usually unite to produce a zygote?
A) A
B) G
C) C
D) F
59. In most mammals, the placenta is essential to the
embryo for the processes of
A)
B)
C)
D)
62. Which sequence represents the normal order of
events that occur during the menstrual cycle?
milk production and digestion
nutrition and excretion
meiosis and excretion
blood exchange and digestion
A) menstruation ® ovulation ® corpus luteum ®
follicle stage
B) follicle stage ® ovulation ® corpus luteum
® menstruation
C) follicle stage ® menstruation ® corpus luteum
® ovulation
D) ovulation ® follicle stage ® corpus luteum ®
menstruation
60. The human reproductive system is regulated by
A)
B)
C)
D)
hormones
complex carbohydrates
sex cells
enzymes
61. Base your answer to the following question on the
diagram below, which represents the human female
reproductive system.
In which part of this system does a fetus usually
develop?
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
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63. Base your answer to the following question on The
diagram below represents a sequence of events in a
human ovary.
67. It usually will not occur if a zygote is formed during
the cycle.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
68. A mature egg is released.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
69. A temporary suspension of the menstrual cycle
normally occurs during
A) pregnancy
C) menopause
B) menstruation
D) ovulation
70. Identical twins develop from
A) one egg, fertilized by one sperm cell
B) two eggs, both fertilized by the same sperm
cell
C) one egg, fertilized by two separate sperm cells
D) two eggs, each fertilized by a separate sperm
cell
The process that occurs between stage A and stage B
is known as
A) spermatogenesis
C) regeneration
B) oogenesis
D) budding
71. The drinking of alcoholic beverages by a pregnant
woman is harmful to the development of her fetus.
This is most damaging early in a pregnancy because
during this time
64. The ovary releases an egg in a process known as
A) ovulation
C) implantation
B) gestation
D) fertilization
65. As women age, their reproductive cycles stop due to
decreased
A)
B)
C)
D)
production of ATP
digestive enzyme production
heart rate
levels of specific hormones
Base your answers to questions 66 through 68 on the
stage of the human menstrual cycle, chosen from the
list below, that is most closely associated with that
statement.
Stages of the Human Menstrual Cycle
(1) Follicle
(2) Ovulation
(3) Corpus luteum
(4) Menstruation
66. It is characterized by a yellow-bodied structure that
secretes the hormone progesterone.
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
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A)
B)
C)
D)
the fetus cannot excrete wastes
alcohol can easily enter the mouth of the fetus
the lungs of the fetus become functional
many of the essential organs of the fetus are
forming
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72. Base your answer to the following question on the
diagram below, which represents a necessary part of
human reproduction.
74. Base your answer to the following question on the
diagram below, which represents a human embryo
developing in the uterus, and on your knowledge of
biology.
The embryo is protected from shock by a substance
located at
A) 6
B) 7
C) 3
Structure 3 represents the
D) 4
A) membrane that protects the embryo from
mechanical shock
B) site of exchange of materials between the
mother and the fetus
C) structure that stores yolk for the developing
fetus
D) site where the female gametes undergo meiosis
during maturation
73. Most of the skeleton of a human embryo is
composed of connective tissue known as
A) cartilage
C) tendons
B) ligaments
D) bone
75. In humans, the period of development before birth is
known as
A) fertilization
C) menstruation
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B) gestation
D) pollination
Answer Key
Reproduction Practice Q's
1.
B
36.
D
71.
D
2.
B
37.
B
72.
B
3.
D
38.
D
73.
A
4.
B
39.
A
74.
B
5.
A
40.
D
75.
B
6.
C
41.
A
7.
C
42.
A
8.
B
43.
C
9.
D
44.
A
10.
B
45.
A
11.
A
46.
C
12.
D
47.
A
13.
D
48.
D
14.
B
49.
A
15.
D
50.
B
16.
A
51.
C
17.
D
52.
D
18.
A
53.
D
19.
C
54.
A
20.
C
55.
B
21.
B
56.
D
22.
C
57.
C
23.
D
58.
A
24.
D
59.
B
25.
C
60.
A
26.
A
61.
D
27.
A
62.
B
28.
B
63.
B
29.
C
64.
A
30.
B
65.
D
31.
D
66.
C
32.
A
67.
D
33.
D
68.
B
34.
D
69.
A
35.
A
70.
A
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